It’s National Volunteer Week! Justice, time, energy are just 3 of the reasons I volunteer my time in the community to help address mental health, child welfare and systems change! Check out the full article to see all the reasons why I volunteer.

So when I am presented with something that was hand made, no matter how in expensive the individual materials may be, the creation they share with me is a product of their love, generosity kindness and spirit. It becomes a magical, powerful and sacred object.

Here are 3 recent initiatives (lol, you'll see why that's funny) that have expressed themselves via fashion. Also thank you to every one in the community who is finding creative ways to support one another in these unprecedented times.

This week I shared with those who attended the virtual Annual General Meeting of North End Community Renewal Corporation that we have been in conversation with the owners of the building (the University of Manitoba) to see what we can do. Our next step is going to be setting up a community committee!

I recently asked a very simple question on my Twitter account out of a genuine curiosity out of what folks would say. As usual, Twitter did not disappoint!! Many people chimed in also sharing their favourites and before I knew it I had a great list of things people liked. But then what?

We need everyone / this is re-sharing of a post published back in May 2016

It is a hard thing to do to create a call to action that resonates with what you are trying to accomplish and rouses the community to action. Happy organizing out there and remember: celebrate, celebrate and celebrate!

It's a scary world. If you're scared for your kids it means that you are paying attention. There are many questions we can ask to address this fear, but the most important one I can think of is this: What does it mean to truly keep kids safe in such a precarious & ever changing world?