CivicAction is thrilled to welcome Rebecca to the team as our new Program Manager for the Emerging Leaders Network. Warm, engaging, and with an awesome toolkit of skills, Rebecca most recently worked with Apathy is Boring where she coordinated the Toronto RISE project and led groups of youth in becoming more civically and democratically engaged. […]
CivicAction Calls on Toronto Region Game-Changers for 2020 DiverseCity Fellows
TORONTO, Jan. 8, 2020 /CNW/ – Nearly 80% of Canadians say they think CEOs should take the lead on change. Yet as people look to leaders for action, decision-making tables continue to lack a rich cross-section of backgrounds, experiences or skills needed to effectively tackle tomorrow’s most pressing challenges. To change the leadership game in […]
A fond farewell from your 2018-19 ELN Co-Chairs
Dear ELN Network, As our term as ELN Co-Chairs comes to a close, we can’t help but reflect on our journey and want to thank the many incredible people who helped make this an extraordinary two years advancing the most pressing challenges that face the GTHA. When we began our journey in January 2018, we […]
A view from the sidelines at The Emerging Leaders Bootcamp
Written by CivicAction’s Communications Intern, Kyle Hayward. On November 16th emerging leaders rose bright and early ready to break a sweat for ELNstudio: Better Leader Bootcamp, located at U of T’s Daniels Architecture building. My role as part of the Communications team was to document the day’s events and amplify #ELNbootcamp. Nearly 150 ELNers registered […]
NEWS RELEASE: Young Leaders Build Skills to Build a Better Toronto Region
TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2019 /CNW/ – Trust is shifting away from traditional institutions and leaders, and skills essential for the future are getting an overhaul. But preparing our region’s diverse young leaders to take on a new leadership mantle needs to happen in lockstep. That’s why over 150 rising leaders from across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) participated in […]
A debate is worth watching, even if it won’t change your mind
ELN Communications Lead Sean Mackay is a digital marketing and communications professional working in Toronto’s real estate industry. Sean works as Managing Director at Livabl, an online publication that helps consumers better understand and navigate the real estate market. Sean is a mentor with the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), an organization that addresses […]
What matters this election? Some insights from Hamilton young leaders
2018-20 ELN Communications Lead Alyssa Lai is a permanent resident in Canada. While she can’t vote in Canadian elections, she enjoys being a fly on the wall as she observes and follows election and current affairs news. Alyssa is fascinated by the discourse around various social, economic, and political issues and shares her thoughts regularly […]
ELN Spotlight on Workplace Mental Health
How does your workplace make #MindsMatter? With Mental Illness Awareness Week, World Mental Health Day and Healthy Workplace Month all taking place in October, there’s never bene a better time to ask. That’s why all month long CivicAction’s MindsMatter initiative will be sharing stories from organizations and companies of all sizes are taking to foster […]
ELN Member Spotlight: Meryam Al-waadh
ELN executive committee member Meryam Al-waadh is passionate about improving healthcare systems through the implementation of digital solutions. She’s a leader who believes in the power of volunteering, currently both with the ELN Executive Committee and with GEM (Girls E-Mentorship), a charitable organization that offers a mentorship program for high school girls. In her spare […]
Fellows in Focus: Ravi Jain
Changing the world one show at a time A profile on 2011 DiverseCity Fellow Ravi Jain. If all of the world is a stage, then why not use a stage to change the world? Ravi Jain, 2011 DiverseCity Fellow and Artistic and General Director of Why Not Theatre, aims to do exactly that—harness the power […]
#AskELNExec chat with Alyssa Lai
On July 23, we had a Ask Me Anything Twitter chat with current ELN Communications Lead Alyssa Lai to learn more about her experience on the ELN Executive Committee. Read below to find out what Alyssa has to say about her time on the committee! Alyssa, why did you apply for a position on the […]
Apply to join the ELN Executive Committee! (Applications now closed)
Do you want to take your leadership skills to the next level, create opportunities for next gen leaders, and expand and diversify your network? NOTE: Applications for ELN Executive closed on August 12, 2019. Stay tuned on this website to be the first to hear about the new ELN executive team. Apply now to be […]
ELN Spotlight on Indigenous Organizations
As June, also known as National Indigenous History Month, comes to an end, we recognize that our reconciliation journey needs to continue all year round. Building a truly equitable region starts with understanding the history of the region and the peoples who have called this land home for thousands of years and working towards an […]
Fellows in Focus: Jenn Miller
Building the future of workers A profile on 2011 DiverseCity Fellow Alumna Jenn Miller. The future of work can bring up sometimes scary images of robots replacing humans everywhere we turn. Concerned with how these changes will impact our cities and communities, organizations across the region are trying to come to terms with how to […]
ELN Member Spotlight: Marchael Cunanan
ELN Executive Committee member Marchael Cunanan spends his days working as an Accountant at Pivotal, a tech software company. Passionate about building up the next generation of leaders, Marchael has worked on youth engagement and civic involvement with Peel Children and Youth Initiative, Western University Student Success, and the ELN. When he’s not looking at […]
Apply to be an ELN Co-Chair! (Applications now closed)
Do you love your city and want to be a part of making it even better? NOTE: Applications for ELN Co-Chair closed on June 24, 2019. Stay tuned on this website to be the first to hear about ELN Executive Member recruitment. Apply now to be an Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) Co-Chair where you’ll lead […]
Fellows in Focus: Ritesh Kotak
Coding Inclusion A profile on 2015-2016 DiverseCity Fellow Alumnus Ritesh Kotak. For Ritesh Kotak, the DiverseCity Fellows program changed the course of his career. When he joined the Fellows program in 2015, Ritesh was a Research and Innovation Strategist at the Toronto Police Service, working on the incorporation of technologies and cyber security in the […]
ELN Member Spotlight: Cheryll Case
Cheryll Case is the founding principal of CP Planning, a ground breaking urban planning firm that digs deep into addressing the urban conditions that affect access to housing, work, and play. She specializes in designing for inclusive conversations that build relationships between various industries within the non-profit, private, and public sectors. To facilitate conversation, she […]
500 people to attend CivicAction summit to look for solutions to GTHA’s problems
Published on CBCWritten by Haweya Fadal Five hundred people from various sectors will converge on the Art Gallery of Ontario Monday to look for solutions to some of the biggest urban challenges facing the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Rising and established leaders from the business, government, academic and community sectors will attend Canvas, CivicAction’s 2019 Summit. […]
NEWS: Unsung hero: Rupal Shah helps newcomer artists find community
Published on LocalLove by Charlotte D’arcy By Charlotte D’arcy When she was just a teenager, Rupal Shah decided she was going to have a career in the theatre. “It just brought me so much joy and motivation—I couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” she says. “When I look back on it, it was about making something […]
Dishing about diversity’s key ingredient: inclusion
Written by Pranav Sidhwani Pranav Sidhwani is an ELN member and works as a management consultant and sees cities as his natural habitat. Connect with Pranav. As a newcomer to Canada, I’ve been looking to build my community and meet people who share not only my concerns for the world we live in, but also […]
ELN Member Spotlight: Mike Brooks
2019 DiverseCity Fellow Mike Brooks provides expert advice to decision makers on supporting positive development for children and youth across Ontario as a Senior Policy Analyst with the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. Mike helped catalyze efforts to move the needle on education and employment outcomes for youth through the Collective Impact […]
Let’s Get Rooted
Written by Shiva Mazrouei Shiva Mazrouei is Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Doctors Without Borders Canada and is a passionate equity and inclusion advocate as well as an active ELN member. Want to know more? Connect with Shiva. — In true millennial fashion, I have moved several times between cities for work, which had me […]
ELN Member Spotlight: Janelle Hinds
2019 DiverseCity Fellow Janelle Hinds combined her experience in technology with her passion for youth civic engagement to create Helping Hands—a platform that helps youth volunteer and get civically engaged while building career skills. As someone with a passion for helping young people become more civically engaged, Janelle uses Twitter as platform of choice to […]