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…
Call for Board of Director Members
The Department of Imaginary Affairs (DIA) is seeking individuals to join our Board of Directors. We are looking for folks who are eager to invest in our vision, to learn…
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…
The story of how I got here
This month's blogpost for #thisisimaginationatwork comes from one of our founding Board Members, Brian Phillips. One of the many things I really cherish about the Department of Imaginary Affairs is…
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…
Black Lives Matter.
We care deeply about stories. And the stories we have heard as of late are of Black lives, unjustly taken. These stories are not new. We acknowledge that our collective…
#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…
COVID & Canada’s Settlement Sector Survey Results
Like everyone, the immigrant and refugee-serving sector became #suddenlyremote. Agencies had to make decisions quickly to respond to the ever-changing environment. They have been learning, exploring, managing differently. Immediately, there…