A New Initiative Born at the Stand with Ukraine Weekly Gathering in Kamloops Saturday, February 14, 2026, Kamloops, British Columbia Today, something powerful took shape at our weekly Stand with Ukraine gathering in Kamloops, a city that has stood in…

This has been a week of mourning. On Tuesday, a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northeastern British Columbia killed eight people, including five children. A small community of 2,400, where the mayor says he doesn’t call residents…

There is something deeply uncomfortable about being told to die quietly. On February 9, 2026, Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych arrived at the Olympic track in Cortina d’Ampezzo wearing a helmet painted with the faces of more than twenty Ukrainian…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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 —…

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…