Muslims in Media supports productions and offers professional development opportunities for artists working on nuanced depictions of Muslim life. This grant supported Episodic Muslim Writers Room, a training program for mid-tier Muslim screen-based industry writers in Canada.
A joint project between Columbia Institute and SHARE, the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment project provides workshops, webinars, and conferences for Indigenous trust officers and mainstream institutional investors, coordinates a leadership cohort of trust officers, and develops guidance, policy and metrics for investors on reconciliation objectives.
The Indigenous Communication Arts (INCA) program at First Nations University is a unique program in Canada that provides journalism and communications education that is immersed in an Indigenous worldview and delivered within an Indigenous-led institution. This grant supported the Intergenerational Learning for Indigenous Language Broadcasting program.
Ricochet Media is a national, not-for-profit media outlet with a mandate to serve the public interest. They publish rigorous, well-edited investigative journalism and incisive opinion with a focus on climate, Indigenous rights and corporate and government accountability.
Humber College’s StoryLab was created to bridge the innovation gap between education and industry in the fields of journalism, data science and storytelling writ large. This grant supported the “Surviving Hate” project, a collaborative journalism project to fill the data gap on the reporting of hate crimes and incidents in Canada, with a focus on … Continued
The Mosquers was started in 2006 as a short-film festival to provide a platform for local films by Muslim filmmakers in Edmonton. It has emerged as a key organization in Canada’s Muslim creative sector over the past decade. This grant supported the 2021 Mosquers festival.
The Woodland Cultural Centre serves to preserve, promote and strengthen Indigenous language, culture, art and history; bringing the story of the Hodinohsho:ni people of the Eastern Woodlands to life through innovative exhibitions and programs. This grant supported the Save the Evidence campaign.
Hot Docs is not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing and celebrating the art of documentary and creating production opportunities for documentary filmmakers. This grant supported the Podcast Festival and BIPOC Fellowship program.
Indigenous 150+ is dedicated to celebrating First Nations, Métis and Inuit voices and includes a podcast series and media training programs focused on career development for Indigenous youth and emerging creatives. This grant supported the Indigenous Youth Ambassador program.
The Indigenous Screen Office is an independent national advocacy and funding organization serving First Nations, Inuit and Métis creators of screen content in Canada. This grant supported the COVID-19 Emergency Solidarity Fund.
