Dr. Amit was a former director of Coady Institute serving from 1991 to 1994 and 1995 to 1996. He played a significant role in the development of Coady’s transformative learning experience.
In Memoriam: Dr. Eric Amit
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Coady News
Coady Graduates Recognized for Community Contributions
Coady graduates Andikuza Litete-Makhumula (Malawi) and Josephine Yelang (Cameroon) are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to community.
IDW Webinar: The Role of Social Enterprises in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
How do social enterprises contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Please join us as we explore this question with social entrepreneurs and Coady graduates from Ghana, Haiti, and Canada and learn about how they are tackling challenges such as poverty, access to affordable housing, employment, and markets through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Welcoming First Participants of 2021
We extend a heartfelt welcome to all 88 participants who are joining us from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Congo, Dominica, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Welcoming Veronica Torres and Sarika Sinha to the Coady Team
We are pleased to begin the new year by welcoming Veronica Torres and Sarika Sinha as Program Teaching Staff for Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership.
Circle of Abundance: Artist Tracey Metallic Connects with Message of Empowerment
“Keepers” by Mi’gmaq artist Tracey Metallic will serve as the visual representation of Circle of Abundance – Amplifying Indigenous Women’s Leadership’s work and goals.
Coady’s Adam Baden-Clay Receives Teaching Award
Adam Baden-Clay (Manager, Youth Programs) will receive the St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) Outstanding Staff Teaching Award at the university’s December convocation ceremony, December 5. The award recognizes teaching staff at StFX who have contributed exceptionally to students’ learning experiences.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women Virtual Vigil
Dec 6, 7pm AST – The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women is December 6, in memory of the 14 women who were murdered at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on this day in 1989. This year’s mass shootings that claimed 22 lives in Nova Scotia will also be recognized as violence with misogynistic roots.
A Conversation with Rudy Karsan
Kitchen Table Webinar Series On The Future Of Work And Workers A Conversation with Rudy Karsan Wednesday, December 2, 202010:00 to 10:10 AM AST Rudy Karsan founded Kenexa in 1987 and built it into one of the world’s most successful...
Women Weave Change in Latin America: Course Equips Women with Capacities to Transform their Communities
Between November 2-20, Coady International Institute, in partnership with EPES, held its first leadership course for Latin American women, bringing together 24 grassroots leaders from 13 countries. Originally planned as an in-person seminar in Santiago, circumstances of the pandemic compelled an online format. Participants in this vivid expression of Latin American diversity—students, indigenous women, community educators, feminists, rural leaders and urban activists—shared two salient characteristics: all were women and all were striving to transform their respective communities.