#thisisimaginationatwork – Instalment #14 September 2019
A year ago today, I started as Program Manager of The Stories of Us program at the DIA. Naturally, hitting the one-year mark prompts some reflection, particularly on how the…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Instalment #13 July 2019
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…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Installment #12 June 2019
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.…
Call for Board of Director Members
Department of Imaginary Affairs, a Canadian national not-for-profit, is seeking new members to join our Board of Directors. The next few years will be an exciting time of growth for…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Installment #11 May 2019 again
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…
#thisisimaginationatwork – Installment #10 May 2019
We are catching up on all our reflections. Mathura has been a busy bee the last few months getting our multi-workshop pilot tested and refining our curriculum to meet the…
#thisisimaginationatwork Instalment #9 – March and April 2019
Ooops. We missed a month! I can't believe how fast March and April have zoomed by, not to mention the past 6 months. We are officially through "Year 1" of…
#thisisimaginationatwork Instalment #8 – February 2019
When Blair and I started this project, there was one thing we were certain of - we are designers and we aren't experts in the settlement sector. We designed this…
#thisisimaginationatwork Instalment #7 – January 2019
What can another year bring for the Department of Imaginary Affairs? So much! We start a new calendar year with 4 months left of Year 1 of The Stories of Us,…
#thisisimaginationatwork Instalment #6 – December 2018
This month has been one of surrendering to the chaos and appreciating it for what it has provided: opportunities to learn by doing. Since our last update, we’ve conducted Stories of Us workshops with five organizations, reaching a total of 136 participants, and unearthing stories from far and wide.