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Changemakers
Learning "life design" with serial entrepreneur Patti Pokorchak
For our September 2024 Changemaker newsletter, Patti Pokorchak talks about sales lessons, entrepreneurship and the courage to pivot at any age.
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Changemakers
How to involve local communities in planning and development: Lessons from Tamara Sabarini
For Tamara Sabarini, lived experience and community engagement lives at the forefront of her work.
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Changemakers
What does meaningful reconciliation look like? Here’s what Na-Me-Res’ Steve Teekins has to say
For our October 2023 newsletter, we spoke with Steve Teekens, executive director of Na-Me-Res, about meaningful reconciliation efforts and support for Indigenous men.
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Changemakers
Building a more inclusive music scene with Venus Fest’s apè Aliermo
For our August 2025 Changemaker interview, we spoke with apè Aliermo, artistic director of Venus Fest, about how the festival is addressing historic industry challenges.
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Changemakers
On coaching basketball and mentoring youth with Kevin Jeffers
For our October 2024 newsletter, we spoke with the "godfather of basketball" in Toronto, Kevin Jeffers, about the impact of a good mentor and how to navigate Toronto's sports scene.
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Culture
Toronto's Youth Cullture through our Music Scene
If you want to understand Toronto, you have to get to know local youth culture through our music scene.
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Changemakers
The reality of being a queer woman in the trades with Megan Kinch
Megan Kinch has ping-ponged between the trades and the writing world her entire adult life.
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Changemakers
On queer expression and self-discovery with drag king Manny Dingo
For our June 2023 Changemaker newsletter, we spoke to drag king Manny Dingo about self-discovery and safe spaces for queer and trans people in Toronto.
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Changemakers
Why bars are the best third spaces with Danu Social House's Joshua Zachariah
For our June 2025 Changemaker newsletter, we spoke with Joshua Zachariah, the mind behind Danu Social House, about making friends in the city and crafting safe and intentional third spaces.
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Changemakers
How to create a third space that people actually like with Bampot House's Alex Moore
When Alex Moore first applied to work at Bampot House in 2014, they saw their resumé go to the trash in seconds.
