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!

Did you hear about the rose that grew / from a crack in the concrete? / Proving nature's law is wrong it / learned to walk with out having feet. - Tupac Shakur

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 is a hard thing to do to create a call to action that resonates with what you are trying to accomplish and rouses the community to action. Happy organizing out there and remember: celebrate, celebrate and celebrate!

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?

I recently came across this video that is a number of years old, but it felt particularly relevant and important today. My main take away from this video is this quote: “we cry as men”.

I asked my social circle to help me identiy things we could do immediately to support families and prevent crime in Winnipeg. Here are their over 100 different answers organized into 15 categories!