Ali Monam

What began as a blog in 2010 has grown into an environmental education charity that empowers youth to imagine and build a climate-resilient future. Through writing, workshops, and community gatherings, The Starfish Canada helps strengthen connections across the environmental sector, welcoming individuals from all disciplinary backgrounds. We envision a climate-resilient future shaped by all youth. […]

Date:  October 17 from 1 – 2:30 PM ET (Zoom Webinar) Cost: Free ‍ Organizations often start their Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) journey with policy change. But when it comes to implementing and maintaining momentum on JEDI initiatives, policy is just the tip of the iceberg. What really creates transformational JEDI change? Fostering an

This presentation explores the layered realities of environmental racism in Canada through a critical lens that connects colonisation, whiteness, and racialized geographies. Participants will engage with the concept of therapeutic landscapes—spaces often celebrated for healing and wellbeing—but interrogate who truly feels safe, welcome, and restored in these environments. We will examine how settler-colonial narratives have

As Canadians deal with multiple concerns — high prices, housing, healthcare — and impacts of extreme weather, join UBC Professor David Tindall to learn the preliminary results of a national survey exploring how personal and organization social networks — and social media — may be shaping our concerns about, and engagement in climate action. Discussion

New Majority is Canada’s non-partisan ground and canvassing engine, focusing on strengthening democracy by leading young people to the polls during election and ensuring their voices are heard by politicians outside of election season.What makes New Majority unique is their focus on grounded, face-to-face engagement with young people under 30 inside but particularly outside of