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The Tragically Hip Honours École Polytechnique Victims With Fundraising Package
The Tragically Hip Honours École Polytechnique Victims With Fundraising Package The Tragically Hip 1991 MCA promo pic — photo credit: Jim Herrington Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip is honouring the Dec. 6 32nd anniversary of what became known as the École Polytechnique massacre, when 14 women were killed and 14 other people were injured during a…
Elladj Baldé Launches Skate Global Foundation to Build Outdoor Rinks
Elladj Baldé Launches Skate Global Foundation to Build Outdoor Rinks Elladj Baldé — photo courtesy of The NBP Group.Former Canadian competitive figure skater Elladj Baldé has launched Skate Global Foundation (SGF), a not-for-profit organization that will build outdoor rinks in underserved communities across Canada as its first major initiative. The first…
PaykanArtCar Canadian Exhibit Advocates For Social Change In Iran
PaykanArtCar Canadian Exhibit Advocates For Social Change In Iran PaykanArtCar — photo credit: Ryan Emberley. The inaugural PaykanArtCar Canadian tour, which celebrates contemporary Iranian artists and advocates for social change in Iran, has kicked off. Iranian painter and queer activist Alireza Shojaian oversaw the decorating of a historic Paykan…
RoundTable Global Youth Awards Celebrate Change-makers from 35 Countries
RoundTable Global Youth Awards Celebrate Change-makers from 35 Countries There are nominees from more than 35 countries for this year’s RoundTable Global Youth Awards, which celebrate young change-makers who’ve made a difference under the three global goals of empowerment, education and environment. The mission of the RoundTable Global Youth Awards is to…
Belafonte Family Foundation Launches Multi-platform Support Programs
Belafonte Family Foundation Launches Multi-platform Support Programs David and Harry Belafonte — photo courtesy of Belafonte Family FoundationThe Belafonte Family Foundation (BFF) has been launched to create programs that enlighten, fight prejudice and foster peace in the world and within people while helping to help steer them away from the misconception…
Ben Affleck and Hillary Clinton Among Speakers For Online Fundraiser To End Gerrymandering
Ben Affleck and Hillary Clinton Among Speakers For Online Fundraiser To End Gerrymandering Two groups fighting to end gerrymandering and defend voting rights across the United States will be the beneficiaries of a live virtual conversation on the topic, featuring former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton, former attorney general Eric Holder, two-time Academy Award-winning actor Ben…
Andy Kim Happy His Christmas Charity Show Back in Person for Gifts of Light
Andy Kim Happy His Christmas Charity Show Back in Person for Gifts of Light Andy Kim — photo courtesy of That Eric Alper.Music Hall of Famer Andy Kim is excited about returning to live. His long-running annual Christmas show had to go virtual last year because of the pandemic, albeit it did allow the “Sugar Sugar”/”Rock Me Gently” hitmaker to finally have…
Bid on Advice From Top Producers and Signed Memorabilia for Make Music Matter Auction
Bid on Advice From Top Producers and Signed Memorabilia for Make Music Matter Auction Face time with top producers, musical instruments, event tickets, conference passes, art, apparel, memorabilia, accessories and more are up for bid in the Make Music Matter Ultimate Holiday Auction in support of the Healing in Harmony music therapy program. Experiences…
Mini Mioche Creates Collection to Top Up Funds for Caregiver Spaces at SickKids
Mini Mioche Creates Collection to Top Up Funds for Caregiver Spaces at SickKids photo courtesy of Rock-it.Canadian children’s apparel and lifestyle brand mini mioche just launched the Kind Human Club collection with 50% of its proceeds going towards the creation of a respite area for caregivers and parents at Toronto’s SickKids Hospital, via the Project…
ROM Appoints Dr. Soren Brothers to Inaugural Curator of Climate Change
ROM Appoints Dr. Soren Brothers to Inaugural Curator of Climate Change Dr. Soren Brothers — photo credit: Saty Namvar and Pratha SamyrajahCanada’s largest art, culture and natural history museum, Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), has appointed environmental scientist and researcher Dr. Soren Brothers as the inaugural Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of…
Armed Forces Veteran Opens Mental Health Conversation For Vets Through His Music
Armed Forces Veteran Opens Mental Health Conversation For Vets Through His Music Dennis MacKenzie — photo credit: Meaghan Wilkie. Canadian Armed Forces veteran and activist Dennis MacKenzie's first single, “Lanterns,” is in support of destigmatizing the conversation surrounding veteran suicide. The physical album, the musician's debut, titled The…
True Patriot Love Foundation Supports CAF Members, Veterans And Families
True Patriot Love Foundation Supports CAF Members, Veterans And Families photo courtesy of True Patriot Love Foundation.True Patriot Love Foundation was launched in 2009 to support members of he Canadian Armed Forces, its veterans and their families in times of both peace and conflict. As Canadians pay their respects to those who’ve made sacrifices for…
WATCH: Dinosaur Crashes United Nations, Tells Humans To Stop Making Excuses
WATCH: Dinosaur Crashes United Nations, Tells Humans To Stop Making Excuses Frankie The Dinosaur — screenshot.Greta Thunberg became the youngest environmental activist to make a global impression in recent years with her strident speeches in front of world leaders, and now the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is promoting the oldest climate…
Big Machine Label Group Releases Monthly Veteran-Written Song
Big Machine Label Group Releases Monthly Veteran-Written Song Big Machine Label Group's campaign to release a new veteran-written track on the 20th of every month, as a tribute to the 20 veterans and active-duty military members who commit suicide every day in the United States, continued in October in collaboration with Nashville-based non-profit …
Music Label We Are Busy Bodies Supports SickKids Hospital with 100th Release
Music Label We Are Busy Bodies Supports SickKids Hospital with 100th Release Toronto independent music label We Are Busy Bodies is marking its 100th release by contributing proceeds from its sales to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). WABB 100 features nine new and previously unheard tracks from We Are Busy Bodies artists who’ve released music in…