Events

One World Arts Special HotDocs Showcase Screenings at Gallery 101

Join One World Arts and Gallery 101 on December 13 for two special one-night-only screenings of Canadian documentaries from the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival lineup: BIRTH OF A FAMILY and THE ROAD FORWARD. The screenings will take place at 7PM at Gallery 101 in Ottawa and will be one of the final […]

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ICN National Bilingual Webinar on Gender Equality to support Small and Medium-Sized Organizations with Interest in Applying to GAC’s Development Impact Window Preliminary Call for Proposals

Monday, December 11, 2017 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PACIFIC / 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EST The Inter-Council Network of Provincial and Regional Councils for International Cooperation (ICN), in partnership with Karen Craggs-Milne, a leading Canadian gender expert, is pleased to offer a national, bilingual webinar to help support small and medium-sized organizations

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Doc and Talk

Over 20 years ago, Attiya Khan was in an abusive relationship with her then-boyfriend Steve. Today, she’s a prominent feminist who has worked for women’s shelters across the U.S. and Canada. Khan and co-director Lawrence Jackman teamed up to create a unique documentary that aims to evolve the conversation around intimate partner violence. “A Better

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Colonization & Systemic Racism: Pathways to Change

To commemorate this year’s Human Rights Day, Urban Alliance on Race Relations is hosting a panel of human rights advocates to discuss Colonization and System Racism: Pathways to Change Panelists: * Renu Mandhane, Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission * Sylvia Maracle, Executive Director of Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, and Order

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Top Ten Compliance Issues for Canadian Registered Charities: A Webinar with Mark Blumberg

A great deal has been written about legal compliance surrounding charities in Canada. Much of that material, however, is highly specialized, hard to understand and sometimes esoteric. As a result, it can be extremely difficult for charities, employees and volunteers to focus in on the issues that are most important for charities. This webinar provides

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OCIC Ottawa Development Drinks Festive Uncut Networking (FUN) Event

Development Drinks Ottawa will be celebrating the end of 2017 through a Festive, Uncut Networking (FUN) event on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The evening will be dedicated to networking, good cheer, and great prizes! A raffle will be held where each non-perishable food item you donate will gain you an additional raffle ticket. Along with

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Violence Against Women: It’s a Human Rights Issue AND an Economic Issue – A Conversation During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

As UN Women states, “From 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world.” Gender-based violence is not only a civil

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Engineers without Borders: Networking and Fundraising Mixer

Get ready EWB Professional Chapter’s December networking and fundraising mixer! This will be a great opportunity to liaise with the Professional Chapter Executive Team and learn about our work to end extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Team members will showcase achievements through the exciting EWB Fellowship Program and our new initiative on “Evolving Engineering”! Fundraising

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Help Address Child Labour & Modern Slavery Join us for a Free Workshop, Friday December 8th

During this holiday season, many Canadians will give little second-thought to how their purchases are made. And yet, a 2017 Ipsos survey found 84% of Canadians wanted to make an effort to ensure they know how and where their purchases are made. With the Government of Canada in the midst of a parliamentary study on

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Social Innovation Challenge

Interested in humanitarian aid work? Have ideas for responding to crises around the world? Join us on January 27 for the Canadian Red Cross Social Innovation Challenge! Led by the Youth Advisory Committee, the Social Innovation Challenge will allow teams of 3 – 5 to present their solution to a current humanitarian challenge. The challenge

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