The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observed on September 30th in Canada, honors residential school survivors and acknowledges the harm caused by these institutions. It’s a day for reflection on historical injustices and a commitment to reconciliation and justice for Indigenous communities.
Social Responsibility
Interview with Zoe Weil, author of The Solutionary Way
Zoe Weil’s groundbreaking book The Solutionary Way explores how we can cultivate compassionate and sustainable solutions to global challenges. In this author interview, she discusses what it means to be a solutionary and why it is so important today.
Let’s Fight the Fire, Not Each Other
There is so much that is heartbreaking, infuriating, depressing, about the latest gruesome turning of the knife in the ever more tangled story of Palestine/Israel. It feels like it could suck all the hope out of the world if we let it.
So, what do we do?
What is National Indigenous Peoples Day?
In 1996, Canada established National Aboriginal Day; in 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal government’s intention to rename this day of observance National Indigenous Peoples Day.
But what does this really mean, in terms of Truth and Reconciliation and non-Indigenous celebration and allyship?
What is the difference between Juneteenth and Independence Day?
Today is known as Juneteenth, and it is an important historical date for many, many families in the US. So, why are there two dates that celebrate independence in the US, and how are they different?
How to make introductions more inclusive
Have you ever considered that trying to be more inclusive can cause harm? Today, we share an excerpt from The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization where Crystal Byrd Farmer explains how adding seemingly harmless practices to actions like introductions may cause problems within your organization.