What if instead of going back to normal or back to before - we re-imagined tomorrow with justice and equity informing our built environment? Jay Pitter, Community Foundations of Canada & a group of revolutionary thinkers help to inform this report and an equitable placemaking lens that everyone can use.

I recently co-authored an article aimed at city planners for Plan Canada’s Social and Racial Equity magazine in the spring of 2021. This article talks about the Housing Solutions for Indigenous Youth Aging Out Of Care Innovation project.

This week I shared with those who attended the virtual Annual General Meeting of North End Community Renewal Corporation that we have been in conversation with the owners of the building (the University of Manitoba) to see what we can do. Our next step is going to be setting up a community committee!

I recently asked a very simple question on my Twitter account out of a genuine curiosity out of what folks would say. As usual, Twitter did not disappoint!! Many people chimed in also sharing their favourites and before I knew it I had a great list of things people liked. But then what?

We need everyone / this is re-sharing of a post published back in May 2016

It's a scary world. If you're scared for your kids it means that you are paying attention. There are many questions we can ask to address this fear, but the most important one I can think of is this: What does it mean to truly keep kids safe in such a precarious & ever changing world?

What role will young people play in rebuilding our cities during & after covid19?