(November 7, 2020) In 2018, Chris Hixon, the athletic director of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was shot dead as he tried to save his students. A video of Vice President Joe Biden comforting Corey Hixon, the son of Chris Hixon, during a memorial service in Parkland, Florida, went viral two years after it was taken. As the then former vice president turns to leave the … [Read more...] about Empathy is back
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Remembering the UNICEF coin box
(October 30, 2020) It’s been 14 years (!) since UNICEF Canada sent out the UNICEF coin box to schools across the country so trick or treaters could fill them with pennies, nickels and dimes as they filled their buckets with candy. In 2006, UNICEF Canada ended the program, saying the labour involved in rolling up all those pennies was becoming a disincentive for the … [Read more...] about Remembering the UNICEF coin box
Ethics Commissioner drops investigation into Bill Morneau’s trips with WE Charity
(October 30, 2020) Ottawa’s ethics commissioner Mario Dion has dropped his investigation into former finance minister Bill Morneau’s trips with the WE Charity saying he believed that Moreau truly thought he had paid for trips he had taken to Kenya and Ecuador with the charity himself. Morneau has been among the collateral damage caused by the federal … [Read more...] about Ethics Commissioner drops investigation into Bill Morneau’s trips with WE Charity
LEAF, DAWN, and ARCH intervene in Supreme Court Case on behalf of women labelled with intellectual disabilities
(September 11, 2020) When a woman labelled with an intellectual disabilities disclosed sexual assault and the case went to trial, the defence counsel argued the complainant’s evidence was unreliable, because her disability made her answers were easily influenced by others. The trial judge did not accept these the defence argument and convicted the accused of sexually assaulting … [Read more...] about LEAF, DAWN, and ARCH intervene in Supreme Court Case on behalf of women labelled with intellectual disabilities
Working from home while Black
(September 11, 2020) Working from home has thrown a wrench into the code-switching so many Black people have to engage in to manage even the most supportive work environments. Laura Morgan Roberts is global scholar. Having written widely on strength-based professional development, and workplace equity and inclusion, she knows workplace culture and specific words for it. … [Read more...] about Working from home while Black