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K4C Tkaronto Hub: Imagining Otherwise

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What might AI look like when guided by Indigenous knowledge systems and participatory frameworks? Centering Indigenous, participatory, and anti-colonial perspectives, this webinar sparks imagination for how we might co-create technologies that are accountable to community, grounded in ethics, and guided by relationality. Jennifer Wemigwans is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and […]

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In the Four Directions of Healing: Reflections on Balance, Mental Wellness, and the Medicine Wheel by Mehak Warring

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In the Four Directions of Healing: Reflections on Balance, Mental Wellness, and the Medicine Wheel Mehak Warring | November 10, 2025 Mental health has always been a topic I’ve been deeply passionate about, perhaps because of my own lived experiences or because of the world we live in, where mental health concerns have become increasingly

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Learning Series: Session 1 – Feminist Approaches to Public Engagement and Global Citizenship Education

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Learning Series: Session 1 – Feminist Approaches to Public Engagement and Global Citizenship Education Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025 Time: 12:00 to 2:00 PM (EST) Format: Online via Zoom Languages: French and English   About this session Feminist approaches center gender justice, equity and inclusivity, challenging traditional power structures that often exclude or oppress various groups based on gender.

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Global Solidarity in the Age of AI Part 2: Justice, Resistance, and Co-Creating the Future

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Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET Location: Online, via Zoom Building on the critical conversations of Part 1, Part 2 of our webinar series shifts the focus to solutions, strategies, and people-powered alternatives. How can we co-create ethical AI systems that reflect the values of justice, inclusion, and collective well-being? What role can civil society, youth, Indigenous leaders,

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Global Solidarity in the Age of AI Part 1: Power, Inequity, and the Global Digital Divide

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Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET Location: Online, via Zoom As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly reshapes our world, its impact on global development and international cooperation is profound and growing. From humanitarian response systems to global health and climate data, AI holds the potential to support more equitable and effective solutions. But it also raises urgent questions: Who

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K4C Tkaronto Hub Presents: AI, Power and Misinformation

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How can we understand and challenge the power of AI, big tech, and misinformation to build more just and community-driven technologies? Join the Knowledge for Change Tkaronto Hub (OCIC, The University of Toronto Scarborough Knowledge Equity Lab and the Toronto Centre of Learning and Development) for a webinar and participatory discussion with Denisse Albornoz, Deputy

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What the System Never Asked Me: Growing Up with a Parent Behind Bars by Raine LeBlanc

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What the System Never Asked Me: Growing Up with a Parent Behind Bars Raine LeBlanc | October 15, 2025 I learned early on to decode navigating education, mental health, and child-welfare systems, but not every child with a parent behind bars can say the same. The society we were born and raised to live in,

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OCIC AGM 2025

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Join us for our 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually on September 26th! Hosted by OCIC’s Board of Directors and staff, this gathering will include presentations on the governance and financial aspects of our work, presentation of new members, election of Board Directors, and recognition of key contributors. We will also be sharing stories of

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Power of Solidarity Zine

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The Power of Solidarity: Young Feminist Activists Around the Globe Explore a bold collection of personal narratives, art, photography, and movement-building from across the globe, curated by Youth Policy-Makers Hub alumni, Madhuri Kibria, Angelina Ding, Anais Rezaigue, and Sanya Vij, with graphic design by Umaimah Choudhury. Thank you to the artists, storytellers, and contributors: Ipsita

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Reflections on International Women in Diplomacy Day: Progress in Sight – by Alisha Aslam

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Reflections on International Women in Diplomacy Day: Progress in Sight Alisha Aslam | July 15, 2025 Last month, on June 24, the world observed International Women in Diplomacy Day. Celebrated on blogs and Instagram stories, by organizations, influencers, and everyday people, at schools, and on international stages– this day recognized the work we’ve done so

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