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BRN Speaker Series: A conversation with Caroline Hossein & Ebun Joseph

Nov9

The BRN Speaker Series provides a range of opportunities to network, dive into fascinating research and facilitate conversations with future.

The Black Research Network’s Speaker Series invites the greatest minds from the University of Toronto and beyond to engage in meaningful conversations and inquiries about their recent work and careers.

Topic: The Advancement of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) for Sustainable Economic Livelihoods

Join U of T Scarborough’s Caroline Shenaz Hossein and Ebun Joseph, a lecturer of University College Dublin, about the history of feminist political economies in Canada and beyond.

Africana women engage in solidarity economies through a specific form of mutual aid – formally referred to as Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) – to meet their livelihood needs. These women call themselves the Banker Ladies, and the ROSCAs they run are rooted in equity, mutual aid and self-help.

This conversation will draw on empirical work that involves interviews with hundreds of Black women in five Caribbean countries, Toronto and Montreal, as well as field work in Ghana, Ethiopia and Nigeria.

Co-sponsored by the McLuhan Centre, U of T Scarborough and the department of political science at the University of Toronto, this event will take place in-person and via live broadcast.

This event will host 20 people in-person and have a live broadcast for an online audience.

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Deadline is Today, January 10. Apply for the CANIE Micro Grants.

Jan10

Culled from INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATION WEBSITE.

$5,000 CANIE MICRO-GRANTS brought to you with our Micro-Grant partner, UPS

Welcome to the application process for the CANIE Micro-Grants. We have heard your frustrations around accessing funding and set up our application process to be as easy and quick as possible. Our goal is to get $5,000 to you that can inject funding directly into your business and support you in a new or existing venture.

What are the timelines?

Applications are now OPEN and will remain so until Monday 10th January 2022. We will consider each and every application with care and announce the businesses being awarded with the micro-grants on Tuesday February 15th 2022.

In addition to possibly receiving a CANIE Micro-Grant of $5,000, the Foundation also commits to promoting the services of each grant recipient through our social media platforms and networks.

Does my business qualify to apply?

The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation is committed to supporting entrepreneurs in marginalized communities across Canada. We welcome applications from all business owners from any recognized group within Canada. These include but are not limited to the following::

  • Indigenous Peoples
  • People of Colour
  • Women
  • Youth
  • Seniorpreneurs
  • Military Veterans
  • New Immigrants

*Applicants must have been officially running their business for at least 1 full year.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY: https://www.ief-fie.ca/the-canie-microgrants/

Week #7 | WWN Reflections by @JulietKego – Happy Family Day Canada!

Feb15

HAPPY FAMILY DAY Whole WoMan Network

Brief Background: Family Day was first held in Canada in the province of Alberta in 1990. It is supposed to reflect the twin values of ‘family’ and ‘home’ which were important to the pioneers who founded Alberta, and it also give workers the opportunity to spend more time with their families.

Family Day was introduced in Saskatchewan in 2007 and in Ontario in 2008. One of the reasons for introducing Family Day was that there was a long period with no holidays, from New Year’s Day until Good Friday. (Source: www.timeanddate.com).

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