Monthly Archives: April 2019

Iglika Ivanova

Iglika Ivanova Iglika is a senior economist and public interest researcher at the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (CPPA).  She is a feminist economist who researches and writes on key…

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Jasmine Thomas

Jasmine Thomas Jasmine Thomas is a Dene woman and frog clan member from Saik’uz located in the central interior. She has been involved in various national and community-driven research projects…

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Tasha Nijjar

Tasha Nijjar Tasha is passionate about exploring how creativity and social change overlap. She has worked with community and arts organizations using art, film, theatre and social media to amplify…

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vibhor garg

vibhor garg vibhor garg grew up in the Robinson-Huron Treaty in Sudbury, Ontario with ancestry from India. He currently has been spitting his time living in Coast Salish territories in Vancouver…

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Aida Mwanzia

Aida Mwanzia With 5 years of facilitation experience, Aida is skilled at bringing people together to discuss critical topics, create new possibilities, and transform the way that teams interact with…

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Andisheh Fard

Andisheh Fard Andisheh is the Coordinator for the Refugee and Newcomer Program at SFU International at Simon Fraser University. She holds a Master of Arts in Human Rights Studies from…

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Astraea Laliberte-LaRue

Astraea Laliberte-LaRue Weyt-k.  Astraea en skwest.  Hello my name is Astraea Laliberte-LaRue.  I am from the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Indian Band.  I am currently a student at the Thompson Rivers…

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Jamie-lee Wesley

Jamie-lee Wesley Jamie belongs to the Gis’gaast (killerwhale) clan and is both from the Gitxsan and Tsimshian Nations in Northwest British Columbia. Born and raised in the Gitxsan Nation, Jamie…

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Lindsay Grant

Lindsay Grant Lindsay is a member of the NunatuKavut Southern Inuit living on unceded Coast Salish territories. She is a Project Coordinator at Britannia Community Centre. Her work includes community…

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Maheshi Wanasundara

Maheshi Wanasundara Maheshi Wanasundara moved to Toronto with her parents and brother from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. She graduated from University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Science focusing in…

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