Photo Essays
Are the kids all right?
(July 14, 2020) We love our children. We’ll do anything for them, won’t we? Politicians constantly appeal to our natural sense of care for children, to demonstrate their good intentions, or to amplify the dangers from which they are uniquely qualified to shield us. “Won’t someone please think of the children,” is…
Features
Feature Interview with Shanaaz Gokool: The cost of seeking justice.
After spending part of her career as a business manager in the private sector, and a decade long stint as a human rights organizer,…
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More than words: Indigenous language is a world view
(July 20, 2020) Language isn’t just about definitions for certain things and grammatical rules. It reflects an entire worldview, shaped by centuries of culture…
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News
The Charity Report Welcomes Cheryl Roddick as Contributing Editor
(July 28, 2020) The Charity Report announced today that it is welcoming Cheryl Roddick as its latest contributing editor. Roddick is a…
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In a shocking about face, Metrolinx “blindsides” the people of Jane and Finch
(July 23, 2020) The Toronto Star is reporting that Metrolinx has “abruptly pulled out of a plan to donate land in the…
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The Charity Report releases ‘Where Wealth Resides’
(July 12, 2020) The impact of the global pandemic and ongoing protests to address systemic racism have made apparent the fissures of inequity in Canadian society…
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Headlines
Money for Justice: ACLU leader talks about equity expenditure
(July 23, 2020) Anthony Romero has been the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union since 2001, having come to his post seven days before 9/11. In recently penned an article for The Chronicle of Philanthropy to address the spending issues raised by the “$2 billion in racial equity pledges and commitments since May…
Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ being re-released to help children upended by COVID crisis
(July 9, 2020) In May 2021, Bob Marley will have been dead for 40 years, yet his music is as fresh and beloved as is was at the height of his considerable musical powers. One Love, part of Bob Marley & the Wailers 1977 Exodus album and containing an interpretation of The Impressions’ song “People Get…
Encampments shine spotlight on homelessness, advocate says ‘offers of temporary housing and hotels can be wildly damaging’
(June 21, 2020) There are an estimated 1,500 to 2,500 people sleeping in encampments across the city, right now, Diana McNally, the training and engagement coordinator at Toronto Drop-In Network, a coalition of 58 drop-in centres across Toronto told BlogTO. These are people who have moved out of the shelter system she said because of the 600…
Musicians, actors and athletes respond to police killing of George Floyd
In the horrific death of George Floyd in the hands of police in Minneapolis—all ten minutes of which were captured by a 17-year-old girl on her cellphone—musicians, actors and athletes are donation morning and calling for action. Beyoncéis urging people to sign petitions. CardiB is speaking out on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. Seth Rogen, Abbi Jacobson, and Steve Carell…