Sarah Judd

AI & Civil Society Organizations: Agency, Labour Justice & Shared Futures

Join us as we discuss how civil society organizations could interact with AI if we focused on agency, labour justice, and shared futures – for who, by who, and at what emotional and human cost? Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026 Time: 11:15am – 1:00pm EST Location: Online About the Speakers Dr. Matthew Smith is a Senior Program Specialist within […]

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Virtual Tour of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

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Join OCIC on Tuesday, December 9 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm (ET) for a special Virtual Explore the Galleries Tour, curated in recognition of Human Rights Day, observed annually on December 10. This live, 75-minute interactive tour is led by the team at Canadian Museum for Human Rights (https://humanrights.ca/) via Zoom. Together, we will explore powerful

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YPH Policy Matters: Youth Leadership in Global Policy

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OCIC’s Youth Policy Makers Hub (YPH) would like to invite you to our upcoming Policy Matters session on Youth Leadership in Global Policy. The session hosted in collaboration with the Young Diplomats of Canada (YDC) will be held on December 2, 2025, Tuesday, 6:00pm-7:30pm. We are pleased to have YDC delegates from Y7, one of

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference: Inclusion Benefits Everyone

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The theme for this year’s event is Inclusion Benefits Everyone. Our goal for this year’s conference is to explore how being inclusive benefits everyone—not just people with disabilities—and to bust the myths that perpetuate exclusion. This virtual conference will be accessible to all and will feature ASL interpreters and real-time live captioning. Featuring guest speakers

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After the Budget: Leading with Courage in Uncertain Times by Laika Intungane

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After the Budget: Leading with Courage in Uncertain Times Laika Intungane | November 18, 2025 In October, I had the opportunity to attend the Cooperation Canada Leaders’ Forum 2025 in Ottawa as part of the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) and as an Inter-Council Network Youth Delegate. It was a space where emerging and

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Voices Behind the Silence: Students Living in Fear of Violence by Sirat Gedi

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Voices Behind the Silence: Students Living in Fear of Violence Sirat Gedi | November 14, 2025 I never expected to experience violence so close to home, especially living in such a small neighbourhood in Ontario. Growing up, I witnessed how violence within and around schools can alter the way students see education, safety, and even

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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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AI & Civil Society Organizations: Agency, Labour Justice & Shared Futures

Virtual Tour of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

YPH Policy Matters: Youth Leadership in Global Policy

International Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference: Inclusion Benefits Everyone

After the Budget: Leading with Courage in Uncertain Times by Laika Intungane

Voices Behind the Silence: Students Living in Fear of Violence by Sirat Gedi

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

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

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

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

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