Countering Hate A profile on 2018 DiverseCity Fellow Alumna Naseem Mithoowani. Naseem Mithoowani has never been one to sit on the sidelines and be a spectator to hate. Yet changing attitudes is not easy—something Naseem, an immigration and refugee lawyer and 2018 DiverseCity Fellow, learned first-hand. In 2006, Naseem and a group of fellow law […]
DiverseCity Fellows
Top 5 lessons we learned from our mentors
As our 2018 DiverseCity Fellows receive their carefully curated mentorship matches and eagerly prepare for their first meeting with their new mentors, we asked some of our former Fellows what they considered to be the most important lessons they learned from their mentorship experience. Here’s what they told us… 1. It’s ok to feel […]
Introducing the 2017 DiverseCity Fellows
For many, recent events have been a reminder of how important diverse, inclusive leadership is in building cities and spaces we all can thrive in. Yet while we know that the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area (GTHA) is one of the most diverse regions in the world, leadership across sectors still does not reflect this. To tackle today’s big urban issues, […]