1619: History is in the land, part II
This is the continuation of June and Angie Provost’s story about land, family, intergenerational knowledge, and loss. The Provost family…
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Join us for a webinar on Indigenous Harvesting techniques and technologies
Harvesting activities such as hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering wild plants have been part of Indigenous peoples’ ways of living…
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In Solidarity with Asian Body Workers
I first posted this to Facebook, but it seems to be algorithmically buried in a way that is preventing it…
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Upcoming Speaking Events
As spring is springing, you will find me emerging into this new world of public speaking, direct from my living…
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Join us for a webinar on Salmon as a keystone species on the coast
Salmon are an icon of coastal BC and considered a keystone species, meaning they play a disproportionate role in our…
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Environmental Education Coordinator (one-year maternity leave position)
Raincoast Conservation Foundation is a science-based registered charity dedicated to protecting the lands, waters, and wildlife of British Columbia. We…
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Join us for our Coastal Insights: Eyes on the coast lesson!
Join us tomorrow for our first lesson of Coastal Insights: Eyes on the coast! Tomorrow we will explore the Salish…
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1619: History is in the land, part I
It’s about land, family, and intergenerational knowledge. It’s also about the right to own and profit from the land you…
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Coastal Insights education series – Season 2 launch
Drawing upon multiple types of knowledge (e.g., Indigenous knowledge, local knowledge, and science-based knowledge) strengthens our understanding of the natural…
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1619: Not “bad blood,” but bad healthcare
This episode is about healthcare. Going back to 1866 it introduces listeners to Rebecca Lee Crumpler who was the first…
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In Whose Best Interest?
As much as I wish that we could move forward with scientifically backed measures like bans to conversion therapy, allowing…
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1619: Pleasure and pain in the history of Black music in American popular culture (3)
Episode three of 1619 with Nikole Hannah-Jones is narrated by Wesley Morris. Morris starts cutting vegetables in his friend’s kitchen…
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STI Testing Panel Livestream- Dec 1, 2020
I am excited to be a part of a panel that will be discussing STI testing at this event on…
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Understanding emotions is nearly as important as IQ for students’ academic success
The ability to understand emotions contributes almost as much to students’ grades as their IQ. Past studies show two personal…
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Resilience Building Content
Much of the content I originally compiled for the Resilience Building for Trans Folks and Our Allies course has become…
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Achiever, our research vessel
Our dedicated research vessel, Achiever, is a key part of the Raincoast team – enabling us to conduct research, visit…
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Trans Awareness Week 2020
This week is marked as Trans Awareness Week, and I have been unsure how exactly to observe. I am sharing…
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Youth education during COVID
While youth education looks different during COVID, our Salish Sea Emerging Stewards program was still able to work with W̱SÁNEĆ…
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Preserving Women’s Space?
This was originally written as a comment on the posting of an article on the facebook wall of my dear…
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Tune in for Wolf School
Have you ever seen a wolf on Zoom? This week’s Wolf School will be featuring our friends and partners in…
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1619: Rethinking the economic history of America (2)
Have you ever thought about parallels between the Panic of 1837 and the economic crash of the early 2000s? In…
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Can your EQ help your IQ?
We enjoyed this article from Psychology Today about how Emotional Intelligence might play a bigger role in academic success than…
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1619: Part of anti-racism work is being critical of mainstream historical narratives
In 1619 The White Lion arrived on the shores of Point Comfort. This is where listeners join Nikole Hannah-Jones at…
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Business skills webinar, Resolve Collaboration Services
July 15th, 2020 (1 Hour Event)12:00PM – 1:00PM (ET) How much do you really know about Emotional Intelligence, which the…
