Wishing you peace, prosperity, and all the joys of Passover. Submitted by Tiffany Bartlett Passover, Peace, and New Friends Entering university in Toronto, a multi-cultural city, opened my eyes to new cultures, religions, traditions, and of course, foods. One of my most memorable experiences taught me much more than any course could have. During […]
Picking at Blueberry Hill
April 12, 2012 by
Submitted by Honey Novick PICKING AT BLUEBERRY HILL “Blueberry Hill” is both a song popularized by Fats Domino and an early 1970’s memory of a place Where the daughter of a Jewish tribe Went picking blueberries with daughters of the Ojibwa On Wikwemikong Reserve, Manitoulin Island At night, the jewel-like […]
Recipes for Collective Memories
March 30, 2012 by
Ms. Min Kaur grew up in a household centred on food and community building. Today, she regularly invites her sisterhood of friends, academics, and activists to her home for a meal to share stories and space as a PhD student in Sociology & Equity Studies in Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of […]
Glamorgan English Circle for Women
March 19, 2012 by
The English Circle for Women is a multicultural program that includes teaching English as a second language to over 80 women and 30 children residing in Dorset Park, Toronto. The program was started by a group of 4 women in April 2008 with funding from United Way Toronto and it continues to exist through the […]
Occupy Gardens For World Peas!
February 27, 2012 by
Inspired by the Occupy Movement, Occupy Gardens Toronto represents a group of people resisting inequality, corporate greed, growing hunger, and the destruction of nature by growing a sustainable network of community gardens around Toronto. On February 11, 2012 Occupy Gardens Toronto hosted the World Peas Expo at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of […]
Sharing Food Builds Community
February 10, 2012 by
We, at InterChange, are collecting and sharing experiences about how food and drink are used to build peace in our communities. Food is universal, and every culture has stories of the symbolic value of food in peacebuilding. Thank-you to Jody Pilon for contributing stories about both a family tradition and her international advocacy work. Pumpkin […]
Sistering
February 2, 2012 by
Sistering is a women’s agency serving homeless, marginalized and low-income women in Toronto since 1981. Their programs and services help women gain greater control over their life circumstances by focusing on changing the social conditions that put women at risk. Their service philosophy is to ensure that women’s dignity is not eroded by poverty and […]
Ukranian Borscht
January 19, 2012 by
Ukrainian Christmas Eve Pisnyi Borsch Olga Yakymchuck is a competitive sailboat racer, human rights activist and a mentor in the Toronto Ukrainian community. For Ukrainian people Christmas is the most important family holiday of the whole year. Ukrainian Christmas festivities begin on Christmas Eve, January 6, and end on the Feast of the Epiphany. The […]
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