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Webinar: Building Back Better for Nova Scotian Workers – Worker Health and Safety
Join us as we explore Building Back Better for Nova Scotian Workers. The first topic of the series is Worker Health and Safety. On April 28, the National Day of Mourning, we will explore the Westray experience and legacy and what occupation, health, and safety measures mean for workers in the midst of Covid-19.
Sister to Sister Mentorship Program begins for 2021
The Nobel Women’s Initiative and Coady International Institute are excited to welcome 15 emerging women leaders to our nine-week advocacy and communications program for young women activists. Together, our sisters from Mexico, Iraq, Liberia, Palestine, Guatemala, Honduras, Nigeria, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Myanmar/Burma will build a community of care and support; strengthen their capacities and skills, and co-create a new vision for inclusive feminist peacebuilding and women’s rights advocacy.
Calling all Change Leaders
Coady Institute seeking local partners to support bringing participants back to Antigonish. For more than 61 years, the Antigonish community has welcomed Coady Institute participants from around the world creating a truly international experience enriching local culture, economy, and community spirit. Today, Coady Institute is launching the Coady Change Leader campaign – a partnership with community members to provide scholarships for people to attend Coady leadership education programs.
Webinar: Covid 19 from an Intersectional Gendered Perspective – Looking Beyond the Obvious
April 5, 9:00am ADT | This webinar proposes to delve into the impact of Covid-19 on the gendered relations and look beyond the obvious. It aims to not only delve directly into the loss of jobs and earnings, but also indirectly in terms of food insecurity, depletion of savings and assets, social isolation, and mobility loss.
New Project Aims to Strengthen the Community Housing Sector in Nova Scotia
If 2020 taught us anything, it is the importance of having a safe home. We at StFX Extension, in partnership with the Community Housing Transformation Centre (the Centre), are pleased to announce the launch of “Build Together: Strengthening the Community Housing Sector in Nova Scotia”.
Extraordinary Lives Virtual Speaker Series
April 7, 8:30pm AST | Please join us for an exclusive evening with Terry Paul, Chief of the Membertou First Nation and graduate of the Coady Institute ’77, and Sara Wolfe, Director of the Indigenous Innovation Initiative, Grand Challenges Canada.
They’re here: Education programs for 2021-22
Our largest online offering yet! We are offering an extensive program of online courses this year as we continue our commitment to developing knowledge and skills for social change. Online courses begin in April 2021 and offer the opportunity to learn with a cohort of change leaders from around the globe while balancing work and family commitments, offering affordable rates, and ensuring the health and safety of participants and staff by learning from home. Our program staff have developed five new courses, increasing opportunities for citizens passionate about social change – especially Indigenous, women, and youth leaders. Join us as we explore subjects ranging from feminist leadership and justice, to climate change and community resilience, to the future of work and workers, and more!
StFX Students: Summer Intern Positions at Coady Institute
Coady Institute is accepting applications from StFX students for up to four summer student intern positions in the areas of Indigenous leadership and women’s leadership.
Pathy Fellows Share Community Initiatives and Partnerships
As the 2021-22 Pathy Foundation Fellows prepare to begin their yearlong fellowship journey, they are sharing more about their community initiatives and partnerships.
13 Youth Leaders Prepare Social Change Initiatives Amidst Pandemic
We are pleased to announce the incoming young leaders for the 2021-22 Pathy Foundation Fellowship at Coady International Institute. Each fellow has adapted their community initiative for the current global context, and will continue to do so as we see changes in Covid-19 spread and response in local communities around the globe.
In Memoriam: Dr. Eric Amit
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.
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.
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.
Celebrity-Backed Initiative Amplifying Indigenous Women Leaders Reaches $1M Goal
Karri-Lynn Paul, Indigenous Program Teaching Staff, announced in an online event November 19 that the Circle of Abundance – Amplifying Indigenous Women’s Leadership initiative has reached its one-million-dollar fundraising goal.
The Coady Connection
Read the November edition of The Coady Connection. We are pleased to share with you this collection of stories, accomplishments, and news from the past three months.