The Green Line is an award-winning, hyperlocal news outlet that investigates the way Torontonians live to help young and other underserved people survive and thrive in the city. This grant supports the Documenters/Documentalistes Canada pilot project, which trains and pays citizens to document public meetings relevant to their community.
Press Forward is an organization dedicated to ensuring people in Canada have strong, independent and community-focused journalism. It works to unify, elevate and advocate for independent media organizations and to strengthen innovation, inclusivity and diversity in media across the country.
The Samara Centre for Democracy is a non-partisan charity with a mission to realize a resilient democracy with an engaged public and responsive institutions. This grant will support project Verified, which will work to track online abuse against journalists in the upcoming Canadian federal election.
Muslim Literary Festival is a vibrant community hub where Muslim writers connect, collaborate, and learn from industry professionals. MLF works to address the barriers that challenge Muslim writers, offering educational tools and networking opportunities.
The Cultural Policy Hub is a national, bilingual network of researchers, policymakers, artists and creators from across Canada’s academic, government, non-profit and private spheres. This grant supports the Cultural Policy Hub to conduct research and activities that further work in the theme of equity, democracy and polarization, with a focus on the future of local … Continued
The Walrus is a registered charity that publishes independent, fact-based journalism, produces national, ideas-focused events, and trains emerging professionals in publishing and nonprofit management. This grant supported the presentation of the event ‘The Walrus Talks at Home: Polarization.’
This grant supported an event by the Canadian Independent Media Fund, a collective of independent media creators, journalists, and supporters dedicated to building a sustainable future for independent media in Canada.
This grant supported a panel hosted in Toronto that brought together journalists and the general public to engage in critical conversations about storytelling, press freedom and the role of journalism in responding to critical global and national events.
aabaakwad is an Indigenous Arts Collective devoted to the dissemination, exhibition, promotion and development of International Indigenous arts. They host yearly gatherings of International Indigenous artists, curators and writers in different countries. This grant supported the 2024 annual gathering, hosted in partnership with the University of Toronto.
The Muslim International Film Festival is a non-profit organization that is committed to providing a platform for both current and aspiring filmmakers, creative storytellers, videographers, designers, creatives and media junkies to portray Muslim Excellence on the big screen. This grant supported the 2024 Film Festival.
