#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…
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…
Exhale. I have been using a lot of deep breathing lately. Sometimes it is a sigh. Sometimes it is a strategy to recalibrate. Sometimes it is just a reflex. We…
We are living in “unprecedented” times. I nominate the word “unprecedented” as word of the year for 2020. I don’t think I have heard a word mentioned more in the…
It’s been about 5 months since I last wrote, and I’m sensing a distinct shift, in The Stories of Us program, if not the entire Department of Imaginary Affairs. I’ve…
It's a new year, a new decade and a new cycle of the Chinese zodiac calendar. There are lots of forces at play to make this year epic! At…
We are literally counting down the hours until 2020 and I am leaving this final reflection as a reminder of what we have accomplished, what we have been challenged by…
I started writing this post on October 14. It’s now November 8. This is somewhat indicative of what this post is all about - the juggling act of helping to…
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to facilitate our first ever The Stories of Us workshop series for youth. We partnered with the Immigrant Youth Centre at CICS Markham…
At the end of April, we hit submit on the biggest funding application we have written to date. Ok, so to be fair, we haven't written a lot of them.…
Do you ever find yourself gearing up for a big day months in advance, the day finally comes and you power through and you have a to-do list of things…