Inspirit is proud to announce the launch of the Hot Docs Podcast Development Lab for emerging BIPOC podcasters. The year-round Lab was launched at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival. In addition to a $1,000 creator grant to hone their skills, emerging podcasters will be mentored by seasoned audio creators, and create an audio calling card … Continued
Inspirit CEO Sadia Zaman speaks about the power of storytelling and Inspirit’s work in making the media and arts, impact investing, and philanthropy sectors more equitable and inclusive on the Impact Conversations podcast. Sadia talks to host Lynn Fergusson about several Inspirit initiatives, including the inaugural Narrative Change Lab. The 2021 theme is focused on amplifying Muslim voices. Read all about the Lab here. She also highlights Inspirit’s significant milestone of meeting 100% of its … Continued
Our granting programs over the years has connected Inspirit with a diverse range of change leaders from across Canada. From civic engagement to storytelling, these organizers, educators, artists, environmentalists and activists bold push against the boundaries of inclusion. Diasporic storyteller, photographer and Afrofuturist artist Riya Jama is one such change leader. Using original photography and … Continued
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we are shining the spotlight on our grantee This Is Worldtown (TIWT), a digital hub featuring the first person expression of women of colour, globally, across storytelling mediums. In this post, co-founder Sana A. Malik reflects on why Canada’s media landscape needs more spaces like TIWT. Stay tuned all this month for … Continued
Guest post by Kleverson Peruzzo, Inspirit delegate to the 2017 Story Money Impact conference Many of us come from ancestral lines devastated by histories of colonial violence. Many of us are left picking up the pieces of our identities, land-based knowledges, cultural teachings and our own stories. However, colonial violence is not our only story. … Continued
