Our partner The Discourse held a collaborative workshop series aimed to reimagine what Canada’s election coverage could look like. Read their reflections here.
The following blog post was written by Sidrah Ahmad, a researcher behind The Rivers of Hope Toolkit. This project was a 2018 ChangeUp grantee. You can also find it here on TVO’s Shared Values blog.
Press Start is a youth-led cooperative based in Montreal and a recipient of Inspirit’s ChangeUp grant in 2018. Read about their project, a neighbourhood arcade that creates employment opportunities for youths in the area, on CBC News.
Our ChangeUp Grants are open until September 25, 2017. Inspirit’s Manager of Grants and Media Impact Funding Chris Lee was on CBC Cape Breton’s Information Morning to talk about the projects we’ve funded through ChangeUp, the kind of initiatives we’re looking to support and why they’re important in creating greater inclusion in Canada. Listen to … Continued
Originally published in The Toronto Star, February 3rd 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban against Muslims came as no surprise to Canadian Muslims, though they did not expect how harshly and quickly it happened. Then came the massacre at a Quebec City mosque that struck another blow to a community already numbed by the … Continued
Originally published in CBC The National, April 27, 2016
Originally published in The Edmonton Examiner, December 3, 2014 Two local non-profits are getting help to inspire youth to embrace diversity and take a leadership role in driving intolerance from our communities thanks to a grant from the Inspirit Foundation. “We believe that young people can drive the social changes needed to ensure everyone … Continued
Originally published in The Toronto Star, May 30, 2015 18 foundations and philanthropic organizations signed declaration to bring aboriginals and non-aboriginals together. Andrea Nemtin, president and CEO of the Inspirit Foundation. (AARON HARRIS / TORONTO STAR) When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its final recommendations, it will mark the end of many years … Continued
Originally published in The Edmonton Journal, January 11, 2015 EDMONTON – While on a cultural exchange in Tanzania, Cory Nicotine asked youth there what they would do if they won a million dollars. They told him they’d use it to help their communities by building a school or a home for children. “Over here … Continued
Originally published in The Globe and Mail, February 28, 2013 Because simple tolerance, mere tolerance, is not enough. We need genuine and deep respect for each and every human being notwithstanding their thoughts, their values, their beliefs, their origins. These words, spoken by Justin Trudeau during a moving eulogy for his late father, resonated … Continued
