Fish Skin Leather

by Learning Lead & Indigenous Relations Coordinator Stephanie Pheasant-Recollet For the Cautious Optimist blog, I chose Fish Skin Leather tanning. Noticing a resurgence of traditional practices from my fellow Indigenous people across Turtle Island, I wanted to share that spiritual and emotional connection to traditional methods our ancestors may have used. The challenge imposed here being:…

Waterlution’s Global Talks

Co-written by Amanda Wong and Rewa Assi In the last blog we delved into the general definition of global collaboration and investigated the importance of global collaboration in solving water and environmental challenges. We also explored the benefits of global collaboration, the innovative solutions which have emerged, Waterlution’s unique approach to facilitation, road-blocks in facilitating…

Volunteerism Providing Youth and Young Adults Skills for an Evolving World: The Volunteers’ Perspective

Interview conducted by Amanda Wong, Media and Communications Coordinator With the world constantly evolving, preparing young people for the professional environment has become increasingly more challenging [1]. A major barrier in the smooth transition to the professional sector has been limited due to the inadequate tools and experiential learning opportunities in our current education system…