Why I have needed superhero hair #thisisimaginationatwork #31
This month's blog is one that is long overdue. Starting in April, I have started and stopped so many blog posts because each time I got partway through, something else…
Two Board Presidents in Conversation #thisisimaginationatwork #30
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…
How did I get to where I am? Sharing with students
Today, I was invited to talk about my journey into my role. I was offered 8-10 minutes to talk about how I got to my role in the immigrant-serving sector.…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Instalment #29
This month's blog post comes from Alex, our Board Chair. Alex has been with me every step of the way ever since I took over as Executive Director and I…
The next chapter …
I was filled with emotion upon hearing that Department of Imaginary Affairs' founding Executive Director, Blair Francey, had made the decision to step down. How do you begin to say…
The Case For Quotes
If you are one of our 235 Instagram followers (or, more realistically, one of the 8 people who regularly likes our posts), you’ll know how much we center direct quotes…
Me and White Supremacy #thisisimaginationatwork – Instalment #24 – August 2020
Disclaimer: This is HELLA long! There is so much I wanted to cover and then realized that trying to unpack everything that is going on for me around white supremacy…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Instalment #23 – July 2020
I am a cisgendered, gay, white male. I live and grew up in Toronto, a city touted as one of the most diverse, multicultural cities in the world. I have…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Instalment #22 – June 2020
Collins Dictionary has an uncharacteristically conversational definition of “day of reckoning”: If someone talks about the day of reckoning, they mean a day or time in the future when people…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Instalment #21 May 2020
The start of the summer brings the start of a new chapter in my time with the Department of Imaginary Affairs. As I step into the role of the new…