On January 29 2022, the DIA team went to support Jenn (our CEO!) with her “Artifacts of Grief” DesignTO Installation, which highlighted the definitions, thoughts and feelings that frontline workers…
On June 30th, 2021, our initial funding from Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for The Stories of Us came to a close. This marks the end of a really significant…
#DearSoU is a time capsule that contains artifacts from the life and times of The Stories of Us (SoU). SoU is a project of the Department of Imaginary Affairs, that…
Here are the top 4 questions we have heard since we launched tickets for Elevate & Amplify. Tickets are on a sliding scale. How do I pick my ticket for…
The first-ever Elevate & Amplify is just days away!!! In the last week, we have been sharing our panelists one by one on our social media, and this week we…
Hiring for A Tale of Two Parks! ***DEADLINE EXTENDED to June 6th at midnight! We are looking for teams of Communication Specialists & Social Researchers to work together as a…
Introducing Elevate & Amplify, Canada’s first virtual conference centred on BIPOC voices within design and social change! Mark your calendar for June 3rd, 2021 from 1-5pm EST and read on…
For this month's blog post, DIA's Founding Board President Jeanne LeSage talks with current Board President Alexandra Da Dalt about the past, present, and what's ahead in DIA's future. This…
In 2017, when we first incorporated we held a lovely rooftop Board & Advisory retreat. At this point, Blair and I had been doing a lot of the thinking on…
And you, Ma - so fair you would "pass" for white, like the time we were in the Sears department store and the blond clerk, bending down to stroke my…