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Published in the Star By Sabrina Nanji Democracy Reporter A new report suggests Toronto isn’t living up to its motto that diversity is our strength — and 25 budding civic leaders were recruited Tuesday to help turn that around. They’re part of Civic Action’s Diverse City Fellows program, which the non-profit has run in the Greater […]

Published in Hamilton Spectator By Alyssa Lai and Kate Whelan   Hamilton prides itself on being a diverse and inclusive community and we can all identify many areas where successes can be celebrated. How inclusive is our region when it comes to diversity and leadership? Not as much as we would hope. A survey by […]

Written by David Rider  Published in the Toronto Star  Mala Dorai was working late, heading downstairs to find food, when she instead stumbled on an opportunity to improve our region’s mental health. The India-born neuroscientist saw a CivicAction session, was invited into it and now is one of the city-building agency’s 25 “DiverseCity Fellows” with a year-long opportunity […]

By Kaitlyn Kochany Published in Yonge Street Media  On Saturday November 7, over 200 emerging leaders, community builders, and public space enthusiasts gathered on the University of Toronto campus to discuss the future of the GTHA’s public spaces. As part of CivicAction’s ELNstudio event, Globe and Mail Focus Editor Hamutal Dotan moderated a panel discussion […]

Published on DurhamRegion.com Imanzi Kayitare was pleasantly surprised on a recent tour of the Abilities Centre in Whitby. “I never would have thought there would be a centre like this out here,” said the Mississauga resident. Mr. Kayitare was one of more than 30 rising leaders from CivicAction’s Emerging Leaders Network and DiverseCity Fellows program […]

Written by Kaitlyn Kochany Published in Yonge Street Media On May 5, five promising new start-ups had the opportunity to pitch their ideas in front of a panel of judges and a crowd of supporters. From two park-related apps, to an online platform aimed at educating newcomers to Canada about sexual health, to a pilot […]

Written by Amoryn Engel Published in National Post CivicAction recently hosted “MetroNext: A Celebration of Civic Leaders” for a night to celebrate some of the brightest leaders in the Great Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Now in its second year, the event shined a spotlight on both rising and established leaders in the community who […]

Written by Arthur Kaptainis Published in U of T News “We gave them a time crunch,”Edwin White Chacon, one of the founders of CivicSpark, said at the conclusion of its first Undergraduate Public Policy Case Competition. Yes, they did. Thirty minutes of prep time? Ten minutes to present your ideas on revitalizing the famously inadequate […]

Written by Kaitlyn Kochany  Published in YongeStreet Media On February 23, CivicAction presented two awards celebrating leaders, both established and emerging, in the GTA and Hamilton area. CivicAction recognized Ratna Omidvar with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Civic Leadership for her work on inclusion and diversity in the area. Omidvar is the Executive Director of […]

Written by Dylan Reid Published in Spacing Toronto It was great to see 200 talented young people in their twenties and thirties gathered together to talk about public space. Earlier this month, I was invited to attend CivicAction‘s Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) annual studio. CivicAction had polled their network about what subject they’d like to focus on, and […]

Written by Alan Christie Published in University of Toronto News Urban experts, activists, scholars and young leaders turned out for CivicAction’s seventh annual Emerging Leaders Network(ELN) Studio conference held in partnership with U of T on Nov. 7. “The University of Toronto has a true commitment to its engagement with the city,” Professor Charlie Keil said, as he […]