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Plant the First Seeds of a 12-Year Cultural Journey Ukrainian identity is under attack. Museums bombed. Archives destroyed. Villages occupied. Elders passing without their stories recorded. Language fading with each generation in diaspora. This challenge is a response: create videos,…
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January Is Over. The Dementia Journey Continues Every Day.
On Awareness, Forget-Me-Nots, and a Book Born from Stories That Changed Everything January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in Canada — a time dedicated to shining a light on dementia, the people living with it, and the millions of family members…
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Join Us: Advancing Accessible Medical Charting for All People
Supporting Mike Parsons’ 9Genders Vision Through Health Research An Exciting Opportunity to Transform Healthcare Imagine a world where every person—regardless of gender identity—feels seen, respected, and accurately represented in their own medical records. Right now, medical charting systems remain largely…
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An Open Letter to Everyone Who Believes Post-Secondary Education Can Be Better
A submission to BC’s Post-Secondary Review — and an invitation to collaborate globally. Dear Colleagues, Leaders, Educators, and Everyone Who Cares About Students, Something extraordinary is happening in British Columbia right now. The provincial government has launched a sweeping review…
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When Two Struggles Become One: How Kamloops United with Ukraine and Iran
There are Saturdays when you stand in the cold and wonder if anyone notices. There are Saturdays when the wind bites through your gloves and the traffic rushes past without slowing down. And then there are Saturdays like today —…
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Your Complete Guide to Social Work Conferences in 2026
Whether you’re a researcher, educator, practitioner, or student — 2026 is packed with opportunities to connect, learn, and grow. Here’s a comprehensive, chronological guide to social work conferences happening across Canada and around the world. Pictured above: my wooden conference…
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New Zealand — The First Country to Open a Path to Permanent Residency for Ukrainians Who Fled the War
🇳🇿🇺🇦 New Zealand — The First Country to Open a Path to Permanent Residency for Ukrainians Who Fled the War Ukrainian to follow I have had the privilege of visiting New Zealand, and I was deeply moved by the incredible…
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What If We Stopped Punishing Students When Life Happens?
A New Model for Flexible Education That Actually Puts Students First By Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Last semester, a student came to my Zoom office hours in tears. She was a single mother, working two jobs, three courses away from…
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The Inversion of Language: How Power Transforms Truth into Lies, Phones into Weapons, and Justice into Obstruction
Documenting the Killing of Alex Pretti and the Machinery of State Narrative Control On January 24, 2026, federal Border Patrol agents killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who cared for American veterans at the Minneapolis VA hospital. What…
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Standing With Iran as We Stand With Ukraine: Care is Universal
Every Saturday at 3:00 PM, a small group gathers near Kamloops City Hall for our weekly Stand with Ukraine gathering. We have been there since February 24, 2022—through snow, rain, and summer heat—bearing witness to a people’s struggle for freedom…
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Postcards That Carry Courage
How a Simple Act of Writing Connects Hearts Across Oceans The Power of a Postcard In the age of instant messaging, email, and video calls, who would have thought that a simple 4×6 inch piece of cardstock could carry such…
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Dreams of Home: A Ukrainian Eco-Settlement in Atlantic Canada
When displacement meets vision, and community becomes the answer A post appeared recently in the Facebook group Ukrainian Canadians | Українці Канади that stopped me mid-scroll https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadaua/permalink/3293229447515054 . It wasn’t the polished pitch of a developer or the fundraising appeal…
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