Unpacking Development

The Globe and Mail recently ran an article called “Banned Aid” on the new funding approach to international development agencies in Canada. Canada has made recent changes to their funding approach restricting their major funding to 20 key countries essentially abandoning countries like Malawi, Rwanda, Niger among others (they still give some aid but it [...]

I’m not very deep. When I go to art exhibits, I need to read the explanations. So last week, when I headed to the Canadian Art Reel Artists Film Festival screening of Art AIDS and the Fin de Siecle, I was very excited when it began to uncover the world of so-called “AIDS Artists.” The [...]

There is lots going on in Toronto this week, from a Fair Trade Holiday Shopping Festival to a Schools Without Borders music event to a Cafe Scientifique night on Gender Inequities in Health.  As well, in the lead up to World AIDS Day on December 1, there are a lot of AIDS-related events for you [...]

So, after ages of not being able to figure out how to get an events calender up and running, I’ve finally figured it out!  You might notice the new tab called Toronto Events up above, where the calender is now hosted. Mel and I update the calender each week with events happening around Toronto that [...]

I’ve started a google calender here with listings of events in and around Toronto that deal with international issues, from health to human rights.  They include fundraisers, speakers, movies, art exhibits, galas, and anything else that fits, and its updated every week. Design for the other 90%The Professional Gallery of the Ontario College of Art [...]

Recently, I stumbled upon the new “Declare Yourself” Public Service Announcements online. It showcases various celebrities with their mouths sewn shut using various objects. Jessica Alba’s bondage inspired PSA attracts youth by its striking visual metaphor. The intentions of Declare Yourself, with the slogan “Only You Can Silence Yourself” are to attract young voters to [...]

The Undercurrent Canadian Undergraduate Journal of Development Studies publishes open source academic papers by Canada’s International Development undergrads, covering topics from indigenous land rights to microcredit to media representation of the developing world. Undercurrent aims to: To raise the profile of undergraduate IDS To establish a venue in which young scholars may undergo constructive review [...]