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Her most recent book is True Nature: An Illustrated Journal of Four Seasons in Solitude. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073607060-93DD8FEORIX19B9AZ3UX/Sobaz2.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Sobaz Benjamin Sobaz is founder and executive director of In My Own Voice (iMOVe) Arts Association. He is a film director as well as community advocate, youth mentor, program facilitator and educator. He was born in London, England, and has lived in Grenada, Toronto and currently Halifax. He has degrees in Political Science and Mass Communications, and Film and Video Production. His work has been screened across Canada and in venues and Festivals in New Zealand, Bermuda and New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073568173-KO6K3826HZ6CLZMIX4UE/Bird+%26+Branch-10_edited.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Hélène Branch Hélène is co-founder of Bird & Branch Consulting, a small South Shore-based firm that offers a fresh, collaborative approach to building engaged, creative and resilient communities and organizations. A skilled organizational diagnostician, troubleshooter and strategic thinker with a keen understanding of systems and interdependencies, Hélène strives to create positive team dynamics to help bring out the best in individuals, groups and leaders. Hélène is co-orchestrator, with Susan Szpakowski, of How We THRIVE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073573518-C5QFMAJNE527QTNAB77P/Cleo.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Cléo Burke Cléo Burke is an integral facilitator, educator, and counselling therapist. She is particularly passionate about the integration of embodiment practices for meaningful social development, innovation and transformation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550083436601-Q66KOLRPJ7GK4CNVT1LZ/08_27_2014_susanne_rewrite_0392.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Susanne Chui Award-winning dance artist and Co-Artistic Director of Mocean Dance, Susanne Chui believes that the body is a gateway to relationship and endeavours to help people feel the transformative potential of movement to cultivate joy, compassion and connection. She thrives on collaborating and creating ways forward with the courage, imagination and rigour at the heart of the artist. At last year’s How We Thrive, Susanne served on the arts team and co-led Women Leading as Agents of Change learning stream with three fearless and inspiring women, Dorian Baroni, Sara Coffin and Gabrielle Donnelly. Photo: Michael Reinhart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073599246-JFXV1W5LNVYTM5PIYT1C/SCoffin-2014-Credit-Joshua+Sugiyama.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Sara Coffin Sara is an award winning Halifax-based dance artist, dance educator and Co- Artistic Director of Mocean Dance. She has been teaching and making work for 20 years; her choreographic works have been presented in many prominent dance festivals across Canada. Photo credit: Joshua Sugiyama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073539247-5PXE2POGI292MAANMVJM/Andrea+May+2018_edited.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Andrea Currie Andrea is Saulteaux Métis from Manitoba. She is a psychotherapist, writer, musician, and teacher. Her experience working in healing and the arts with Indigenous peoples, the African Nova Scotian community, and street-involved people have blessed her with an abundance of learning about resilience and how healing happens. She sources strength and inspiration from the wisdom and musical traditions of the Métis, Mi'kmaq, Anishnabe, and Nova Scotia Black communities, and grounds herself with ceremony and mindfulness practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073593799-W34TNZ1II92JUO7WQXT0/RussDaye_edited.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Russ Daye Russ has studied faith traditions and worked on justice and reconciliation initiatives in Canada, India, the Middle East, South Africa, and the South Pacific. He has a Ph.D. in comparative religious ethics. Currently he is the lead minister at St. Andrew’s United Church and a sessional professor at the Atlantic School of Theology, and is training as an interfaith meditation teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073579315-WOL96TK0KFFHWA48CR8P/JimDrescher.jpeg THRIVE 2019 - Jim Drescher Trained as a forest ecologist, Jim Drescher, co-director of Windhorse Farm and founder of Nothing Missing Leadership (nothingmissing.ca), has been a serial entrepreneur for over 50 years. His teaching and coaching work plays at the confluence of the ancient Shambhala leadership teachings and his family lineage of nature practice. For the past 28 years, his practice ground has been in the forests, gardens and wetlands of Windhorse Farm in Nova Scotia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550076242672-EPCBKSLJ3TZM89WKPWD1/AndyNew_edited_edited.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Andy Horsnell Andy has worked for three decades to create thriving local economies and communities. He has worked as a volunteer, manager, and consultant with 100s of community organisations throughout North America. He currently serves as a member of the Sustainable Economy Commission of Nova Scotia and vice-chair of the Social Enterprise Council of Canada. From his home in the Annapolis Valley, Andy works throughout Canada as an independent consultant in the areas of social enterprise and local economic development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550076683079-PFA9ZM8ZDZC4W2QZ439L/image001+%283%29_edited.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Tony Lamport Tony was involved in almost every significant area of government economic policy-making during his 25-year civil service career. In 2008, as Senior Advisor to the Province on Sustainable Prosperity, he helped create Nova Scotia’s first sustainable economic growth strategy, which formed the basis for the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act (EGSPA). He was a founding member of the ALIA Institute and the Halifax Tool Library and serves on the board of the Wayside Initiative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073584166-7ZQDR6IZR3LQ0SX630E1/Liliona.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Liliona Quarmyne Liliona wears many hats – choreographer, dancer, actor, dance teacher, singer, community organizer, and facilitator. She choreographs and dances across Canada and internationally, and also works in a number of social justice contexts. Liliona believes that the performing arts can play a central role in the empowerment of communities, in the development of identity, and in creating the change we so need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073612962-UMXHC82TU6OJE95XOHDT/Susan.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Susan Szpakowski Susan was part of the founding group of the Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA) Institute and was its Executive Director for 10 years. In that context she had the privilege to work with some of the most influential thought leaders and social innovators in the world. She was a strategist with Engage Nova Scotia 2012-2017. In fall 2017 she decided to build on her ALIA and Engage experience to help create How We THRIVE. She is currently co-orchestrator, with Hélène Branch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550073550801-7VQL0BIQ2RT3G2TIEF8Z/Annika+Head+Shot_edited.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Annika Voltan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550075190738-J3VFKVHDR64TBMEWPJZ0/shadi+%281%29_edited.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Shadi Ajendi Shadi is an online support technician at ISANS. He is an expert in adult and online learning with a background in electronic engineering and a Ph.D. in computer science. Shadi has been living in Canada for the last 2.5 years. For more than 20 years he has been working in higher education on building a better future for individuals and communities. He is continuously investigating and trying innovative ideas in order to create a reality that prepares for a better future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550074807511-4G2OOTYLH7479VXC3U6O/Amanda+B.+image.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Amanda Bostlund How We Thrive 2018 was such an inspiration to me, through the care and creativity that obviously went into its creation, and the wonderful mix of deep thinking, heartfelt connecting, and fun! I am looking forward to meeting the group of amazing folks who will be part of this year's Thrive, and especially to connect around the theme of relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550074849971-YY25O92N366ZUWPQ1JHK/BobCervelli.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Bob Cervelli As we know, the world is changing dramatically in so many ways. I am attending Thrive to be at the front edge, to network with leaders who are defining our community’s future amidst these changes, and not waiting for global events to design them for us without our choice. This is a gathering for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550511312256-CH55EVCVNYFLB8E3ZVFF/Laurie3.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Laurie Cook Laurie is an active change maker at a variety of levels— locally in her home community of Musquodoboit Harbour, nationally both as President of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) and as a cofounder of a new support network for grassroots change makers called 42 Canada. Laurie is also a learning and innovation specialist with her own consulting firm, Chutzpah Consulting. Laurie is coming to Thrive to connect, learn and share. She also has experience with Community Hubs, and interests in how do we create more “enterprising communities” and in general how to help grassroots people make their community dreams come true. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550074864657-TN7MKJDO2F2N3OBIYV05/Jenn_edited_edited.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Jennifer DeCoste https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550084396034-IXPXTSZN2L6FFS9KD7QD/kevin.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Kevin Hooper I attended THRIVE last year expecting the usual—workshops geared toward professional development and networking events that challenged my aptitude for small talk. What I found was energy, enthusiasm, curiosity, and community. What I found was a diverse congregation of engaged citizens who understand that change is upon us and that "change" is only another word for "opportunity." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550151675039-OVR00HOKF3GQ7W1IAUCM/Jess.png THRIVE 2019 - Jessica Popp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550074946245-3X3HWVNO01L3PDM4TNFS/Mark_Paris_5+%281%29.jpeg THRIVE 2019 - Mark Szpakowski My focus is on the intersection of sanity, society, and technology, and seeking to cultivate that from the Nova Scotia ground up. I am inspired by Thrive as a meeting place for the successive waves of peoples being hosted by this land, to strengthen their connections toward surviving the upcoming shocks and getting canny about how to better thrive beyond those. Current interests include Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics image and how it can both magnetize and guide, and locally-oriented techs such as Holochain for tracking economic and social flows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550084370067-B4LC2UPEUNM7U2S4W8X0/Renata+Tweedy.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Renata Tweedy To me, THRIVE represents a chance exhale an anxious breath held far too long, and inhale something cleansing, grounding and above all hopeful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1554322118460-N4FPZ30K6ENHKY4ETENL/NancyWells2.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Nancy Wells I have always been driven by the desire to see how we can all work together to create a world which is fundamentally healthy and nurturing for all. As the world has become more and more diverse in its choices, it feels that somehow we have lost some foundational pieces along the way in how to work together... and yet... that knowledge is readily available and accessible. I continue to wonder how individually and collectively we can all thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1542912011565-CQXFFJ8V097Q3AMGAHS5/white-bkgd.png THRIVE 2019 - Get Involved Get Involved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543785484438-04KA6962WYY4VIGHXXSQ/F1010036.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543785459006-W2RGYDVOTD5R0SGJRF0Y/CRW_5139.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543784932380-KGYXGIEXF8FNE38EJGEF/IMG_2925.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543784970769-GRKQLHBLZ07TLHQLEE3R/SIjune06_089.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543784998049-01GGJ6S6YWLR0X43CFTR/Si07_747.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543784902030-LL9E9BAV8H4LSHKTQJL9/Shuntay32.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543784958832-9I4NO468JLI4MXJX7NRZ/IMG_2554.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543785071979-9F1IVQ25LIA8OJP9N471/SIjune06_023.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543784985699-X7L7P8DVH2WPW7DN8RCQ/SIjune06_077.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543785003029-4ZJ6S54CST1ICSP56LVV/Si07_479.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543784848212-DDY185S6CMR1BCQMGQOV/CRW_4524.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543785029176-HSB29FH4FUIKG072PCBX/ALIA+2010+Wednesday-37.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543785017881-GYATL1F3VQL05BORFWWU/F1030017.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1543785533628-L9AAC2RK3ZM70GELNP8J/SIjune06_036.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584536274991-THZHIIRLDYPECEMA8I9H/Si07_220+%281%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584536094421-154L3SPSERD5LYIPMUO5/Si07_294.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584536141634-PBVDQUEYEQP9XUOZBAH1/SIjune06_086+%281%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584537206889-4TY7X3RDTDAEG1V6T4CU/IMG_1129+%281%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584537260172-PWLSR0ZIMPG75WXM9SHI/IMG_0596.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584537226324-NI83NPV5NCXX7J0XZ57E/IMG_0912.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553527175505-Y3ILFHJ18KCF5062Z3TT/nsflag_colour.png THRIVE 2019 Communities, Culture and Heritage, Department of Seniors, Department of Community Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553526717020-8S1NCTRM5ELVQROATOP8/Inspring%2BCommunities%2BLogo_Full%2BColour%2BRGB.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559662937028-WKL3VMBRK5EN8XS8S56W/Screen+Shot+2019-06-04+at+12.40.20+PM.png THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561822781322-UQ40SEJB73N35ZXQ3I8S/support_4_culture_colour.png THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553527132660-FGIPKR0X3YOV5AVV4JX4/McConnell.jpeg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553526989173-QSXGSJT7EAHO6NYLRWO6/Ext+Department+Logo+RGB.png THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553526447182-WUI9QF89F70MSLSH2YP2/CLP+logo.png THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553527047343-03UY15QNG9Z18YZBSF0G/engage+logo.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553541588106-40YU8CBMDG4OH70N80NY/CommunitySector-CMYK%28Print%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553526559390-N5UGEVQPBRWU2QLEYCOC/RoyFamily.jpeg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553526480891-KYONDAJ1FTXYPDSPQ7NR/windhorse.png THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553526388972-35LDQ8NJAMBT0AQ54F6H/CSC.jpeg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1553526744888-IAHZRSX4DLGFVLDCV34M/United-Way-LogoV2.png THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557231742696-JF2DX4631MO25JFLMQK7/JanelleComp.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Janelle Frail I am Communications and Membership Officer for the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation. I’m excited to meet, share ideas and learn from a variety of people in the province. I believe participating in the multi-day event will expand my abilities and benefit my organization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557232087182-EH0Y5ZBX9R5YSWORWW9S/MarcLanglois.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Marc Langlois https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557753121698-HNLGU3BOQ1X82S14JENM/unnamed+%289%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Tara Taylor I was invited by staff of Inspiring Communities to come to this event as I do work in social justice and have been a change maker for as long as I can remember. I aim to change lives through the arts. I have always fought toward better working conditions and behaviors towards those I collaborate with and at places of employment. After reading up on the event, I look forward to meeting like-minded and people driven by the same values I hold dear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557707045213-4XKM12LYMXO074F3TVST/MacInnes+18.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Maureen MacInnis Homeschooling, Homesteading mother that is looking to build a community of life long learners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557707520449-PT91MVC58TWJEYA85VJF/kim+at+oven.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Kim Tilsley Kim is a farmer, librarian, community volunteer, and oven builder from Margaree, the ancestral home of Drs. Moses Coady and Jimmy Tompkins. She hopes to learn new skills at How We Thrive to help her become a more effective community member and agent for positive change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557707315099-9A5W9UQT4LTSO84Q43BD/IMG_7695.JPG THRIVE 2019 - Stacey Godsoe Stacey Godsoe, Be the Peace Institute, has worked in the non-profit sector for 15 years supporting efforts related to ending gender-based violence and increasing access to essential services, particularly for women and children in rural areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557707402051-REEBA2IOBAB1SM088548/IMG_1371.JPG THRIVE 2019 - Tamar Drushka I’m currently the Project Manager for Flourish Centre Bridgewater, a new membership-based seniors centre that is being developed with a focus on Optimal Aging programs - aligning with the 5 key areas defined by Dr Keri-Leigh Cassidy and the Fountain of Health - and the concept of ‘Novescence’ which Cathy Carmody wrote about. I have a background in Fine Art and Entrepreneurship and hold BFA from NSCAD where I majored in Painting Studio and Art History. I am currently developing my painting practice which focuses on pattern, and starting a small clothing business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557707732561-D0KO09G6FVH103TYFIVK/Smiling+Ed.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Edward Michalik Edward Michalik has a doctorate in interdisciplinary studies from the University of New Brunswick. A proud son of Glace Bay, he is descended from Polish coal miners on his father’s side and from Newfoundland labourers and Irish merchants on his mother’s. Michalik is the executive director of Bonfire: Cape Breton Social Research Centre. He is currently serving as a consultant for the production team of the documentary feature film, The Nest: The Clayton Miller Story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557706404427-HWFRVSKU5KVBL9PMJXRX/IMG_1287.JPG THRIVE 2019 - Walter Long In 2007, I founded the Texas After Violence Project, which documents state violence in Texas (e.g., the death penalty, police shootings, poor prison conditions) through video oral histories archived publicly online by the University of Texas library system. (See: www.texasafterviolence.org) Our point of view on the death penalty is that it constitutes a major public health problem. We aim to make a record of experiences of persons directly affected by state violence in Texas, to effectively distribute their stories, and to co-create (with all actors in the system who will participate with us) less violent, more healthy policies and practices for the future. Many tracks of the Thrive conference look fitting for me. I'm particularly attracted to the Systems Leadership stream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557707586161-C7MR2HZ2R656NY21RC8C/RachelFranco.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Rachel Franco Rachel Franco has a BA Honours in Dance and Theatre from the University of Winnipeg, and is the Interim Artistic Producer of Mocean Dance in Halifax. She has a keen interest in combining creative thinking with production, and delights in new ways of learning and understanding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557707463178-EOUYA4ALEKF97BO347A7/Isaac+Photo.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Isaac Greenberg Hello, my name is Isaac Greenberg. I'm an educator, urban farmer, and organizer in K'jipuktuk. My interests and work are community-based and I think THRIVE will be an awesome opportunity to support our work with the tools and connections from this program. I'm looking forward to meeting the other participants! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558054771672-9UVUIZOLZGDB88ENCOFI/42304118_1886896524735640_8852694261603237888_n.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Samantha Kublu Roach My name is Samantha Kublu Roach and I am a proud 26 year old Inuit woman from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (NWT). I am currently enrolled at Nova Scotia Community College in Port Hawkesbury taking Natural Resources Environmental Technology. I have lived in Nova Scotia for 6 years and have made a new home in the glorious Unama'ki. I grew up in foster care systems in Nunavut and NWT and graduated from high school in 2017, after being out of school for 6 years. Setting my education goals have allowed me to find my passion for the environment and has given me a better quality of life. I sit as a member on the CEPI Youth council and have learned and gained so much confidence from attending events and meetings CEPI organize. I am a truly grateful person! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557708125992-EGIRA5S1FGCZU08NCCLU/unnamed+%287%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Amanda Peters My name is Amanda Peters and I am of Mi’kmaq and Settler descent residing in the Annapolis Valley. I work for my home community of Glooscap First Nation as Director of Policy and Planning. I am also an aspiring writer interested in how people of mixed race define and identify themselves, particularly in the arts. I attended Thrive last year and learned from so many amazing people and I’m looking forward to doing the same this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557707877939-UWLCXVBC46LH8JBPA46J/kjs2018.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Kimberly Smith I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University, Toronto in 1981. I have worked professionally in Theatre and Film as an Actor, Director, Videographer and Editor since that time. I have been the sole proprietor of Creative Action Digital Video since 1997. I am passionate about teaching video as a language and have developed a series of socially inclusive group improvisation activities called Movie Games. See: https://www.moviegames.ca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557707664468-K6MXCY5VX36NP9LFK6QY/image1+%281%29.png THRIVE 2019 - Vickie Porter My name is Vickie Porter and I am a mother of two boys, a singer/song-writer and a passionate advocate for mental health. I am looking forward to creating relationships and learning from everyone there.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557755186158-613C55KCWDCJGQHOLVLK/Carol5-13-2019+%283%29.JPG THRIVE 2019 - Carol Bradley Mother, grandmother, appraiser, community developer, civil servant, mystic... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557763535891-9MTVYSCXZ41Z95D1IJGC/rebeccafairless.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Rebecca Fairless Rebecca Fairless is an accredited music therapist (MTA) and community musician. She has trained with Musicians Without Borders, and has a passion for using music as an agent of social change. Her focus is on making the benefits of music therapy accessible and affordable to underserved communities in the Halifax region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557763826667-ALK3WSTC0PDBYS2A4CQI/IMG_4717_2+%281%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Adelle MacCarthy I am thrilled to represent the Junior League of Halifax (JLH) at Thrive. I’m a person who works in IT, plays hockey in the Nova Scotia Women’s Hockey League (NSWHL), and co-facilitates Girls Link workshops with JLH. I am looking forward to learning strategies to help with JLH’s recruitment and retention challenges so we can strongly achieve another 85 years of helping develop stronger women and girls in our city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557768641930-T5ZGHSF3FVTM51AQUUXJ/DAVID%233%2C+JPEG.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Dr. David W. Roe I attended the Thrive Conference last year, and I enjoyed it so much. The discussions I was involved in and the interesting people I met at the conference encouraged me to want to further find ways which I can help others in this troubled world to find fulfillment and alleviate many of the problems that exist in our global society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558140034125-P5ROYVFECFJMO63GXNPL/IMG_2642+%282%29.JPG THRIVE 2019 - Susan Walsh I am a recent MEd Acadia Counselling graduate. I've spent most of my life in survivor mode, but thanks to a good therapist, my guitar, and a desire to doodle, I have grown into a thriving individual. It is my hope to gain knowledge, and confidence in my connection with like minded humans at this conference. I am inspired by the Art Hive philosophy, and I would like to approach people in my community who share the same desire to develop a welcoming space for all individuals. Here is the link to my eight minute artist talk, my first and only art exhibit The Art of Resilience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIa4vwN1lgQ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557925858083-07DTK0W8O20SL9FNSLYY/thumbnail_IMG_0754.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Karen Yorke-Gilbert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557926146806-55VPL6617REY2MQDA8R0/unnamed+%2810%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Kieran Johnson My name is Kieran Johnson, I’m 21 years old and I’m from Eskasoni First Nation. I just finished my first year at NSCC in the Natural Resources Environmental Technology program and I can’t wait to continue my education in a field I am very excited to be apart of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558137394435-WM5HLGJCZPZJIFTUQ716/2018-06-26+10.33.00.jpg THRIVE 2019 - David Daughton After starting natural food co-ops in the U.K., Quebec & Ontario, David joined the affordable housing arm of Co-op Atlantic. While the principal co-op developer in Prince Edward Island & New Brunswick, David helped many new and existing co-ops in both Official Languages, working closely with le Conseil coopératif de l’Î-P-É. He also led the creation of a pan-Atlantic youth internship program. As the elected President of www.coopzone.coop, David championed the formation of Canada’s first network of legal specialists in co-operative issues. A committed advocate for sustainability and sharing, David served two terms as the elected Chair of the Canadian Environmental Network (CEN) and was a founder member of CEN’s Health Caucus. Research on the Social Economy and Food Security resulted in participation on SSHRC review panels and CSA Technical Committees. In 2000, David received the Quebec-Labrador Foundation’s “Caring for the Earth Award”; in 2009 he was awarded the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation’s “Worker Co-op Merit Award”, and in 2015, he received the “Non-Profit Excellence Award” on behalf of www.CLIApei.ca. David has also been deeply honoured to receive an eagle feather from a Keptin of the Mi’Kmaq Grand Council. Participating at Thrive is an opportunity to keep advancing community and planetary wellbeing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558137448839-DLOAXGLNLWV4M2XADX43/Julia+Feltham+Profile+picture+biz+business.png THRIVE 2019 - Julia Feltham The need to connect, learn, stretch and grow is essential to change management, social innovation and shifting to the solution economy-- those are some of my favourite things. Social Enterprise consultant and co-founder of The Sackville Commons Co-op, I consider it my job to help Atlantic Canada be the exemplar of rural & small town sustainability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558137674162-5OL5XUPHNHKAYLLFISEU/image1+%281%29.jpeg THRIVE 2019 - Emily Bland From farm girl to social entrepreneur, Emily is on a mission to disrupt the agriculture sector. Emily is the SeedEO of SucSeed, a hydroponic social enterprise that is on a mission to help the world grow. Through a partnership with Choices for Youth, together they create NAs only socially produced hydroponic garden. Youth experiencing homelessness build each SucSeed garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558139872675-H7B1NSHEMEG2X31UXK4Q/image1.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Rylan Palmer-Dixon Rylan joins the Mi’kmawey Green Communities Program here at the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq, working as a Project Coordinator to address the challenges involved with solid waste management throughout Mi’kmaw communities across mainland Nova Scotia. He works closely with a team that’s currently exploring new initiatives to create and sustain greener communities through solid waste management practices. In his spare time hey enjoys playing and watching sports, fishing bass and spending time with people he loves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558277759676-DJ8N80AVYD5CIC2186IS/IMG_20190319_002428_219.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Nadine Bernard I am a Mikmaq mother to 3 adult children and kiju to one. My community is the Waycobah First Nation here in Cape Breton. I have had a great interest in food related advocacy most with education in the areas off food security and Indigenous Food Soveignty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558140842883-BABCJU5AFGPWXYSKBN1C/AE9FC6BA-E4AC-417B-8D77-0B49C4D058BC.jpeg THRIVE 2019 - Ruth Currie I work with New Directions. A Men's Intervention program designed to help men end their use of violence in intimate relationships. ND is part of the Autumn House Shelter in Amherst NS. I have been with ND/AH for just over 25 years. I consider myself to be an activist in the area of gender based violence. I am passionate about creating peace in our homes and communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558141361665-O6VOUJVODZRATE04QAVU/0Z9A2259.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Ethan Doney Hello, my name is Ethan Doney. For the past two years, I've been working with Food First NL in St. John's, convening a collective impact network of over 25 organizations working together to address complex challenges around food security in Newfoundland and Labrador. I think THRIVE will be a great opportunity to meet and learn from leaders doing important work in Atlantic Canada -- while also learning new tools and approaches to people- and community-centered collaboration and communication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558277707191-YBH3IXTP95WCQUAJKMYG/unnamed+%2811%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Mina Roe I attended THRIVE last year. I learned a lot and met many great people and most importantly, I liked the diversity and acceptance of all cultures and nationalities. My background is teaching. I am an experienced sewer and dressmaker. At the moment I am teaching sewing classes as well as teaching privately. I started sewing with my mother when I was a kid and have enjoyed it ever since. I want to share my love of quilting and sewing with others. I am looking forward to seeing everyone again this year and meetIng new people and learning new things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558277843381-GLBRTYNUY1C39WPOGEBA/unnamed+%2812%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Reg Manzer Reg Manzer is a Maritimer, Dal Business Grad, Consultant, and serial Volunteer. He is committed to engaging communities and government to create viable solutions for economic prosperity, social empowerment, and environmental sustainability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558371668416-NOM2MKK24T0ITGKFTZKW/Jenene+Wooldridge.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Jenene Wooldridge Jenene Wooldridge is a member of Abegweit First Nation and resides with her husband and two children. She has worked with First Nation government and administration for over 15 years. She graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island (Hon.Soc/Anth). Jenene also completed certificates in Conflict Resolution, Project Management, Manager’s Series from UPEI and most recently received designation through AFOA Canada as a Certified Aboriginal Professional Administrator. Jenene is truly passionate about Indigenous community development, engagement, facilitation, capacity building and being a part of First Nation communities moving forward with 4 Directions Consulting. Her goal is to make our communities better for future generations. She lives life committed to continuous learning and ongoing professional and personal development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558487814230-8IAC4TJ3ECIOHD02WQOD/RV+Headshot.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Ryan Veltmeyer Ryan Veltmeyer is a social innovator, entrepreneur, community builder, educator and musician. In 2012, Ryan Co-founded Youth Art Connection (YAC), bringing together his passion for youth leadership development and the arts. YAC is a registered charity that supports emerging artists, especially from marginalized backgrounds, to develop arts-based businesses and social impact projects. Through YAC Ryan has helped build a growing and connected community of young artists from a broad range of art practices, cultural backgrounds and life experience. Ryan is passionate about exploring the ways that arts and creative thinking show up in all aspects of life in Atlantic Canada, and is a useful tool for leading social change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558490474903-GBW87EVPYMXJH7G77TYT/Image-209.png THRIVE 2019 - Em Donovan Hey everyone! My name is Em Donovan, and I’m from Sydney, Nova Scotia. I am a full time student at Cape Breton University, working on a degree in Community Studies, honouring in psychology. I’ve faced a lot of adversity throughout my life and have seen a lot of ugly in the world, but have always believed that with a platform, a group of passionate people, and some hope, that things could change for better. I have seen my community from the side of someone who needs support, and someone who provides support and Cape Breton is in desperate need of so many supports/services and change within the supports/services already in place. I think this event is a crucial first step in making any kind of change because there is a whole host of important sessions that teach you how to not only change the external world around you, but how to make changes within yourself as well. I want to connect with others, and the world around me. I think I can apply everything I learn at this event, especially about networking and building relationships, all throughout my career, helping not just me personally, but how I help the people I will work with some day. to hear the experiences of others and to be open minded to many different experiences, cultures, personalities, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558490594719-0W8TYYNVEK16386F9EEX/Image-1.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Jessica Tremblay I was encouraged to participate in Thrive 2019 by the Food Action Research Center (FoodARC), where I am currently interning. This placement is part of my undergraduate studies of the Applied Human Nutrition Dietetics Internship Education Program at Mount Saint Vincent University. I strive to be an active member of the community, taking part in change, and am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this event that will surely inspire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558490703750-U655Y5MXGOMNR06HIIWI/JoshuaSmee_Headshot_2019.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Joshua Smee A community developer with experience in a wide range of nonprofits and social enterprises, Joshua Smee is the Provincial Expansion Coordinator at Choices for Youth, a charity that serves homeless and at-risk youth in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. In that role, he works to build partnerships and capacity to serve at-risk youth in communities across the province. Josh chaired the Board of the St. John’s Farmers’ Market Cooperative through their successful transition into a permanent home and is also past chair of the advocacy organization Happy City St. John’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558549981223-Q11883H9OXSQ088FI4H4/work+photo.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Jennifer Palmer Jennifer Palmer is a Head Instructor at ISANS, as well as, PBLA Lead. She has a B.Ed and 20 years of experience in the EAL classroom. She is an avid gardener and Disney enthusiast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558985659122-DH05HAA5ULEGMFHLYB9B/_DSC8955aa.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Lynne McCarron The Executive Director of United Way Cape Breton. I am passionate about Cape Breton, working to eliminate child poverty and collaborating to building stronger communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559060541941-8DR1XI672EYCE37ZG2E7/NancyWatson.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Nancy Watson Nancy is the managing director of Engage Nova Scotia, a not-for-profit working with organizations and communities across the province to catalyze a culture of engagement and collaboration in support of a more vibrant, inclusive and resilient Nova Scotia. She is a founder and leader of the Nova Scotia Quality of Life Initiative, which is pioneering the use of an ambitious program of community-based research as a leverage point for broad-based systems change. Nancy’s background includes work at senior levels in government, communications, business and the voluntary sector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559061288482-ENPTOP629TA4NTO8UF5W/20190222_150540_HDR.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Victoria Hamm Hello, my name is Victoria Hamm, I am a Dietetic Intern at Food Action Research Centre. I am passionate about pediatrics, fair trade and social equity. Over the past two years I have been involved with supporting international students through WUSC (World University Society of Canada) and CECI (Centre for International Studies and Cooperation ) at MSVU. I enjoy the gardens on campus, connecting with my community, and anything to do with food! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559061561049-JP85LVVUXL59HYV1K0D1/SiobhanTakala_Photo.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Siobhan Takala Siobhan is a curious community connector and creative. She is the Co-Director of Let's Sprout, a youth-led social and environmental justice initiative, and is also navigating jumping in to new projects after recently completing her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and Sustainability. Siobhan is passionate about utilizing anti-oppressive, asset-based, and sustainability frameworks in her work. Often known for escaping the city to dance and play by the ocean or amongst trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559061782665-628BPGF6EZ02KY7IPOFU/unnamed+%2813%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Beth Lenco Beth is a mediumistic shamanic healer, volva, and creative artist. She teaches classes and workshops in core shamanism, and co-facilitates Ancient Practices for Women -a series of magically fun ancestral healing retreats with her business partner Kath Perry. Beth’s art has been published in the We’Moon calendars since 2008. She lives in Blandford Nova Scotia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559091323236-L6ILITMZ7G73ZWP3QIRL/John+Ure+photo.jpg THRIVE 2019 - John Ure These days, I am exploring the ins and outs of semi-retirement: some work that engages my interest/skills, lots of me-time, and ongoing curiosity as to how groups, organizations, and communities make their magic in our diverse, complex, troubled, and beautiful world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559091459893-XO2GJ8C66441NUTWV4EC/20190528_204059.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Tynette Deveaux I care deeply about clearing paths for social justice and environmental action. The tools at my disposal are media: I'm the editor of Buddhadharma: The Practitioners Quarterly and I've worked extensively in TV and radio production as a producer and director. I also create online courses and coordinate retreats. I'm looking forward to connecting with others who are committed to bringing about positive change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559174423162-JKZYK2GX3B9CCK9ZNWQP/20190402_141510.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Cheyenne Burke This will be my first year attending Thrive and I am excited. I have been employed with SHYFT Youth Service Society for the past five years and have had the experience of working with at-risk and homeless youth from many ethnic backgrounds. I look forward to gaining and learning more insight on better supporting the youth I may come in contact with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559174623383-12Q9IPKJCE4D6UELOLFG/468957_10151423073846466_1123436892_o.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Jessica Crabill I'm Jessie. I am an instructor and facilitator. I work at The Language Centre at Saint Mary's University and am a member of Life.School.House. Teaching brings me joy and gives me the opportunity to transmit it to others. Joy is an act of resistance. I write. I bake sourdough bread-my micro-business is called Rise Up Sourdough. I make pickles and jams and can food for my family. I garden--growing food is an act of rebellion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559242738251-ZZIO9VDPY01PTTJ5WNY5/Jan+Boswell+%282018%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Jan Boswell Jan Boswell is the Executive Director of Chebucto Links, a not-for-profit organization that offers social and informational support to older adults living in Halifax. Jan came to Nova Scotia in 2008 to pursue her Masters in Gerontology, and chose to make her roots here permanently. She became a ‘Canadian From Away’ in 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559242886876-YGAWKAJZNP3TC60S4G4A/20190301_164202+%281%29.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Kate McKerlie Kate’s work has focused on the environment and sustainable community development, community engagement, public sector innovation, Intraprenuership, and change management. She is passionate about human-centred approaches that improve policy and program outcomes for Canadians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559254774505-YPUSP2VYCEQCTG214YAV/HH%2Bphoto%2Bon%2Bcouch%2Bcropped2.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Michael Speraw Recovering entrepreneur/businessman. Wants to support the non-profit sector. Currently sits on the interim board of How We Thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559310204315-GCSDI0HHS4MOEM5PD8CR/IMG_6349.JPG THRIVE 2019 - Rachel Everett I am currently a dietetic intern at the Food Action Research Centre at MSVU. I'm going into my fifth year of my undergrad and will be finishing up next year. I have been very involved within my community by both coaching sports and volunteering. I'm looking forward to new experiences and meeting new people through this exciting opportunity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559312225913-55KI9A8S2MTTKANRDKCX/pattywilliams-2.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Patty Williams As founder and Director of FoodARC – the Food Action Research Centre based at the Mount, Patty has worked for nearly 2 decades to create the conditions for healthy, just and ecologically sustainable food systems for all. Patty is a Professor and Chair of Applied Human Nutrition at the Mount, serving as Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Policy Change from 2007-2017. Guided by participatory leadership and participatory action research approaches Patty has led several ground breaking national and provincial studies on food-related policy change, including 7 provincial cycles of a unique model of Participatory Food Costing, and the first comprehensive studies of Community Food Security and the Consumer Food Environment in NS. Grounded in long standing partnerships that span communities, universities and governments, and local, regional and national scales -- where the voices of those experiencing food insecurity are at the center, FoodARC received the prestigious CIHR Partnership Award in 2011. Patty’s current work focuses on co-learning and supporting reconciliation in action with Indigenous communities, and using innovative tools such as FoodARC’s ‘The Hand You are Dealt’ board game to shift thinking about food inseuities. Patty spends as much time as possible in beautiful Lockeport, where she lives with her family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559329727446-ARPCR1BUN7RZ5OL1YSNT/Stella+2011.jpg THRIVE 2019 - Stella Lord Since I retired from working as an instructor at Saint Mary's University and latterly as a research and policy analyst with the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women I have been active in anti-poverty work. Currently I coordinate a small non-profit called the Community Society to End Poverty (CSEP) and a working group comprised of agencies and groups with a concern for improving conditions for low income people living on income assistance. We jointly advocate for better policies, programs and practices in the provincial Employment and Income Assistance program (ESIA). I am also on the executive of a new Coalition to be launched in the coming days called the Nova Scotia Action Coalition for Community Wellbeing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1559411512287-PQNE84R3EZQORQ7D5FPJ/duncan+ebata+coffee+munich+%281%29.png THRIVE 2019 - Duncan Ebata Coming to thrive because connecting with people who are working on building thriving communities with smart models for meeting our needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561063333319-9B3LGQJCKLIU9K23YVLL/survey.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561062659191-RV9BYCRO2JFAG8KZ0255/IMG_5129.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561062335433-FRABXCTYNG0K45KZZ2IQ/IMG_5185.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561062392685-J11UHH1DBGP4YBYHOEJ0/IMG_5204.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561062417190-9LWZ8ZCR9M7W9CHTOTLO/IMG_5205.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561062301348-AIXLHKQPDJZVXLFCQFCW/IMG_5178.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561062361406-VEYCEJHH2LFKTK179KZG/IMG_5202.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561062450518-H65AIXXXA0M8XE18VXOH/IMG_5207.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561062480001-QRM26RBEYDKCV5SEWL63/IMG_5209.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561074146677-S60NZ9HV4HBXP98HW9QX/2.jpg THRIVE 2019 Click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561073505240-1B3LJ3O7NG4ZR275U21Q/closing2.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561073510834-LBTI051BTWIQGLK80TPE/closing.jpg THRIVE 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1561074274877-4LOUWLELDH95G718V28F/3.jpg THRIVE 2019 Click here https://www.howwethrive.org/streams2019 daily 0.75 2019-02-14 https://www.howwethrive.org/streams2019/unlearning monthly 0.5 2019-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1558103012385-08U6805WQTG1T6FS5KPC/Jerry.jpg Streams - Unlearning Jerry McGrath https://www.howwethrive.org/streams2019/unleashing monthly 0.5 2019-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1549933381078-Q803XNJZBJFGI60YPQB9/Michael.jpg Streams - Unleashing potential - Michael Flood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1549933392613-5IW1E065L1YAVYAANXZ8/Jess.png Streams - Unleashing potential - Jess Popp https://www.howwethrive.org/streams2019/consciouspower monthly 0.5 2019-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550104952847-JX0LFZJ7BFL8M5D04I6L/090518_RADIUSheadshot-7.jpg Streams - Conscious use of power - Camille Dumond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1554830625448-ONFA1LFZZM683XH9LRAE/AmandaReddick.png Streams - Conscious use of power - Amanda Reddick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1550104973755-J3TFEYJ8K85KFFLYE5WR/090518_RADIUSheadshot-45.jpg Streams - Conscious use of power - Jorge Salazaar https://www.howwethrive.org/streams2019/moving-through monthly 0.5 2019-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1549646703173-Y9YHTAQY3TS3RBW738H3/Andrea+May+2018_edited.jpg Streams - Moving through - Andrea Currie Andrea is President of the Indigenous Circle Chapter of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, she is a member of the Metis Nation and comes from a long line of Metis leaders, writers, and musicians. For the past 15 years she has worked with the We'koqma'q Residential School Survivors, a powerful group of former students of the Shubenacadie Residential School. Read more about this story here. Andrea participates in mental health service development in Mi'kmaq communities through various committees, and she teaches an Introduction to Indigenous Mental Health course in the M.Ed. Counselling Program at Acadia University. She is a mentor in the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program at the Coady Institute at St. Francis Xavier University, providing guidance and support to emerging women leaders from First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities in Canada. Andrea is a member of the traditional women's hand-drumming group We'koqma'qewiskwa, She and two other members of that group contributed song, drumming, dance, story, and traditional knowledge to the June 2018 THRIVE gathering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1549646742933-MXC60SDGWUFQPBJVFI07/Chene+Swart.png Streams - Moving through - Chené Swart Chené is the author of Re-authoring the World and an accomplished international narrative consultant, coach and trainer. Of Afrikaner descent and based in South Africa, she completed her doctoral studies in Narrative Therapy in 2006 and then successfully translated that work into the organisational and community context. In more recent years, Chené has trained consultants and coaches in South Africa, the USA, Russia and Belgium. She teaches re-authoring leadership practices as part of the faculty for Duke Corporate Education and is guest lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch’s Business School and at the Kaospilot School for innovative thought leaders and entrepreneurs in Denmark. Chené has also been working as a facilitator in the field of diversity and inclusion since 2008 with clients such as AngloAmerican Platinum, Investec and ABSA. At the heart of Chené’s narrative re-authoring approach are ways of working and being with people that ignite the honour, dignity and beauty of their lives. In June 2018 she co-led a stream at THRIVE with Sobaz Benjamin on “Shaping our Future through Stories—Welcoming the Stranger, Opening to Difference.” https://www.howwethrive.org/streams2019/designthinking monthly 0.5 2019-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1556833575047-OLW8HVUSYCWJ97F68O98/Adriana-650x650.jpg Streams - Design Thinking - Adriana Dolnyckyj https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1549647370653-TKFBWJBA5QGMPGRIVEAV/Pam.jpeg Streams - Design Thinking - Pamela Scott-Crace https://www.howwethrive.org/streams2019/systems-leadership monthly 0.5 2019-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1549640681026-BDJ3ZDWQUC4CV46JNXFO/Tatiana.jpg Streams - Systems leadership - Tatiana Fraser Tatiana is an award-winning social innovator and published author. She has over 20 years experience leading and scaling systems innovations, creating strategic learning networks, and building movements. Tatiana is co-founder, with Rachel Sinha, of Systems Sanctuary, an online platform that builds peer-to-peer communities of support for systems leaders. She is also working collaboratively with Ashoka Global and Status of Women Canada to bridge resources and build ecosystem practice at the intersection of gender and innovation. Tatiana is co-founder of the Girls Action Foundation and co-author of Girl Positive: How Girls Are Shaping a New World (Random House 2016). She is a speaker on issues of social innovation, social change, gender and leadership. She is an Ashoka Fellow, one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women (Women’s Executive Network), the recipient of the McGill Alumni James G Wright Award, and the Champion of Lifelong Learning by the Quebec Association of Lifelong Learning. She has served on numerous boards and advisory committees including The UN Commission on the Status of Women, The Carold Institute, Food Secure Canada, Exeko, and Actua among others. Mother of two and living in Montreal, she holds a BA in Women’s Studies and an MBA from McGill University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1549640054572-IS4QDWOI0VZN3PPE2ZL2/Annika+Head+Shot_edited.jpg Streams - Systems leadership - Annika Voltan Annika is Executive Director of Inspiring Communities, a network of projects and partners committed to changing the way government, residents, communities, and businesses tackle complex problems such as poverty, addictions, and isolation in Nova Scotia. In this role she works closely with provincial stakeholders in government, the community sector, academia and business to develop partnerships and identify opportunities to maximize social impact. Her experience across federal and provincial government departments, academia and businesses enables her to skillfully build bridges between sectors. Annika brings inspirational energy to building a transparent learning environment with a long-term focus on systems change. She is a PhD Candidate at Saint Mary’s University, focusing on social entrepreneurship and social impact assessment. Born and raised in Nova Scotia, she is dedicated to breaking down barriers that stand in the way of creating equal opportunities for all. https://www.howwethrive.org/streams2019/crafting-change monthly 0.5 2019-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1556921026749-Q6R39A0H5ZTH0IPP2EY7/Sophia_Horwitz.png Streams - Crafting change - Sophia Horwitz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1557166292330-I6CM013G3D0I9DSKL8NA/IanCropped.jpg Streams - Crafting change - Ian Prinsloo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1556921014480-11X5UFMED68E75IDPTA5/GregWoolner.jpg Streams - Crafting change - Gregory Woolner https://www.howwethrive.org/narrative-project daily 0.75 2023-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584463547804-EE82VR0NV024YVC5LNAI/narrative-project-photo-collage-shaded.jpg Narrative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584980570716-BWPZ60X2PE2QNTQ35TJ3/Duncan_Ebata.jpg Narrative - Duncan Ebata Duncan is passionate about creating thriving community models that work for humans and our planet. His background is in marketing and developing food-based social enterprises across Canada. He managed the community building and intercultural programming for the Front Street Community Oven in Wolfville. He is currently re-thinking and re-authoring how tourism can play a role in shaping the future of rural communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1601407185560-G4QXFL3NF53PMPHMQE79/fahima.JPG Narrative - Fahima Gibrel Fahima is a social entrepreneur, food educator and founder of Origo Food Experiences. Her passion lies in community engagement, food education and inclusion practices. She is currently working on how to connect people to the source of their food and develop programming that encourages diversity in our agricultural community and food sovereignty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584987770928-CJJ1K23JKWZX2TP0EIAJ/Frances%2BPhotos%2BJan.%2B16.jpg Narrative - Frances MacEachen Frances has spent most of her adult life learning about and reconnecting with her Gaelic heritage, language and culture. She moved back to her Cape Breton home to publish and edit a Gaelic cultural publication for 10 years, and presently work in the Mabou office of Gaelic Affairs, Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. She is a founding member of MAGIC (Mi'kmaq, Acadians and Gaels of Inverness County), enjoys singing Gaelic songs with friends and is passionate about the importance of Nova Scotia's heritage languages and cultures in building a vibrant and thriving communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1589928632028-VTHFUUGOR1EFCH3GIYIW/Olu.jpg Narrative - Olu Osunrinde Olu’s passion for community development began at the age of 16 when he recognized that some of the displaced people arriving in Abuja, Nigeria, where he then lived were being ostracized. This injustice bothered him and he decided to use soccer as a medium to integrate less privileged teens. Olu has a first degree in Computer Science (Technology) and completed his masters in Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation in January 2020. He is part of the Inspiring Communities team and provides online tech support for The Narrative Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1601404189366-PK2BNOXZ1RQY8EW2COFK/Sylvia_Parris.jpg Narrative - Sylvia Parris-Drummond Sylvia is CEO of the Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute based in Halifax, which creates educational change and opportunities for learners and communities of African ancestry to reach their full potential. She is also a member of the How We Thrive board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1601407404877-CMHVD0EBOQI2FFSA1K5L/MichaelSperaw.jpg Narrative - Michael Speraw Michael holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management and was founder and CEO of the successful home medical device company, Uplift Technologies. He is a surfer and mindfulness teacher and has served on the board of Hospice Halifax. He is currently a member of the How We Thrive board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1585070925929-9TI9TXLFPJLPQ2V9B8G9/Susan.jpg Narrative - Susan Szpakowski Susan was part of the founding group of the Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA) Institute and was its director for 10 years. In that context, she had the privilege to work with some of the leading social innovators in the world. She was a strategist with Engage Nova Scotia 2012-17. In the fall of 2017 she decided to build on her ALIA and Engage experience to help create How We Thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1592846278727-ZT7A364KQCVKHFIF5GPX/AlbertMarshall.jpeg Narrative - Albert Marshall, Elder Albert Marshall Sr. is from the Moose Clan of the Mi'kmaw Nation. He lives in the community of Eskasoni though much of his youth was spent at the Shubenacadie residential school. He is a highly respected, internationally known Elder who has long shared his understanding of the Mi’kmaw language, culture, stories, ways of knowing, and approach to environmental protection. He has received honorary degrees from Cape Breton and Acadia universities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1585077475995-IK7GBM3T44Q0MDLX1KCX/Chene.jpg Narrative - Chené Swart, Advisor Chené is author of Re-authoring the World and an accomplished international narrative consultant, coach and trainer. Of Afrikaner descent and based in South Africa, she completed her doctoral studies in Narrative Therapy in 2006 and then successfully translated that work into the organisational and community context. In more recent years, Chené has trained consultants and coaches in South Africa, the USA, Russia and Belgium. She teaches re-authoring leadership practices as part of the faculty for Duke Corporate Education and is guest lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch’s Business School and at the Kaospilot School for innovative thought leaders and entrepreneurs in Denmark. Chené has also been working as a facilitator in the field of diversity and inclusion since 2008 with clients such as AngloAmerican Platinum, Investec and ABSA. At the heart of Chené’s narrative re-authoring approach are ways of working and being with people that ignite the honour, dignity and beauty of their lives. At the How We Thrive gathering in June 2018 and 2019 she co-led learning streams, and in 2019 she also led a facilitation training in re-authoring, sponsored by the Halifax United Way. https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/practicing-food-sovereignty monthly 0.5 2021-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1608314660255-12F7FG2R6RH4HQ1AHB67/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+-+2020-12-18T140309.592.png Story gallery - Practicing food sovereignty https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/convictionbuild-communities-not-prisons monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1607703915161-3AMD7T2S6RYAIJ855EZD/Narrative%2BProject%2BFB%2Bcover%2B_%2Bno%2Btext%2B%2528100%2529.jpg Story gallery - Conviction https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/joyful-learning monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1607112133482-ZR4Q7RUHAADMUFCJ3TY9/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2893%29.png Story gallery - Joyful learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1607109289703-5EUYVXHH08TNMSZX30Z2/KristaJane.jpg Story gallery - Joyful learning - Krista Phelan Krista is co-founder of Little Nest Children's Community, an alternative nature-based program in Newfoundland dedicated to strengthening children's relationship to nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1607109302635-5DQP1P0J85TJXVZ50SE3/Amanda+Bostlund.png Story gallery - Joyful learning - Amanda Bostlund Amanda brings her love and curiosity for permaculture and systems thinking, nature connection and mentoring, finding and growing food, whole foods and plant-based cooking, supportive and inspiring conversations, creating "audio harvests," and being playful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1607109341075-E654VIERXKU7E9WDLO9I/Duncan2.jpg Story gallery - Joyful learning - Duncan Ebata Duncan is passionate about creating thriving community models that work for humans and our planet. His background is in marketing and developing food-based social enterprises across Canada. He managed the community building and intercultural programming for the Front Street Community Oven in Wolfville. He is currently re-thinking and re-authoring how tourism can play a role in shaping the future of rural communities. https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/2020/11/29/re-authoring-leadership monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1606686813858-LU9R3ZM14YNBKEV4AKPO/recapbanner.png Story gallery - Re-authoring leadership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1606684165853-AM7M3BP5SMYNIOBU0FAU/head_shot_3_k8foeg-jpg-1200%C3%97800-+%281%29.png Story gallery - Re-authoring leadership - Louise Adongo Louise has worked on program development projects for public and not-for-profit sectors in Nova Scotia and parts of Africa. During her first community development experience, she discovered her passion for social justice and equitable resource use. For over a decade she has worked in various research, policy and evaluation roles in the provincial government and is currently a Public Policy Specialist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1606684207695-KOTJE8J6GLL0U6FC21UN/Albert4.jpg Story gallery - Re-authoring leadership - Elder Albert Marshall Elder Marshall lives in Eskasoni though much of his youth was spent at the Shubenacadie residential school. He is a highly respected, internationally known Elder who has long shared his understanding of the Mi’kmaw language, culture, stories, ways of knowing, and approach to environmental protection. He has received honorary degrees from Cape Breton and Acadia universities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1606684155631-NERQQVEEF2H5AC4LEF11/jim-dresher_orig+%281%29.jpg Story gallery - Re-authoring leadership - Jim Drescher Jim is co-owner of Windhorse Farm, where he offers Nothing Missing Leadership retreats in the Acadian forest. These retreats explore leadership as a path of healing—for ourselves, for others and for the land. As forester, farmer, business person and naturalist, Jim has spent seven decades observing how things are built—and how they grow naturally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1606684192042-090DZNB77JP9GE6STC71/alfred-burgesson+%281%29.jpg Story gallery - Re-authoring leadership - Alfred Burgesson Alfred is a community organizer and social entrepreneur who is passionate about youth issues, inclusion, equity and community well-being. At the age of 7, he and his family moved from Ghana to Canada to pursue a better quality of life. Alfred is on the Prime Minister's Youth Council and a Project Lead at the Centre for Employment Innovation. https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/holding-space-for-everything monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1605193911972-OC950948COWO6NDY8PLW/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2869%29.png Story gallery - Holding space for everything https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1605191168099-I7K2T0655X9UP2VP5LEM/Micaela.jpg Story gallery - Holding space for everything - Micaela Comeau Micaela (Micci) is an Acadian singer-songwriter from the French Shore. Growing up in a rural area, in the forest and close to the sea, has inspired much of her creative work. Micci has also been running and writing children's musicals for the past 8 years and this has also played a huge role in Micci's growth as a musician and a human being. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1605191161211-HPMPBIJMCIH2YZOU9A3P/Jennifer.png Story gallery - Holding space for everything - Jennifer DeCoste Jennifer is the founder of a network of barter-based folkschools in Nova Scotia called Life.School.House. This platform for folk education creates stronger more interconnected neighbourhoods and reduces the impact of social isolation by offering nourishing spaces where neighbours can learn, connect, and thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1605191538742-KOCKD5DMX7A3972T1DGB/john3.jpg Story gallery - Holding space for everything - John Ebata John is a musician, song writer, producer, musical director, arranger and recording engineer. Equally versatile in all musical styles from jazz to world folk songs to rock and R&B, he has become the first choice accompanist of many great singer songwriters and acclaimed to be of the very top Canadian piano-keyboardists and continues to work with artists from all parts of the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1605192113975-J6DA50DU6DHKH99B8HRK/Duncan_Ebata.jpg Story gallery - Holding space for everything - Duncan Ebata Duncan is passionate about creating thriving community models that work for humans and our planet. His background is in marketing and developing food-based social enterprises across Canada. He managed the community building and intercultural programming for the Front Street Community Oven in Wolfville. He is currently re-thinking and re-authoring how tourism can play a role in shaping the future of rural communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1605192128147-5LKT9JTXBS4DSCSYVPI8/fahima.JPG Story gallery - Holding space for everything - Fahima Gibrel Fahima is a social entrepreneur, food educator and founder of Origo Food Experiences. Her passion lies in community engagement, food education and inclusion practices. She is currently working on how to connect people to the source of their food and develop programming that encourages diversity in our agricultural community and food sovereignty. https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/2020/10/28/fuelling-passion monthly 0.5 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1603975114333-LGC2YGEYO6XIVELLBS75/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2862%29.png Story gallery - Fuelling passion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1603974165634-70R0WGWWVJ2QYJCOR5OJ/Maje3.jpg Story gallery - Fuelling passion - MAJE His name is Michael Earle, but in the studio people know him as MAJE—a hip hop professional hailing from East Preston, Nova Scotia. He is an artist, and words are his medium. Working as a young black artist in Halifax is not without its challenges; however, when it comes to the hustle, MAJE dedicates his time to helping other young creatives thrive. An alumni of YAC's ARTpreneurs program, MAJE not only lives his dream but ensures his community and the next generation is being supported in living theirs as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1603974170716-1OWQ17X3DE4DL488RDFF/Ryan.jpg Story gallery - Fuelling passion - Ryan Veltmeyer Ryan is a social innovator, entrepreneur, community builder, educator and musician. In 2012, he co-founded Youth Art Connection (YAC), bringing together his passion for youth leadership development and the arts. Through YAC Ryan has helped build a growing and connected community of young artists from a broad range of art practices, cultural backgrounds and life experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1603974218725-RODPA2PC3QVE8BA4OPBP/Duncan_Ebata.jpg Story gallery - Fuelling passion - Duncan Ebata Duncan is passionate about creating thriving community models that work for humans and our planet. His background is in marketing and developing food-based social enterprises across Canada. He managed the community building and intercultural programming for the Front Street Community Oven in Wolfville. He is currently re-thinking and re-authoring how tourism can play a role in shaping the future of rural communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1603974184495-ZK2RH6GDMG798B06J3HK/fahima.JPG Story gallery - Fuelling passion - Fahima Gibrel Fahima is a social entrepreneur, food educator and founder of Origo Food Experiences. Her passion lies in community engagement, food education and inclusion practices. She is currently working on how to connect people to the source of their food and develop programming that encourages diversity in our agricultural community and food sovereignty. https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/2020/10/12/community-medicine monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1602512669158-N5DKFFWXCSOFFRJ0J98A/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2851%29.png Story gallery - Community medicine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1602513393351-V4A6MI2LVR9IB4EHNLKT/Albert4.jpg Story gallery - Community medicine - Elder Albert Marshall Mi’kmaw Elder Dr. Albert Marshall is from the Moose Clan of the Mi'kmaw Nation. He lives in the community of Eskasoni though much of his youth was spent at the Shubenacadie residential school. He is a highly respected, internationally known Elder who has long shared his understanding of the Mi’kmaw language, culture, stories, ways of knowing, and approach to environmental protection. He has received honorary degrees from Cape Breton and Acadia universities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1602513376543-SWZEEP2TK440IR226JDC/coco2.jpg Story gallery - Community medicine - Coco Love Alcorn As a performer, Coco is always in the moment, joyful, and genuine. She combines diverse musical influences including jazz, R&B, pop, folk, and Gospel. Her playful and witty character, love of improvising, and willingness to engage fearlessly with the audience has made Coco an established presence on the Canadian music scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1602513335089-DSE5W0FVBKLFG3LZRTZP/Duncan_Ebata.jpg Story gallery - Community medicine - Duncan Ebata Duncan is passionate about creating thriving community models and spaces that work for humans and our planet. His background is in marketing, food community development, and food-based social enterprise development. Recently, Duncan co-founded Front Street Community Oven in Wolfville, NS, where his current role is managing staff, supporting intercultural programming and community building. He currently works as a coach and facilitator, working on projects like Regenerative Tourism in the Annapolis Valley, the Narrative Project, and supporting clients moving through work and life transitions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1602513344673-ODBOOKE859728EJAE09V/fahima.JPG Story gallery - Community medicine - Fahima Gibrel Fahima is a social entrepreneur, food educator and founder of Origo Food Experiences. Her passion lies in community engagement, food education and inclusion practices. She is currently connecting people to the source of their food and developing programming that encourages diversity in our agricultural community and food sovereignty. https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/empowered-from-within monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1592082194224-VRF5MASO43QBI6GLOQTM/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2848%29.png Story gallery - Empowered from within https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1592082311340-2W863BSH3UBQI44B11GU/Tara2.jpg Story gallery - Empowered from within - Tara Taylor, host Tara is Festival Director and co-creator of the Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival which aims to educate, empower and inspire by honouring the influence of African Canadian and other cultural filmmakers. The festival acknowledges the educational power of video, media arts and theatre and is a training ground for our youth storytellers, filmmakers and performers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1592145356907-NQKGPJOGNM2NLO34JS8Q/Screen+Shot+2020-06-14+at+10.39.58+AM.png Story gallery - Empowered from within - Dr. Sahu Omri Dr. Omri is a holistic health educator who teaches Tribal Qi Gong, which balances the inner tribe of mind, body, heart and spirit while harmonizing with the outer community. He has a BSc in Kinesiology and has studied Naturopathic Medicine, Oriental Medicine and African Health Sciences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1592082382024-J0FMRLEUHMKDVP7UCECC/Minis%2BStairs.jpg Story gallery - Empowered from within - Minis Stairs Minis is first lady of Faith Community Church in Dartmouth, NS, alongside her husband Pastor Jeremiah Stairs. She is founder and president of King's Daughters Ministry, which empowers women and girls. She is also a blogger and the founder of COKD Apparel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1592082411413-M750R0V6XHLXINOCQZXZ/img11.jpg Story gallery - Empowered from within - Bridget C. Williams Bridget is from the community of East Preston. In 2013 she was coming home to die, having been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She decided to fight back and transform her lifestyle and entire self. With determination, diligence and patience, she began to rebuild her life piece by piece. She is now a speaker, panelist, facilitator and the author of 21 self-help books about overcoming life’s difficulties. https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/land-water monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1591642789822-HYLD4GXPIR3JDP1OWKKJ/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2843%29.png Story gallery - Land, water, ourselves, each other https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1591383395464-VKJ0WEQWTOVW8FHMF9MA/Andrea+May+2018_edited.jpg Story gallery - Land, water, ourselves, each other - Andrea Currie, host Andrea is Saulteaux Métis from Manitoba. She is a psychotherapist, writer, musician, and teacher. Her experience working in healing and the arts with Indigenous peoples, the African Nova Scotian community, and street-involved people have blessed her with an abundance of learning about resilience and how healing happens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1591626770803-LR6KVYSSI7I41ILRDMYA/Screen+Shot+2020-06-08+at+11.31.59+AM.png Story gallery - Land, water, ourselves, each other - Louise Delisle Louise was born and raised in Shelburne, NS, as the eldest in a family of seven. She is a community activist and founding member of the South End Environmental Injustice Society (SEED), a group that is documenting how a dump that operated in the south end of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, caused devastating health effects in the African Nova Scotian community that lives there. In 2018, SEED received a Human Rights Award for its work addressing these environmental concerns. Louise is the author of Back Talk: Plays of Black Experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1591383929045-VRG6TB4QHBWL1HE5T30N/Michelle.jpg Story gallery - Land, water, ourselves, each other - Michelle Francis-Deny As community liaison coordinator, Michelle works closely with community members of Pictou County Landing First Nation, Chief and Council, representatives of the Province of Nova Scotia, private sector consultants and contractors to help open the lines of communication between all stakeholders of the Boat Harbour Remediation Project. First and foremost, Michelle prides herself on being a lifelong community member of Pictou Landing First Nation. She is extremely passionate about returning Boat Harbour to A’se’k and is dedicated to ensuring the clean-up project will help her community heal from the devastating impacts of this toxic legacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1591383955122-WWVI4DKWYUDDYVCDTIE6/Ingrid%2BWaldron%2BPhoto.jpg Story gallery - Land, water, ourselves, each other - Dr. Ingrid Waldron Ingrid is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University, the Director of the Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities; Community Health Project (The ENRICH Project), and the Flagship Project Co-Lead of Improving the Health of People of African Descent at Dalhousie’s Healthy Populations Institute. Ingrid’s research, teaching, and community leadership and advocacy work are examining and addressing the health and mental health impacts of structural inequalities within health care, child welfare, and the environment in Indigenous, Black, immigrant, and refugee communities. As Director of the ENRICH Project, over the last eight years Ingrid has been investigating the socio-economic, political, and health effects of environmental racism in Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian communities. The ENRICH Project formed the basis to her first book There’s Something in the Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous and Black Communities, which was published in 2018 by Fernwood Publishing. The 2019 documentary of the same title is based on Dr. Waldron’s book and was co-produced by Waldron, actress Ellen Page, Ian Daniel, and Julia Sanderson, and co-directed by Page and Daniel. The film is currently streaming on Netflix. https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/reclaiming-ancestral-gifts monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1590592801706-ORTFZXVUKAZ5YQTAXOC3/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2840%29.png Story gallery - Reclaiming ancestral gifts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1590586770827-9FBKJCRNDVV1BHI18Q3D/Frances+Photos+Jan.+16.jpg Story gallery - Reclaiming ancestral gifts - Frances MacEachen Frances has spent most of her adult life learning about and reconnecting with her Gaelic heritage, language and culture. She enjoys singing Gaelic songs with friends and is passionate about the importance of Nova Scotia's Indigenous and heritage languages and cultures in building resilient, vibrant and thriving communities. She helped create MAGIC (Mi’kmaq, Acadian and Gaels of Inverness County), an informal alliance that shares and celebrates our resilient languages and cultures in the spirit of friendship and reconciliation. Frances presently works in the Mabou office of Gaelic Affairs, Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. She is also on The Narrative Project team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1590586790849-RACYPAVHH4PLYGY5NICO/MalklitandAndrea.jpg Story gallery - Reclaiming ancestral gifts - Margaret Pelletier (centre) Margaret (Ma’kilit) is a respected Mi’kmaw Elder, Residential School Survivor, artist, retired nurse and grandmother. She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her baskets. In this photo Margaret and Andrea Currie are standing beside a statue commemorating women volunteers during the Second World War. The statue is holding a Mi’kmaq basket designed by Margaret. For the past 15 years Andrea has supported a group of Residential School Survivors. She is on The Narrative Project team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1590586798072-J3V8NN6YMHFY35EUFV3A/Abigail.jpg Story gallery - Reclaiming ancestral gifts - Abigail MacDonald Abigail has been part of many community-based Gaelic programs. During the summer months, she works at the Gaelic College in St. Anns, where she provides instruction for students and shares her knowledge of Gaelic culture and history with visitors. She is a regular musician at dances and ceilidhs throughout the province and is an annual performer in the KitchenFest music festival. During these uncertain times of COVID-19, Abigail is working at the RK MacDonald Nursing Home in Antigonish, where she provides support, music and company to the elderly who are alone. She is a third-year Health Science student at St. Francis Xavier University. https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/growing-good-food-stories monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1607553335823-Q3NFWILQAD1YLDSJGSJQ/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2899%29.png Story gallery - Growing good food stories https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/2020/5/10/nourishing-our-communities monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1589146597169-Z4Z7K0V9736UV17JFH1X/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2813%29.jpg Story gallery - Nourishing our communities https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/arts-as-medicine monthly 0.5 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1589148117571-5WTWE4UQRUE6TT6JBOHJ/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2814%29.jpg Story gallery - Arts as medicine https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/together-we-stand monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1589148456674-NC2UX5XFD9DSZ5QESGZJ/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2815%29.jpg Story gallery - Together we stand https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/re-authoring-our-world monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1592228540917-SNW1JLFWLEJGTDJZ1ZHN/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%2829%29.jpg Story gallery - Re-authoring our world https://www.howwethrive.org/story-archive/opening-a-space-of-connection monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1592396993716-R06OGPOH8Q5I0GWS70CJ/Screen.png Story gallery - Opening a space of connection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1586289593991-B7XX3WBSSXNVUWNMUS1B/storieswechoose+%281%29.jpg Story gallery - Opening a space of connection https://www.howwethrive.org/gaelic-narrative daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1620656744759-12S7OXJAMMDZLHBC74KG/commercial-street-2579034_1920.jpg Gaelic Narrative Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/9ab576a4-4cb1-4ef4-b640-e0f089c8e153/Group+collage%2C+season+4.jpg Gaelic Narrative Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1702587310878-OHZFXJ78TFPUF3VMUXKL/Margie+Beaton.jpeg Gaelic Narrative Project - Margie Beaton Margie considers herself one of the lucky ones. Born and raised in Mabou, a rural, culturally-rich haven on the western side of Cape Breton, she came to understand at an early age through family and community the beauty of culture, and the intrinsic benefits it can bestow on personal development. Through traditional Gaelic music and dance, Margie has had the good fortune of learning from valued sources, performing, recording, traveling, and teaching both locally and abroad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1702601485922-15L7PNVTL4IU4AYW9SPG/JPEG+image+%282%29.jpeg Gaelic Narrative Project - Màiri Britton Màiri is an educator, musician and cultural project coordinator who has nurtured a life-long love and appreciation for the Gaelic language and culture. Growing up in Scotland, Gaelic always felt a part of her identity. She now gratefully lives in Unama’ki | Cape Breton where she works as Project Coordinator for Cainnt is Ceathramhan, an initiative cataloguing, transcribing and improving access to the Gaelic folklore of Nova Scotia. She has taught Gaelic language and culture courses for seven years at St Francis Xavier University and is a regular tutor and mentor for Colaisde na Gàidhlig | Gaelic College and the Office of Gaelic Affairs. Màiri is a Gaelic singer, step dancer and harpist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1613080784831-WQEJN7Z0VMUQ1PONGUZQ/Frances+Photos+Jan.+16.jpg Gaelic Narrative Project - Frances MacEachen Frances has spent most of her adult life learning about and reconnecting with her Gaelic heritage, language and culture. She moved back to her Cape Breton home to publish and edit a Gaelic cultural publication for 10 years, and presently works in the Mabou office of Gaelic Affairs, Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. She is a founding member of MAGIC (Mi'kmaq, Acadians and Gaels of Inverness County), enjoys singing Gaelic songs with friends and is passionate about the importance of Nova Scotia's heritage languages and cultures in building vibrant and thriving communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1702668769791-3QN3ZP8WKF7TWL9TP8JY/Shannon.jpeg Gaelic Narrative Project - Shannon McMullin Shannon is an old soul with a curious mind, generous spirit and special love of Nova Scotia Gaels, their language and culture. Through her Bun is Bàrr mentorship with Seumas Watson, Anna MacKinnon, Mickey John H MacNeil, and elder Gaels, Shannon was introduced to the world of the Gaelic speaker and began learning songs, stories, community, and family histories. She is curious about decolonizing through language reclamation. She is a facilitant with Gaels Jam and is committed to building community with Freumh is Fàs. Shannon is keen about celebrating Gàidhlig language and culture and creating spaces for Gaels to gather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1704478671992-JEPIFOCWGYABOKBA2KPP/headshot+-+bradley+murphy++2.jpeg Gaelic Narrative Project - Bradley Murphy Bradley is a Gàidhlig singer, fiddler, and multi-instrumental musician from East Bay, Unama’ki | Cape Breton. He belongs to a heritage of gaels who have been living in Mi’kmaw territory as early as 1824. Through his work in the community and with his music, he is breathing new life into traditional Gàidhlig songs and tunes: showcasing relevance and beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1673286132029-M0NT94847IR4AWGI7YJB/Screen+Shot+2023-01-09+at+1.41.12+PM.png Gaelic Narrative Project - Kieran Walker Kieran Walker was born and raised in Halifax Nova Scotia, and has always had a love of Irish culture which he inherited from his mother and her family who came to Canada from Belfast Ireland. He started learning Irish while completing his undergraduate degree at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, during which time he had the chance to study Irish in Conamara. He then went on to complete a Master’s degree at Maynooth University in Ireland, where he undertook research on identity and the Irish language in Dublin. He first began learning Scottish Gaelic upon returning to Halifax in late 2019, and has since taken classes and participated in the Daltachas intermediate apprenticeship program and other programs centred around Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia. He is also currently a member of the board of An Cumann | The Irish Association of Nova Scotia, and Sgoil Gàidhlig an Àrd-bhaile | The Halifax Gaelic Society. He is currently employed as the Administrator of Comhairle na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619700450538-6ZCCW55JM8H8PUV30AD6/nsflag_colour+%282%29.png Gaelic Narrative Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619700218509-C58CF3U2MNTJHZ8AYSYT/ns_gaming_support_logo-0.png Gaelic Narrative Project https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha daily 0.75 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/engaging-cape-breton-youth monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/dont-count-me-out monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/why-im-here monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/girl-in-the-green-overalls monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/my-ancestors-kitchen monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/greater-dorchester-moving-forward monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/future-proofing-our-communities monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/life-school-house monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/my-journey-to-video-improv monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/transforming-communities-through-food monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/pecha-kucha/accessible-communities monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://www.howwethrive.org/gaelicvisits daily 0.75 2021-04-19 https://www.howwethrive.org/gaelicvisits/ask-what-gaelic-can-do-for-you monthly 0.5 2021-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619645637120-A4SW7BBO1JLAEXWZ6JZU/Copy+of+Narrative+Project+FB+cover++no+text.png Gaelic visits - Ask what Gaelic can do for you! Kenneth MacKenzie; Mairi Britton with music student Ruby; Màiri, Mary Jane & Heather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619645845016-35NC279LS886VK2XRQB4/Kenneth+Photo.jpeg Gaelic visits - Ask what Gaelic can do for you! - Kenneth MacKenzie Kenneth is the Director of Education at Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College and Vice-President of its new campus, Beinn Mhàbu. He was born and raised in a Gaelic speaking family in Mabou, plays the fiddle and pipes and is an experienced music and language teacher. Kenneth is a professional engineer with a background in civil, environmental and biomedical engineering. He has been instrumental in the establishment of early years’ Gaelic language programming in central Inverness County, is working with a committed group to establish North America’s first Gaelic immersion school and is the Chair of Comhairle na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic Council of NS. Kenneth lives in Mabou, Inverness County with his wife Jenny, where they are raising their three young children with the language. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619645853668-P8APQMFQHKI1TZY7ERFX/Ma%CC%80iri+Britton+-+photo+credit+Steve+Rankin.jpeg Gaelic visits - Ask what Gaelic can do for you! - Màiri Britton Màiri’s love of Gaelic was sparked at the age of five through attending the local Fèis in her hometown of Edinburgh. Since then, it has been a guiding star in her journey to the Hebrides, Ireland, and now to Canada where she is deeply involved in the Gaelic community of Nova Scotia. She is a Gaelic language instructor at St. Francis Xavier University, and teaches classes and immersion courses in the community and for Colaisde na Gàidhlig. She is also the manager of the Nova Scotia Gaelic song project, ‘Language in Lyrics’ at Cape Breton University. A Gaelic singer, step dancer and harpist, Màiri tours and records with the Gaelic trad group, Fàrsan, and has been lucky to teach and perform across Europe and North America. She is often happiest at small community gatherings and loves visiting with local Gaels and Gaelic elders to learn from their store of songs, stories and cultural wisdom. https://www.howwethrive.org/gaelicvisits/a-visit-with-mickey-macneil monthly 0.5 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1618865217158-7SAW368CFA4YRQN1ALVZ/Copy+of+Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%281%29+copy.png Gaelic visits - A Visit With Mickey MacNeil Migi with baby Una; Migi and Colin singing; Colin fishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1618877690048-MKVVO9V4ARCN50F7Q685/Colin+and+Migi+1.jpeg Gaelic visits - A Visit With Mickey MacNeil - Colin Watson & Michael MacNeil Michael MacNeil (Mìcheal Eòin Chaluim Sheumais Mhóir), 92, was born on a small farm in Jamesville, near Iona, a Gaelic-speaking area settled by immigrants from Barra. Known as Mickey John H., he is a talented tradition bearer with a gentle manner. He grew during the Great Depression, when his family and neighbours lived off the land and the local community provided a rich cultural environment. In the evenings, visiting was common and Gaelic stories were often shared between friends and neighbours. After serving in the armed forces for several years, Mickey returned home and bought the local store, which he ran for more than 30 years. Mickey has been a valuable contributor to his church and community and to the Bun is Bàrr program, where he has been a much-loved mentor to many Gaelic learners. Colin Watson, 38, grew up speaking both Gaelic and English in his home in Valley Mills, Inverness County. His father, Jim Watson, passed the language on to him, and he remembers as a young boy travelling with his father to milling frolics, concerts and to visit tradition bearers. Colin has a BA in environmental Studies. After working in British Columbia he returned to Cape Breton, drawn home to the community and culture he grew up in. Colin works at Nova Scotia Highland Village, has a kayaking business, Eco-Gael, plays the fiddle and is a talented Gaelic singer. https://www.howwethrive.org/gaelicvisits/an-invitation-to-the-dance monthly 0.5 2021-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1618322165960-6FD37SG9FUJZ1ZZGF9QE/Copy+of+Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+%281%29.png Gaelic visits - An Invitation to the Dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1618269205014-8DGOE4D3B2KKJP7MULUO/Margie+MacInnis.jpg Gaelic visits - An Invitation to the Dance - Margie MacInnis Margie MacInnis grew up in the small community of Hillsdale on the outskirts of Judique, NS, and is now a longtime resident of Mabou. She's always known the importance of community and volunteerism. In 1988, she and her late husband Jimmy began running weekly family square dances at the West Mabou Hall, in part for the younger people. They would go on to organize weekly dances that became a year-round staple for all ages. Margie’s “dance duties” included booking talent, handling finances, working the door, and enjoying a set or two with her many dance partners. Volunteers like Margie ensure our culture not only survives but thrives. She is also a regular volunteer with Inverary Manor in Inverness, visiting with residents, running errands and taking residents to appointments, and is also known for her talents as a seamstress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1618269215707-T1NLKXKHOMKM7752SB82/Dale+Gillis.jpg Gaelic visits - An Invitation to the Dance - Dale Gillis Dale Gillis is in the running for most hours spent "ceilidhing" and on the dance floor. He is a fixture for any cultural events locally and province-wide. Born and raised in Scotsville, Inverness County, NS, Dale grew up surrounded by Gaelic music and culture. Picking up the fiddle was a natural fit at an early age. When Dale isn't in the audience, playing tunes, or up giving a step, he's supporting these efforts behind the scenes. He's a regular in local Gaelic language classes and volunteers within the Scotsville community and at the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre in Judique. He's also a member of the Lake Ainslie Volunteer Fire Department—all work outside his day job with Nova Scotia Power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1618269228608-30Z8SGVW4FF5MDDCPWNV/Mary+Janet+MacDonald.jpg Gaelic visits - An Invitation to the Dance - Mary Janet MacDonald Mary Janet MacDonald comes to us by way of Port Hood, Inverness County, NS, and is no stranger to dance floors around the world and back. This mother of 7 and grandmother of 12 grew up in Mabou. After her mother passed in 1955, she moved in permanently with a grand-aunt. Margaret Ann and John Beaton then raised Mary Janet, and under the tutelage of sister Minnie, Mary Janet quickly learned to step dance. Life was filled with concerts, ceilidhs, and dances, and soon she was in demand as a teacher both locally and internationally, making trips to Scotland, California and elsewhere, sharing her knowledge of the tradition. She has released two instructional videos, which includes a lesson in the original Inverness County set which is less seen today. She has found new fame recently as an overnight internet sensation with her weekly Tunes and Wooden Spoons baking show via Facebook. Originally a fun, one-time lockdown pastime, it is still going a year later. https://www.howwethrive.org/gaelicvisits/where-can-gaelic-live monthly 0.5 2021-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1617135381226-0SIFADXI2NDO025LI7FS/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+-+2021-03-29T152356.726.png Gaelic visits - Where Can Gaelic Live? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1617135891291-6856233Q7DTL7AY9HP9R/Joyce+MacDonald.jpeg Gaelic visits - Where Can Gaelic Live? - Joyce MacDonald Joyce MacDonald grew up in Mabou, Nova Scotia, surrounded by Gaelic songs and humour. She began studying Gaelic in school, but really dived in when she returned to Cape Breton as an adult. She has learned from many wonderful people, but especially her mentors Mary and Vincent MacKinnon and her grandmother Jessie MacDonald. She now works at Colaisde na Gàidhlig, where she teaches classes, shelves books and tells stories. She lives in Baddeck, NS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1617135837920-9VWWAT9A98UTVAOT0Y79/Donnie+Forbes+hearts+DF+Black+%26+white+%281%29.jpg Gaelic visits - Where Can Gaelic Live? - Donnie Forbes Donnie Forbes is a fluent Gaelic speaker who has held various Coaching roles within professional football: Scottish FA ICTFC, Heart of Midlothian Football Club and Edinburgh City FC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1617135806364-REW3TCHMVH40J0D56D1B/Calum+Ferguson+HeadShot+%281%29.png Gaelic visits - Where Can Gaelic Live? - Calum Ferguson Calum Ferguson is a fluent Gaelic speaking professional footballer who has applied his trade domestically in Scotland, Canada and New Zealand, but also at an international level representing Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1617136064519-WVJFLA87PYKUTYPN77NE/Gra%CC%81inne+Ni%CC%81+Fhoighil+Photo.jpg Gaelic visits - Where Can Gaelic Live? - Gráinne Ní Fhoighil Gráinne Ní Fhoighil is a native Irish speaker from Conamara, Ireland. She is a science teacher, yoga and mindfulness instructor, and poet. She is a trustee on an NGO charity that supports orphaned and destitute children in the North East Himalayas. Gráinne is the creator and director of Croí ’s Anam Mindfulspaces. She delivers mindfulness, yoga and well-being experiences to schools and youth outreach programs as well as in community gatherings. She is also the co-creator of a sustainable wellbeing retreat program called Wild Atlantic Way Island Retreats. https://www.howwethrive.org/gaelicvisits/hidden-life-of-women monthly 0.5 2021-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1616441040844-EBYD7P1JJZ4QE5HA7E6V/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text.png Gaelic visits - Hidden Life of Gaelic Women Left to right: Peggy MacDonald with her mother Catherine; Anne MacDonald (Mar's mother) recognizable as only woman on the Glendale Festival poster (bottom right); five generations of Amber's family: Sadie Mae MacInnis (great-great grandmother) holding holding Sadie bheag (daughter), Amber Buchanan (mother); Annie Buchanan (great-grandmother) and Alison Buchanan (grandfather). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1616455358465-8MQ9Z71VYGPYK8OOSPCM/Nona.jpg Gaelic visits - Hidden Life of Gaelic Women - Nona MacDonald-Dyke Nona was born in Newfoundland but came to live with a MacDonald family in Middle River, Cape Breton. She has lived on the beautiful North Shore of Cape Breton for more than 50 years. "I feel truly blessed to call this special place home," said Nona. "I was born singing a song, and have kept on singing, more often than not in Gaelic.” Nona lives on the North Shore with her husband Steve who is also a Gaelic speaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1616455278386-YEBOQMG5GXEQ7V7B5CW6/Marilyn.jpg Gaelic visits - Hidden Life of Gaelic Women - Mar (Marilyn) MacKinnon Mar was brought up in a family steeped in music and dance. Mar explored her creativity by accompanying fiddlers on the piano, including her brother Howie, as a singer in rock bands, in dinner theatres, and as a solo recording and performing artist. Mar is married to Peter MacKinnon and lives in Westmount. She has worked as a Teacher's Assistant for more than 25 years and brings humor and kindness to the children she works with. She acknowledges that “children are a great audience.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1616455325287-841SK274TST7MWYK3O42/Amber.jpg Gaelic visits - Hidden Life of Gaelic Women - Amber Buchanan Amber Buchanan has been a strong feminist since she learned there was such a thing. She was extremely blessed to learn how to speak Gaelic well from her great-great-grandmother Sadie Mae MacInnis of Skir Dhubh. Amber has organized several gatherings for Gaels in Nova Scotia (Gaels Jams), has lived in Peru and Mexico and has attended International Jams in Canada, the USA, Mexico, India, Thailand and Turkey, bringing other cultural perspectives and connections to support Gaelic development in Nova Scotia. She is a weaver, knitter, Gaelic teacher and works in Gaelic interpretation at Baile nan Gaidheal | Nova Scotia Highland Village. https://www.howwethrive.org/gaelicvisits/ceilidh-beag-a-little-visit monthly 0.5 2021-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1615826068474-H5LLFJYKJ7241E2T3POA/Narrative+Project+FB+cover+_+no+text+-+2021-03-15T133311.461.png Gaelic visits - A little visit Photos of John Shaw courtesy of Baile nan Gàidheal | Nova Scotia Highland Village and Joyce MacDonald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1615829039364-P89T1F517Y69L99YCYWX/Frances+Photos+Jan.+16.jpg Gaelic visits - A little visit - Frances MacEachen Frances has spent most of her adult life learning about and reconnecting with her Gaelic heritage, language and culture. She moved back to her Cape Breton home to publish and edit a Gaelic cultural publication for 10 years, and presently works in the Mabou office of Gaelic Affairs, Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. She is a founding member of MAGIC (Mi'kmaq, Acadians and Gaels of Inverness County), enjoys singing Gaelic songs with friends and is passionate about the importance of Nova Scotia's heritage languages and cultures in building vibrant and thriving communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1615828933235-EW0JTT6P6VW2RIVJ4V6S/H2015.30.114.jpg Gaelic visits - A little visit - Dr. John Shaw Originally from Ohio, John developed an early interest in Gaelic, which in 1961 took him to Scotland and the home of renowned scholar John Lorne Campbell. There he learned about a place called Nova Scotia and its rich Gaelic tradition. John began studying linguistics at Harvard and spending his summers learning Gaelic in Cape Breton. In the early 1970s, he and his wife Jill moved to Glendale to raise their two girls. He was eventually hired by St. Francis Xavier University to conduct a five-year Gaelic folklore project, during which he interviewed 168 Gaelic speakers and story-tellers. This material, which continues to be available online, became an invaluable resource to those learning the dialects, songs and stories of the Nova Scotia Gaelic tradition. Since the 1990s he and his wife have lived in Edinburgh, while making frequent visits to Cape Breton. https://www.howwethrive.org/food daily 0.75 2023-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1616171279494-IBVYTXVIHZLN0O68MN2S/vegetables-752153_1920.jpg Food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1616183411326-D9NTGEMK8SHA17YCIM3B/thrive+logo-final_thrive-no+outline-light-horizontal.png Food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1616183485582-D30JQ5CGSA2MH4SK4GP1/Double+Logo+WHITE.png Food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619099421171-2A4KTXXAMYPIISAJG9A0/Duncan_Ebata.jpg Food - Duncan Ebata Duncan works out of Esoqwatik (Wolfville, Nova Scotia) as a facilitator, coach, community developer, and social entrepreneur. He is passionate about hosting caring and creative spaces that bring people together to elegantly navigate the complex and unpredictable times we find ourselves in. Duncan has spent over a decade working in the areas of community food security, narrative work, marketing, and food-based social enterprises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619099435382-V4J546DZ35L71PN4XAYI/Brook.png Food - Brook Thorndycraft Brook works from K’jipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia) as a mediator, coach, adult educator, facilitator, and organizational consultant. She has many years’ experience in the areas of conflict transformation, organizational change, adult and experiential education, and relational leadership as well as social justice work and organizing around issues including anti-racism and anti-oppression, prison justice, community healing, anti-poverty, sexual health, LGBTTIQ2SA, and migrant justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619099438608-3L44WLX07ILU2VKSH5LB/Nic-Fieldsend.jpg Food - Nic Fieldsend, creative advisor With over 20 years experience in content creation, strategy and live production, Nic has produced videos on five continents. His work has garnered Royal Television Society, International Visual Communications Association and Ice Awards. Find out more about Nic's journey and his work close to home in Nova Scotia. Nic will work with the Future of Food facilitators to develop a story-telling template for the teams and also document the scenarios and how we got there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619612484784-WD4CRZZMG3AJO3RBGUSS/02EF0C66-E7AD-4988-B364-A5DBBC071E87+-+Jide+George.jpeg Food - George Babajide I am an HRIS specialist and an African vegetable enthusiast. I want to help immigrants have access to local African vegetables thereby helping to connect culturally with their root while living in Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619098560623-VMCOCOL534NWNMHT49Q4/FFANB+Photo+-+Ma%C3%AFna+B%C3%A9land-Rahm.jpg Food - Maïna Béland-Rahm Whether it be through activism, creation, facilitation, coordination or day-to-day interactions, Maïna finds meaning in knowledge sharing and helping people connect and care for each other. They believe food is a source of immense power and are committed to fighting for a just food system in New Brunswick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619202797421-UT1NRJU4MA4XNXJR818B/sally%252Bheadshot%252B-%252BSally%252BBernard%252B%2525281%252529.jpg Food - Sally Bernard Farmer, partner, mom, soil advocate. Farming at Barnyard Organics, in Freetown, on unceded Mi'kma'ki territory. Organic grains, primarily for livestock feed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1620051847655-048W1CE5FBRCCF5HKFT1/7D66C35A-CC21-4113-8374-E7AE0FF7BA3A%2B-%2BEmily%2BBland.jpg Food - Emily Bland Emily is the SeedEO of SucSeed, a hydroponic social enterprise that educated over 15,000 students a year in healthy eating waste reduction and sustainable agriculture. She is a third generation farmer with a wide variety of experience. Her passion is combining social enterprise and sustainable agriculture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619119172255-2B0872082L30CH679O17/Head%2Bshot%2B-%2BJennifer%2BBrady.jpg Food - Jennifer Brady Jennifer is a Registered Dietitian and Assistant Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University. Her teaching and research focus on the intersections of food, health, and social justice in the context of health professional practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619098488963-10D7JMSJYZLOWLFNZSFW/IMG_5727+%282%29+-+Justin+C.jpg Food - Justin Cantafio Justin is a re-localization expert who is anchored by a steadfast belief in the power of small-scale, community-based businesses to build truly sustainable social and economic development. Justin is currently the Executive Director of Farmers' Markets of Nova Scotia and sits on the Board of Directors with the Centre for Local Prosperity. When he’s not crafting up ideas to re-localize our economy and promote local businesses, you might find Justin running in the woods, cooking up big hearty meals with friends, or relaxing in his tiny cabin by the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619098522522-UH7K16ZEX2HDZF4VJIVC/bob-cervelli-2-0107_orig%2B-%2BRobert%2BCervelli.jpg Food - Robert Cervelli Robert is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Local Prosperity, which works with communities across Atlantic Canada on climate readiness and re-localizing economies. Food security is an essential element of this work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1620309157630-BLZ41I2KQL78PEA973OA/Book-ended%2B-%2Blobie%2Bdaughton.jpg Food - Lobie Daughton As a health promotion activist with a particular focus on food, I work to strengthen the co-operative CED sector, especially through Fair Trade. I was an original member of Food-Net & the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN). In my younger days, I took more of a direct-action approach to nutrition and food security issues. I founded natural foods restaurants in the UK and in Canada (including Ottawa’s still popular “Green Door”) as well as helping to establish cafés, buying clubs and co-ops in England, Massachusetts, Quebec and Ontario. Before moving to Atlantic Canada, I ran an international ginseng distribution network, and my catering business fed rock and roll bands and film crews in the late 1970s (including ABBA, Bob Marley, and Benji the dog). More recently, I was involved with multi-year projects on Social Enterprise and on Food Security, both of which were led by principal researchers from Mount Saint Vincent University. I live by the water in Mermaid, Prince Edward Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619098481743-H318N6WSVV116QA8AV6G/ed+-+Emily+Catherine+Doyle.jpeg Food - Emily Doyle Emily is a mother of three children (10 and under) and a full time PhD student who has been researching the NL school food system in the Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine at MUN since 2012. She has worked as a school health promotion consultant and has also taught about the connection between food systems and the environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619455246111-WKCINGNTXKHNOEJO8G20/Phil%2BFerraro%2B-%2BPhil%2BFerraro.jpg Food - Phil Ferraro Farmer, CEO PEI Farm Centre, Director Institute for Bioregional Studies Ltd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619118964368-MPXKBB7S0HVYRYEKLHNW/IMG_20210324_085625_104_2%2B-%2BNational%2BFarmers%2BUnion%2Bin%2BNew%2BBrunswick%2B%25281%2529.jpg Food - Suzanne Fournier Suzanne is the Executive Director of the National Farmers Union in New Brunswick, a nonprofit accredited farm organization. The NFU-NB promotes policies that aim to revitalize agriculture in New Brunswick; on local, national and international levels, the NFU advocates alternative structures and government policies that resist corporate control of food. With farmers and consumers, the NFU works to encourage vibrant rural communities, environmentally sustainable practices and the production of safe, wholesome food. Suzanne is chronically ill and lives in Western NB with her 2 dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619098487864-HLFGQHJLA70VCQS8KCQH/maxime+%281%29+-+Maxime+Gauvin.jpg Food - Maxime Gauvin Maxime is the Executive Director of Really Local Harvest, a not-for-profit agricultural cooperative in southeastern New Brunswick. Since taking this role in 2016, he has transformed the organization to be recognized as a visionary leader in the food and agricultural ecosystem of New Brunswick. The cooperative manages the year-round Dieppe Market and the seasonal Shediac Market as well as multiple marketing and education campaigns promoting local food. In 2019, Maxime was the instigator of the Eating Heritage Symposium, an innovative food tourism event gathering the ecosystem stakeholders from across Atlantic Canada. He is a founding member of Slow Food Cocagne Acadie and has been involved in various food and sustainability initiatives in Canada and around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619118760816-GDPLWBFAIWN3QWTVV9IW/1554490062486+-+Annette+George.jpg Food - Annette George I am a program coordinator with Food First NL, residing in the Bay of Islands region of Newfoundland. My background is in mechanical engineering and agriculture, however I have been focused on community resilience and food security for a number of years now. I have a passion for traditional skills of all kinds and my biggest hobby outside of farming is foraging and working with herbs and natural medicines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619638352931-BDL2959NVR8ZYUB9XLEF/20171220_132221%25281%2529%2B-%2BChris%2BGoogoo.jpg Food - Christopher Googoo Proud member of the We’koqma’q First Nation, living in Millbrook on the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, with his wife and three children. COO of Ulnooweg and ED of The Ulnooweg Indigenous Communities Foundation— working to strengthen the relationship between Canada’s philanthropic sector and Indigenous communities. Inaugural board member of the Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund, amongst other regional board positions. https://www.digitalmikmaq.com/projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619199880901-8NTXOIHL9E2T5WTW4VVO/R+Hamilton+photo+-+rose+hamilton.png Food - Rose Hamilton Rose is a Community Food Coordinator at Ecology Action Centre, working on the JustFOOD Action Plan with Halifax Regional Municipality. She has a long background in coordinating and managing all sorts of collaborations from community gardens and Indigenous school nutrition projects, to conferences and cross-border EU tourism infrastructure development projects. Qualified holistic nutritionist and long-time professional musician as well as gaff-rig sailor. Rose is saving up for a small farm in NS where she will raise goats, grow medicinal herbs, and hold space for artists, musicians, and nutrition retreats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619790998525-3P46L53QI5KYAGA8GWBC/Jen+Organ+profile+-+Jen+Organ.jpg Food - Jennifer Organ I'm a Community Food Coordinator at the Ecology Action Centre, supporting the development of the first Municipal Food Action Plan for Halifax. I've been working in the community food sector for over 10 years and enjoy working with others to help make their ideas come to life (and learning new tools/perspectives along the way!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619109934009-TCNI20DH7Z12Q0DHGGWZ/atlantic-canadian-farmers-markets-adjust-to-reduced-foot-traffic-amids_wheGj4q.jpg Food - Bernard Plourde Bernie is Manager of the Charlottetown Farmers' Market Cooperative and is a founding member of the city's Food Council. He enjoys backyard gardening & sharing what he grows with neighbours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1620170298181-9UW9X93RCZQKIN1V96FS/IMG_2449+-+Laura+Reinsborough.jpeg Food - Laura Reinsborough Laura is the Director of Food For All NB, New Brunswick's provincial network to support food movements in action. Before returning home to New Brunswick in 2015, she founded Not Far From The Tree, Toronto's much-loved backyard fruit sharing project. She lives in Sackville, NB with her partner and two children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1620051987355-XYCAKIA4WPBKYI9FWEN3/95%2Bdan%2Bat%2Bwork%2Bcopy%2B%25282%2529%2B-%2BFood%2BProducers%2BForum.jpg Food - Dan Rubin I am a gardener, seedsman and educator living in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Over the past decade I have been leading workshops on season extension, seed saving and food preserving and leading projects focused on improving community based food production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619110322872-FMYQC1LOIZQ51AGGEX5H/Schurman-Family-Famr-Marc-with-Cucumber.jpeg Food - Marc Schurman Marc is owner operator of Atlantic Canada's largest organic greenhouse located in Kensington Prince Edward island. We grow greenhouse vegetables—tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuce—all year round. Our vegetables are sold in some of the large chain stores across the region as well as at local farmers markets and a food box program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619119315092-SEIZLELAPZHODVU2DCR1/JoshuaSmeeHeadshot+-+Josh+Smee.jpg Food - Joshua Smee Josh is CEO of Food First NL, a provincial nonprofit organization that works with communities in Newfoundland & Labrador to ensure everyone has access to affordable, healthy, and culturally appropriate food. He leads a team of ten staff across the province that work to support thousands of people working and volunteering in all aspects of the food system. foodfirstnl.ca foodstjohns.ca healthyeatingnl.ca atlanticfoodvision.ca justrecoverynl.ca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1620052033642-T86SEFG1S4B8GOU0Y67N/DSC02465%2B-%2BBernard%2BSoubry.jpg Food - Bernard Soubry Dr. Bernard Soubry is a postdoctoral research fellow in urban food governance at McGill University. His doctoral research looked at how climate change affects food systems in the Maritimes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1620170470778-KL03FIHM6EM05HHA8P2A/NancyTregunno-vertical%2B-%2BMark%2BPonikvar.jpg Food - Nancy Tregunno Nancy is a Food Scientist working at Perennia Food & Agriculture on value-added food product development, shelf life, process development and making packaging more sustainable. She has a passion for local food and the sustainability of our planet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619098537502-3J8PEX1G1MJ72UWNYRZG/rielle1%2B-%2BRielle%2BWilliams.jpg Food - Rielle Simone Williams I currently hold the position of Manager of Projects and Programs with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia. https://www.howwethrive.org/hosting daily 0.75 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1638814674257-C3QVN88L9KNQRZKC5HVR/trees%2Bconnecting.jpg Hosting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1626886121811-N0HPS62TN943OE1P6SOC/tea-438480_1920.jpg Hosting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627497645137-WMRVHSAVKY4MXOIRG9P5/Mark+Susan+Amanda.jpg Hosting - Make it stand out Mark Coffin, Susan Lorraine (Szpakowski), Amanda Bostlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1635176523202-LJFRSKHZQ227C1PHPAIT/people+we+spoke+with+for+website.jpg Hosting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627591933004-1360RX8R05CLRB4GU1H6/mandala+with+capitals+%281%29.jpg Hosting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627221396940-ZXJ7DOBLCLU0DCWZPYFL/mcconnell-foundation-logo-vector.png Hosting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627221354191-IA1GENUVQZSMF5S4DXED/SICanada_Logo_Black_RGB.png Hosting https://www.howwethrive.org/nature-of-hosting daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://www.howwethrive.org/nature-of-hosting/why-hosting monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627232058333-MKJ8FBVIUPBE51PKQKQN/pocket-watch-3156771_1280.jpg Nature of Hosting - Why hosting? Why now? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/nature-of-hosting/gateway-moments-of-arriving monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627232169869-99EO38Y169TG5NLX577W/gate.jpg Nature of Hosting - Gateway: Moments of arriving - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/nature-of-hosting/river-flow-and-resilience monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627403512671-BPDOP5LEG8AUASJDX9DA/Susan%26Jim+river.jpg Nature of Hosting - River: Flow and resilience - Make it stand out Jim Drescher hosting tea beside the LaHave River in late spring. Photo by Amanda Bostlund. https://www.howwethrive.org/nature-of-hosting/forest-fields-of-generosity monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627232362295-WCEAO3YR9O1UGM6D26XJ/forest-483207_1280+%281%29.jpg Nature of Hosting - Forest: Fields of generosity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/nature-of-hosting/fire-holding-the-circle monthly 0.5 2021-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627566340624-YVJFFFI7GIVC71QK98U2/fire+circle+with+fire.jpg Nature of Hosting - Fire: Holding the circle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/nature-of-hosting/wind-power-of-the-invisible monthly 0.5 2021-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1627232622745-XK25M3QXM0LKFQ6NK99A/dandelion-463928_1920.jpg Nature of Hosting - Wind: Power of the invisible - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/season-2 daily 0.75 2022-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1642453555143-5WHQM0HCXCD8ZZKACDYK/AnneR_002.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 https://www.howwethrive.org/season-2/enough-for-all monthly 0.5 2022-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/20693e89-8300-4612-ab6c-cd3622f1b94d/Narrative+Project+FB+cover++no+text+%2864%29.png Gaelic visits season 2 - Enough for all - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1645552572156-RX9PMI9ZP1SEOE5PEMQW/Rosie%2B%25281%2529.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Enough for all - Rosie Sylliboy Rosie is from We’koqma’q First Nation, where she manages Mawita’mk (place where we gather), which is a community-based group home where Mi’kmaq with disabilities are celebrated and nurtured, and where Mi’kmaw identity is celebrated and honoured. She is a Mi’kmaw speaker, a gift she received from her mother Ma’git Poulette, a residential school survivor and Elder. She is a member of the We'koqma'qewiskwa Drummers, and is devoted to her family, community, language and culture. Rosie is a founding member of MAGIC (Mi'kmaq, Acadians and Gaels of Inverness County), and takes every opportunity to share her people's history, language, culture in the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1645552538309-21U53WV2Q66DBJ5CQDEF/John%2BCremo%2B2%2B%25281%2529.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Enough for all - John William (Tiny) Cremo Tiny is from the Cremo, Sylliboy (pol's) Denny (jown) clans. He has lived all his life in We'koqma'q First Nation and is husband to Karen Googoo , with whom he has 7 children and 17 grandchildren. John is a teacher and has been active in his community as a fire chief since 1989, a member of the Mi'kmaw Grand Council Keptin since 2000 ,and a We'koqma'q Councillor since 2017. He attended McGill, St.F.X. and Cape Breton universities, and over the years has sharpened his skills by taking courses in sports, firefighting, Medical First Response EMO and Coast Guard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1645552558491-FW5OY59H7PDJ9PMQPJTQ/Kenny%2BProsper%2B%25281%2529.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Enough for all - Kenny Prosper Kenny is Mi’kmaw and grew up on the Eskasoni First Nation. He was born in the mid-1950s to Bessie and Wilfred Prosper, who was a Mi’kmaw Elder and fiddler. He graduated from CBU in 1989 with a diploma in Business Technology. His main hobbies or interests are Mi’kmaw language and Mi’kmaw genealogy. He moved to Halifax in 1994 and worked as the Native Hospital Liaison Interpreter until his retirement in 2019. He has also been a member of the Wabanaki Two Spirit Alliance since 2011 Presently he has a part-time job doing Mi’kmaw translations. https://www.howwethrive.org/season-2/emerging-tradition-bearers monthly 0.5 2022-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/cd62db7e-83c6-4c0b-8588-be6fd087cfb8/Narrative+Project+FB+cover++no+text+%2850%29.png Gaelic visits season 2 - Emerging tradition bearers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1644931602731-Q0S5NNSQSTV226TS0X07/Carmen+revised.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Emerging tradition bearers - Carmen MacArthur Carmen MacArthur was born and raised in Pictou Nova Scotia. She completed a BA in Celtic Studies at St.FX and a Masters in Folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has had many Gaelic-speaking mentors over the years such as Jim Watson, Goiridh Dòmhnallach and Catherine Cameron. In 2011 she moved to a small farm in Gillisdale, Margaree, where she had the good fortune of being a neighbor to Mary (1935-2021) and Vincent MacKinnon (1935-2020). . Mary and Vince taught her a great deal of Gaelic and traditional knowledge. She continues to teach Gaelic and lives in GIllisdale with her partner and small children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1644931482878-OXXQUDQNHLSKU3XSNJVP/Lili+Watson.jpeg Gaelic visits season 2 - Emerging tradition bearers - Lili Watson Lili Watson is from Queensville and Little Judique, Cape Breton. She grew up in a household where both parents could speak the Gaelic language and learned the traditions of the Gaels from a young age. Lili is currently finishing her final year of a Celtic Studies degree at St. Francis Xavier University and plans to travel to Scotland to continue learning the Gaelic language from native speakers. She enjoys playing the fiddle, dancing, and sharing in the language and culture with others. https://www.howwethrive.org/season-2/today-and-tomorrow monthly 0.5 2022-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/4f949ff9-ee86-48e3-bd05-4fc98be71b81/Narrative+Project+FB+cover++no+text+%2845%29.png Gaelic visits season 2 - Today and tomorrow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1644326730265-K9C09ITJWI8CPWOUF1EP/Hannah1.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Today and tomorrow - Hannah Krebs Hannah Krebs works as a Gaelic Cultural Animator at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village Museum and teaches Gaelic classes in a number of communities in Cape Breton. Born and raised in Ontario, she began learning Gaelic when she moved to Nova Scotia for University, and has since gained a deep appreciation for the language and culture. She loves dancing, riding horses, and getting to know this beautiful part of the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1644326789194-7PZV8581E9YLQ2KZKBDD/Abigail+%281%29.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Today and tomorrow - Abigail MacDonald Abigail MacDonald is from St. Andrews, Antigonish County and grew up surrounded by Gaelic music and culture. She is currently a fourth year Health Honours student at St. Francis Xavier University conducting research about the relationship between Gaelic culture and senior health. During the summer months, Abigail is employed at Colaisde na Gàidhlig / the Gaelic College in St. Ann’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1644326796262-HRPT0NJ91IH9AMHOI44N/Abby+%281%29.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Today and tomorrow - Abby Hanson Abby Hanson is a third-year student in the History Department at the University of King’s College and has been deeply involved in the Nova Scotia Gaelic community since her early days in Na Gaisgich Òga. From just outside Halifax, Abby, along with her sister Ella, have developed a presentation on Gaelic Culture that they have presented to thousands of elementary school students across the province. Abby also plays the fiddle and piano and loves to sing in both Gaelic and English. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1644326801897-KCMCA270RJJXNH5149LZ/Phillip+%281%29.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Today and tomorrow - Phillip Whyte Phillip Whyte: Growing up in Barrachois, Phillip has always had a strong connection to Gaelic culture. After deciding he wanted to pursue the language on a new level, Phillip began participating in Na Gaisgich Oga, a youth Gaelic mentorship. He also began taking Gaelic at Rankin School, Iona. This experience gave him many opportunities he would otherwise not have, such as his job as a historical animator at The Highland Village. Keeping the language and culture alive has become very important to Phillip for the sake of his community and also in honour of Dan Angus, his late grandfather. Phillip now attends NSCC in Sydney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1644326810594-XGYL8L6VL79SCS0W559E/Roddie+%281%29.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Today and tomorrow - Roddie MacInnis Roddie MacInnis is 16 years old and from Glendale, Nova Scotia. His Gaelic journey started about 11 years ago, learning from various in-house language sessions within the community. From there, it blossomed into multiple immersion groups, involvement in school, music lessons, and more. Roddie is very grateful to have a presence like this in his life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1644326817136-4H7355E60U6PJQQNT6MW/Alasdair+%281%29.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Today and tomorrow - Alasdair Cameron Alasdair Cameron is a Gaelic speaker from Mabou, currently living in Antigonish, attending STFX University and studying Celtic Studies. Besides Gaelic, he is interested in music, mainly rock but enjoys it all. He plays drums, bass, and guitar and is a mainstay in a couple of local bands. https://www.howwethrive.org/season-2/speaking-our-language monthly 0.5 2022-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/deea33ab-023e-478d-9aa8-ad3d7e2e7328/Narrative+Project+FB+cover++no+text+%2841%29.png Gaelic visits season 2 - Speaking our language - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1643721845405-A8BFU9RX5FH1NB588K1V/Bernard%252BCameron.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Speaking our language - Bernard Cameron Bernard Cameron was born and raised on a farm in Northeast Mabou and attended Mabou Consolidated School. Although his parents spoke fluent Gaelic since they were children, he didn’t begin learning the language until he was 22 at St.F.X. University. He also spent time living in Scotland on the Isle of Skye and in Bohuntin, from where his ancestors left in the early 1800s. He now teaches Gaelic at Bayview Education Center, and to adults using Gàidhlig aig Baile methodology in community and occasionally at the Gaelic College. He and his wife Nancy have raised their children with Gaelic and English. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1643721718296-7Y4LD3YO6FYK9YJN00UW/Leanne+Hinton.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Speaking our language - Leanne Hinton Leanne Hinton is a professor emerita of Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley and an advisory board member of the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival (AICLS). Hinton specializes in indigenous languages of North America, and is an advocate and practicing trainer in the field of language revitalization. With other language activists, she has helped found organizations devoted to language revitalization, and helped design and do training for programs that are now used world-wide, including AICLS’ Master-Apprentice Language Learning Program and the Breath of Life Archival Institute for California Languages and its offshoots. Hinton has written or edited numerous books and articles on language revitalization. She has won several awards for her work, including the Lannan Foundation’s Cultural Freedom Award, the Linguistic Society of America’s Linguistics, Language and the Public Award, and the Hubert Howe Bancroft Award at UC Berkeley. https://www.howwethrive.org/season-2/it-takes-a-village monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/94b83afb-fc74-4fc3-9463-3ad472be63ba/Narrative+Project+FB+cover++no+text+%2839%29.png Gaelic visits season 2 - It takes a village - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1643117703019-XG2KJJUTU7PIVNRQF4Q9/Rodney+MacDonald.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - It takes a village - Rodney MacDonald Rodney MacDonald is the President of Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College. He was raised in Mabou, Nova Scotia, and is descended from notable tradition bearers in piping, fiddling, and dancing, who trace their roots back to Lochaber, Scotland. He continues to uphold the Lochaber-descended Mabou Harbour and Mabou Coal Mines styles of stepdancing and fiddling, respectively. Rodney began his working career as an educator before switching to politics, becoming in turn, MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia) for Inverness, Minister of Tourism, Culture & Heritage, amongst other portfolios, and the 26th Premier of Nova Scotia. Since retiring from politics, he has focused on initiatives to support the continued evolution and growth of Gaelic in Nova Scotia, such as the ongoing programming at Colaisde na Gàidhlig and the new Beinn Mhàbu Campus, which will create a Gaelic learning environment for young adults in Mabou. Rodney lives in Mabou with his wife, Gayle, and is the proud father of Ryan, Sadie, Angus Finlay, and Cassie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1643117711212-L8XS5Y711KAUL2D7PF24/Angus+Brendan+MacNeil.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - It takes a village - Angus Brendan MacNeil Angus Brendan MacNeil is the Member of Parliament for Na h-Eileanan an Iar | The Western Isles. He was raised in Barra as a native Gaelic speaker and was immersed in many Gaelic cultural activities growing up, including the sport of Camanachd | Shinty. His mother was the district nurse in Barra and cared for the island’s last monolingual Gaelic speakers. Angus Brendan began his working life as a Civil Engineer and a reporter for the Gaelic division of Radio Scotland, before becoming a Gaelic Medium teacher in Lochaber, splitting his tme between schools in Salen and Acharachle. In 2005 he was elected as MP for Na h-Elieanan an Iar | The Western Isles, a post he continues to hold, splitting his time between his constituency in the Western Isles, his croft on Barra, and his parliamentary duties in the remote city of London. Angus Brendan also has strong family ties to the Washabuck area of Cape Breton, an area settled by Barra immigrants in the early 1800s, which he has visited on several occasions. He has three daughters all of whom are Gaelic speakers. https://www.howwethrive.org/season-2/when-enough-is-plenty monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/225ee0fe-d418-4667-8622-a330e3083b68/Narrative+Project+FB+cover++no+text+%2834%29.png Gaelic visits season 2 - When enough is plenty - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1642527853054-T4KJJ1WIW6QWYYDU2CNW/mary-jane-lamond1-e1530290182776+%281%29.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - When enough is plenty - Mary Jane Lamond Mary Jane is an internationally renowned musician who is also dedicated to maintaining local Gaelic culture for future generations, passing on what she learned from Gaelic scholars and elders. During her career, she has released five CDs and received multiple East Coast Music Awards and was nominated for a Juno Award. In 2010, she was honored with the Portia White Prize for cultural and artistic excellence. When she's not performing, Mary Jane is active in many culturally driven initiatives. She is currently working on Language and Lyrics, a project to create a database for Gaelic songs in Nova Scotia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1642527862796-5UZHBXKLDPFYJXQILASD/AnneR_002+%281%29.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - When enough is plenty - Anne B. Ryan Anne is an Irish author and activist. She believes that society’s civic capacity affects how ideas are taken up, how movements and ideas are sustained, and how a body of knowledge can grow, concerning just and ecological ways to live. To this end, she participates in local, national and international civic projects. She speaks Irish and is a founder-member of Derrybeg Community Supported Farm in her home town of Celbridge, Co Kildare; she was coordinator of the national network Basic Income Ireland for ten years, and is an active member and former trustee of Feasta: The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability. She holds a PhD in Adult and Community Education and has published a book and articles on the philosophy and practice of enough, and also conducts workshops on enough. She has also published on commons and commoning, basic income, feminism, discourse and reflective practice. twitter@EnoughPlenty https://www.howwethrive.org/season-2/enough-is-as-good-as-a-feast monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/0cedca7b-fc39-4a0f-a953-08a02f689afb/Narrative+Project+FB+cover++no+text+%2824%29.png Gaelic visits season 2 - Enough is as good as a feast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/8b36c801-df55-446d-a5b5-7b1f510e76da/Screen+Shot+2021-12-13+at+2.58.40+PM.jpg Gaelic visits season 2 - Enough is as good as a feast - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/land-water-spirit daily 0.75 2023-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1651773147384-QS5M5O6E2HGLUYYPVNGM/river3.jpg Land https://www.howwethrive.org/lwr-blog daily 0.75 2023-01-29 https://www.howwethrive.org/lwr-blog/land-water-spirit-learning-circle monthly 0.5 2023-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/7720e015-b530-4936-85a3-f19ee0fe1874/fire+circle+with+fire+%283%29.jpg LWR blog - 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Decolonizing Relations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/why-gaelic-matters daily 0.75 2023-03-12 https://www.howwethrive.org/why-gaelic-matters/gifts-of-re-membering monthly 0.5 2023-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/dfacc8fd-1f53-4f4c-8f76-334f26ef4f9e/The+Narrative+Project+%2832%29.png GNP season 3 - Gifts of re-membering - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/a7129909-1171-41b8-a1df-42a6e9b0359b/Screenshot+2023-03-06+at+8.25.37+PM.jpeg GNP season 3 - Gifts of re-membering - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/why-gaelic-matters/radical-hospitality monthly 0.5 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/f049945e-c3f2-4c8a-bed4-2709cd78c6e6/The+Narrative+Project+%2828%29.png GNP season 3 - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/why-gaelic-matters/why-community-matters monthly 0.5 2023-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/91835507-b3e2-4317-b7dd-75886c00c740/The+Narrative+Project+%2822%29.png GNP season 3 - Why community matters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/fc1e7469-21ea-4772-b365-1be00112a17c/Screenshot+2023-02-13+at+7.16.52+PM.png GNP season 3 - Why community matters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/why-gaelic-matters/making-space-for-gaelic monthly 0.5 2023-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/45497941-3c44-4d41-a029-94a97ecb7810/The+Narrative+Project+%2819%29.png GNP season 3 - Making space for Gàidhlig - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/8a50aef4-9272-432f-81e7-95fd47ecedfb/Screenshot+2023-02-07+at+5.00.58+PM.jpeg GNP season 3 - Making space for Gàidhlig - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/why-gaelic-matters/listening-to-mikmaw-neighbours monthly 0.5 2023-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/73b813c8-1a03-4ad8-b528-59b2e069fa07/The+Narrative+Project+%2816%29.png GNP season 3 - Listening to our Mi'kmaw neighbours - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/a108214d-2a9c-4771-8f6a-4d1693b10d97/Screenshot+2023-02-04+at+3.23.17+PM.png GNP season 3 - Listening to our Mi'kmaw neighbours - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/why-gaelic-matters/gaelic-at-the-centre monthly 0.5 2023-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/ae0f18b6-335f-4989-a3bd-7e801635c307/The+Narrative+Project+%2811%29.png GNP season 3 - Gaelic at the centre - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/elders daily 0.75 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1678308852859-B5T21GXV6E1WU7SD3PC1/katarzyna-grabowska-sRAWQyoUiVQ-unsplash+%281%29.jpeg Elder Voices https://www.howwethrive.org/climate daily 0.75 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714581122537-R1Z0F1OJHPPC2RSFGP0O/A+self-paced+online+course+to+learn+about+climate+concerns+and+solutions.+%28Postcards%29+%2810%29.png Climate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1695315554168-INYNNKCSJWPHE3KL9Q4Y/Albert%2BMarshall%2Bfor%2BEV.jpg Climate - Elder Albert Marshall Elder Marshall is a leading environmental voice in Unama’ki/Cape Breton and also advises and lectures internationally. He is well-known as the co-creator, with his late wife Elder Murdena Marshall, of the concept of Etuaptmumk, or Two-Eyed Seeing, which honours the strengths of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of knowing. Elder Marshall is co-author of the children'sbook Walking Together (2023) He has received honorary degrees from Cape Breton and Acadia universities, and in 2023 he was honoured with an IndSpire Lifetime Achievement Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714754289884-IWUNYPW3MKF1NCOYAG8T/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+1.37.27+PM.png Climate - Alex Cadel Alex is a Climate Services Specialist at ClimAtlantic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1687281690986-N12YTAZLK3Q39WWA4MF1/Amanda+at+Jenns.jpg Climate - Amanda Bostlund Amanda is a permaculture and regenerative design dreamer, welcoming new and remembered ways to practice heartfelt connection and collaboration with others in co-creating a more healthy and nourishing world. Her Shared Ground podcast features voices and stories from across Atlantic Canada. Amanda gratefully continues to learn from the land and the First People of these lands. She lives on the South Shore, in Mi'kma'ki, where the Petite River meets the Atlantic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1687804317680-4L6SIF7EVQT885V5B44U/IMG_2415.jpg Climate - Caroline Beddoe Caroline is a dreamer, energetic community collaborator, and curious learner. She currently supports nature programming with the Blomidon Naturalists Society, and also does native plant gardening work, community food facilitation, community planning, and political, climate, and social justice organizing. She believes that connection to the land and community, centring the heart, storytelling, laughter, creativity & imagination are necessary for our survival. Caroline currently lives near the muddy tides of Wolfville where she can be found on her bike, in the ocean, or in the woods harvesting medicinal plants and paying attention to the beauty of nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714917531835-CWDRGF2Z8RP4JU76K212/Screenshot+2024-05-04+at+10.54.09+AM.png Climate - Carolyn Anne Hocquard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714754281113-NX6EEP9BF9H0RRQON53W/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+1.35.50+PM.png Climate - Coco Love Alcorn Coco is a Canadian singer and songwriter who often tours communities, including in Nova Scotia. Some of her songs have become popular with community choirs around the world. She also leads an online singing community called the Wonderland Singers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714741008640-7QJW1QFDU11PXYKXD00I/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+9.49.08+AM.png Climate - Dayle Eshelby Dayle is Councillor for the Town of Lockeport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1687282469947-ZGBE33MQ42P0FELUWBI7/Debra.jpeg Climate - Debra Ross Debra has been Manager of Outreach, Partnerships and Communications at the Dal College of Sustainability since 2010. She loves supporting students on their journey as environmental and social justice change agents. Debra is on the Board of the Halifax Refugee Clinic and Chair of How We Thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714747026633-BCEH3NRI7JCD4S228YFI/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+11.36.12+AM.png Climate - Denise Robichaud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714742987879-A9J6FW78P6RS9W4OEK0H/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+10.17.29+AM.png Climate - Ed Michalik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1695316117924-529ZW7EYHESWGTL7GFI5/Screenshot+2023-09-21+at+2.08.21+PM.png Climate - Emily Cowin Emily is an engineer turned entrepreneur from the South Shore in Mi’kma’ki with a deep commitment to reimagining and reinventing the relationship between our economy and our natural environment. An experienced sustainability planner, project manager and CEO, she has always been drawn to systemic change and how we create it, resist it, and adapt to it. Emily is a mother, yoga teacher and book lover, and much of her free time she spends with the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714917649844-UAOF606RSP38I6EELUBM/Frances+Photos+Jan.+16.jpg Climate - Frances MacEachen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714917494089-BU9N2G256ETRA1KUSJM1/Screenshot+2024-05-04+at+10.55.27+AM.png Climate - Gordon Johnson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714660589606-GCSQLY4XBJ4RT0U0JMYJ/Screenshot+2024-05-02+at+11.22.01+AM.png Climate - Joanna Bull Joanna is deeply inspired by the beauty of the natural world and is dedicated to environmental and social justice. She loves a good conversation about the apocalypse, community care, and what it means to bring about truly transformative change. Joanna is the Ecology Action Centre’s Community Engagement Coordinator and has been with the Centre since 2013. When she's not facilitating meetings, you might find her teaching breathwork and meditation, riding her bike, or weaving tiny rugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714741095683-F6ZD4GZC8CSBJOACA62C/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+9.53.49+AM.png Climate - Justin Cantafio Justin is Executive Director of Farmers Markets of Nova Scotia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714741050354-2EVJ7SPKX2LORF3122X7/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+9.50.22+AM.png Climate - Kate Ervine Kate is Associate Professor, Global Development Studies, Saint Mary's University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714917556883-K60ZEC9NBA3OO869ORSZ/Screenshot+2024-05-04+at+10.50.46+AM.png Climate - Kim Fry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714747264402-VJNTIKNK12VG9QT9BQ2Z/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+11.40.43+AM.png Climate - Nic Fieldsend Nic is a storyteller and videographer who has produced videos on five continents. He filmed many of the stories and interviews in the Climate Connections course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714660542546-ZR3SV3KN606SUKEL8591/Screenshot+2024-05-02+at+11.29.55+AM.png Climate - Nina Newington Nina is an award winning author and gardener. British by birth, she lived in Hong Kong, Germany, Israel, England, Nigeria and the US before immigrating to Canada. She is an active member of Extinction Rebellion and In recent years, her grassroots work has focused on protecting forests. She and her wife live in a ramshackle farmhouse on the North Mountain of Nova Scotia on the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaw people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714660554913-EYP2R37XHU7KT9POMHQS/Screenshot+2024-05-02+at+11.29.00+AM.png Climate - Priya Andrade Priya is a Learning Content Developer with Impact Organizations of Nova Scotia. She has over ten years experience leading reconciliation and language capacity-building with international newcomers and students. In her volunteer career she has served as the chair of a reconciliation committee in a national protestant denomination and now, she continues to offer her anti-oppression learning on the Canadian advisory committee on anti-racism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714740973200-5U2O0ZEG4S7ZJLU8T17V/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+9.48.26+AM.png Climate - Rhys Bevan-John Rhys has been working as a professional actor, writer and director for almost 15 years. He uses his art to not only entertain but to make a difference in the lives of others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714661392228-PLLJ23AR8FZ1MCK7S4YO/Screenshot+2024-05-02+at+11.49.15+AM.png Climate - Robert Cervelli Bob is co-founder and past Executive Director of the Centre for Local Prosperity. He is also co-founder and Chair of Transition Bay St. Margarets Bay, one of the first Transition Initiatives in the Maritimes. He has been a member of the E.F. Schumacher Society for over 25 years and has attended key international events on alternative economics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714742965832-HLUXI3ZWXXIRFK29A904/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+10.17.04+AM.png Climate - Sean Kelly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714742465617-PSZKX2ELFKOQQE647Q5W/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+10.19.32+AM.png Climate - Sera Thompson Sera is manager of collective impact for Environment and Climate Change at Halifax Regional Municipality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1687281701604-MR2S3AM1GF0XZ6J3ZSJH/PXL_20230511_203235660.PORTRAIT.jpg Climate - Shawn Feener Shawn is a Mi'kmaw conservationist, freshwater ecologist, and educator. He currently works for the South Shore Regional Centre for Education, where he coordinates the authentic inclusion of Mi'kmaw culture in the public school system. Through his work, his cultural connections to Mi'kma'ki, and his experiences as a harvester of medicines, he has noticed many changes that can be attributed to climate change, and this is the driving force behind his involvement with Climate Connections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1687281956676-U7BYWCL7QQ6KFXA4SSAQ/DSC_2431.JPG Climate - Soren Bondrup-Nielsen Soren was born in Denmark and at age 13 his family emigrated to Canada. Growing up in the countryside in both Denmark and Canada, he was immersed in the outdoors, and this influenced his choice of recreation, activity and profession. He was a professor of biology at Acadia University for 27 years, where he taught ecology and conservation biology. After retiring from Acadia, he became the president of the Blomidon Naturalists Society, where he is actively promoting and developing ecological sustainability, conservation, and climate change programs. While at Acadia, he started writing nonfiction, mainly about his biological adventures and passion for the outdoors. He has published five books, primarily through Gaspereau Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1687285827264-367N9JTFZDQK3OFK4R22/IMG_2945.jpg Climate - Susan Lorraine (Szpakowski) Susan was a member of the founding group of the Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA) Institute and was its executive director for 12 years. In that context, she had the privilege to work with some of the leading social innovators in the world. She was later a strategist with Engage Nova Scotia and then co-founded How We Thrive in 2017. Susan continues to enjoy the ordinary magic that arises when people come together with inquiring minds, open hearts and a commitment to positive change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1714741117329-FGPKMRQTZ43UOROX0AIM/Screenshot+2024-05-03+at+9.55.45+AM.png Climate - Vanessa Hartley As a descendant of Black Loyalists, Vanessa's ancestral roots are "eight generations deep" in Shelburne County. In Shelburne, provincially and nationally she has advocated for ending environmental racism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/96a473ad-64f1-4b2b-9c6b-e9f1a9eb3a89/Screenshot+2024-05-17+at+11.09.31+AM.png Climate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/season-4 daily 0.75 2024-03-07 https://www.howwethrive.org/season-4/2024/3/7/the-travelling-bed monthly 0.5 2024-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/3df12595-5ced-4738-b8c1-fb3202f8e78d/Summary+banner+Mar+1.png GNP season 4 - Leaba-Shiùbhal | The Travelling Bed - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1709832615198-CGONKUGD7V0LX5TC9VBZ/Jean+MacNeil.1.png GNP season 4 - Leaba-Shiùbhal | The Travelling Bed - Jean MacNeil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1709832621441-X8FT80RVWNZCLN8QOZEL/Shamus+Y.+MacDonald.jpeg GNP season 4 - 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Beò Fhathast | Living Yet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1706022368208-DMH1165L0D8P0D6MP0R0/mary-jane-lamond1-e1530290182776.jpg GNP season 4 - Beò Fhathast | Living Yet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/conversations daily 0.75 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1725896719722-6OL8V8G5B5PZEG28Y89H/A+self-paced+online+course+to+learn+about+climate+concerns+and+solutions.+%28Postcards%29+%287%29.png Conversations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/5ded9117-5047-47cd-b9b7-74f45ac47456/AndySabrina-pic-bio+%281%29.png Conversations - When data learns to listen April 14, 12-1:30 Emily invites Andy Sabrina Guerrier to talk about her journey at the fertile intersection of economics, mathematics, art, care and community, and the ancestral memories that guide her. 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May 21 https://www.howwethrive.org/board daily 0.75 2025-03-27 https://www.howwethrive.org/board/annika-voltan monthly 0.5 2025-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/24affec6-59f3-4a6a-adda-fb147813a6c1/Annika.png Board Blog - Annika Voltan, Chair - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/board/bradley-daye monthly 0.5 2025-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/643df575-2547-4a00-b29b-2c4b1d3af8a7/Bradley.png Board Blog - Bradley Daye - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/board/diane-obed monthly 0.5 2025-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/aaaa818b-f0f0-44d3-a80c-5cb562517ffe/Diane2.png Board Blog - Diane Obed - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/board/frances-maceachen monthly 0.5 2025-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/d4421904-2986-4a36-a105-b3cda806c213/Frances+Photo.jpg Board Blog - Frances MacEachen - Make it stand out https://www.howwethrive.org/susan-emily daily 0.75 2025-03-28 https://www.howwethrive.org/susan-emily/2025/3/27/susan-lorraine monthly 0.5 2025-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/52428008-f07b-463b-9296-a2153d838605/Susan.jpeg Susan & Emily - Susan Lorraine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/susan-emily/2025/3/27/emily-cowin monthly 0.5 2025-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/b87f6de1-fc6a-4544-80cd-b235a1ef42bd/Emily.png Susan & Emily - Emily Cowin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/home-brine daily 1.0 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1538498759230-SHH1TCP9GIWO5TOQSD4V/andras-vas-466708-unsplash.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1540818741055-39TH184S0HCK3BG5ZTY6/dark-blue-bkgd.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/0dc091a1-0a83-42f5-9175-256d56fbf016/IMG_9804+%287%29.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/52b303e9-341b-411f-8467-1a316804a571/Untitled+design.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/leadership-journey daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1227df2b-eca5-42ac-9688-30b2501d0d5f/Climate+Resilience+Leadership+Journey+Squarespace+Banners+%282500+x+1500px.%29.jpeg Leadership Journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/10dea139-8337-446b-977e-39a0d4f7eacc/CC+Cohort+%2815%29.png Leadership Journey - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/35e67854-94c3-4f44-bf71-1770fb09c4ac/HRM+EAC+HWT+logos.jpeg Leadership Journey - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.howwethrive.org/contact daily 0.75 2020-10-14 https://www.howwethrive.org/thrive-2019-1 daily 0.75 2019-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1538500137077-DDPDNJLL3Z182X64J3GE/green-bkgd.png THRIVE 2019 https://www.howwethrive.org/alia-institute daily 0.75 2020-03-18 https://www.howwethrive.org/intro daily 0.75 2021-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1613080760512-2FPDQEAYLZXQYB5X2QQ4/Margie+Beaton.jpg Narrative - Margie Beaton Margie considers herself one of the lucky ones. Born and raised in Mabou, a rural, culturally-rich haven on the western side of Cape Breton, she came to understand at an early age through family and community the beauty of culture, and the intrinsic benefits it can bestow on personal development. Through traditional Gaelic music and dance, Margie has had the good fortune of learning from valued sources, performing, recording, traveling, and teaching both locally and abroad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1614025262150-WQNEDP0YNGMFAAV7007X/Bernadette.jpg Narrative - Bernadette Campbell Bernadette was raised in Southwest Mabou where the first seeds of her love and passion for Gaelic language were sown. She has advocated, designed for, and supported Gaelic Nova Scotia in many ways. She established ÉISD (Educational Initiatives for Social Development) in the 1990s where she hosted summer camps for children. She was a regular contributor to the journal Am Bràighe. As a volunteer with Féis Mhàbu, she helped to organize the Mabou Musical Mentorship program and a children’s Gaelic singing program. Bernadette spent much of her life as a dedicated educator. After retirement she collaborated on other educational initiatives; with Maple Bear Schools, Brazil; Cainnt is Cànan, Highland Village, Nova Scotia; and with the Office of Gaelic Affairs. Now is turning her attention to learning the language of her heart. She enjoys cooking, gardening, and yoga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1613081523747-OETJ5R2W3FSFX0VQJOLF/Mike%2BRed%2BBackground%2BCropped%2B2.jpg Narrative - Mike Kennedy Mike is descended from Scottish Gaels who settled in Cape Breton, Eastern Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Growing up, he was curious why the lived experience of Gaelic culture was so at odds with the popular representation of “Scottishness” in mainstream culture. While working towards his PhD in Celtic Studies and Scottish Ethnology, at the University of Edinburgh, he was surprised to learn how peripheralized the Gaels and their perspective were, even within the field of Scottish history. This planted an abiding question in his mind about who gets to tell a people’s stories and why. Mike enjoys living his culture primarily through céilidhean (visits), music, song and dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1613080784831-WQEJN7Z0VMUQ1PONGUZQ/Frances+Photos+Jan.+16.jpg Narrative - Frances MacEachen Frances has spent most of her adult life learning about and reconnecting with her Gaelic heritage, language and culture. She moved back to her Cape Breton home to publish and edit a Gaelic cultural publication for 10 years, and presently works in the Mabou office of Gaelic Affairs, Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. She is a founding member of MAGIC (Mi'kmaq, Acadians and Gaels of Inverness County), enjoys singing Gaelic songs with friends and is passionate about the importance of Nova Scotia's heritage languages and cultures in building vibrant and thriving communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1613080759730-6JDI4AWCV9C4YOWCK61D/Iain+Photo.JPG Narrative - Iain MacLeod Iain is an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker from Nova Scotia. He was educated at York University and the Canadian Film Centre. After writing and directing several short films he wrote for Canadian television, beginning with CBC’s Street Cents and then spent six seasons on the cult hit Trailer Park Boys. In 2011 the co-written feature Beat Down was made with Deanne Foley. The two would also write Relative Happiness which in 2015 was named by Screen Nova Scotia the best Nova Scotia feature film of the year. In 2015 Iain wrote and directed the micro-budget feature Your Money or Your Wife, which was nominated for the same award a year later. In 2017 he followed that with the no-budget feature You Ruined Our Life! An active member of the Nova Scotia Gaelic community, and learner of the language, Iain has most recently made two short films in Gaelic, An t-Inneal Espresso and Na Tuinichean Mì-thoilichte. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1613081506995-8ZOZINAI8P3894NJ15WX/Hector%2Brocking%2Bchair%2B-%2BCopy.jpg Narrative - Hector MacNeil Hector MacNeil was raised in Portage, Cape Breton. Now a retired educator from the Gaelic College and Cape Breton University, Hector has also served on several community boards including Comhairle na Gàidhlig | Council of Nova Scotia, Comunn Féis An Eilein in Christmas Island, Celtic Colours International Festival, and the Baile nan Gàidheal |Highland Village. A fine Gaelic storytellers, has taught Gaelic language and song to students of all ages and has been a regular contributor anywhere where Cape Breton Gaels gather to celebrate their language and culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619700450538-6ZCCW55JM8H8PUV30AD6/nsflag_colour+%282%29.png Narrative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1619700218509-C58CF3U2MNTJHZ8AYSYT/ns_gaming_support_logo-0.png Narrative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584980570716-BWPZ60X2PE2QNTQ35TJ3/Duncan_Ebata.jpg Narrative - Duncan Ebata Duncan is passionate about creating thriving community models that work for humans and our planet. His background is in marketing and developing food-based social enterprises across Canada. He managed the community building and intercultural programming for the Front Street Community Oven in Wolfville. He is currently re-thinking and re-authoring how tourism can play a role in shaping the future of rural communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1601407185560-G4QXFL3NF53PMPHMQE79/fahima.JPG Narrative - Fahima Gibrel Fahima is a social entrepreneur, food educator and founder of Origo Food Experiences. Her passion lies in community engagement, food education and inclusion practices. She is currently working on how to connect people to the source of their food and develop programming that encourages diversity in our agricultural community and food sovereignty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1584987770928-CJJ1K23JKWZX2TP0EIAJ/Frances%2BPhotos%2BJan.%2B16.jpg Narrative - Frances MacEachen Frances has spent most of her adult life learning about and reconnecting with her Gaelic heritage, language and culture. She moved back to her Cape Breton home to publish and edit a Gaelic cultural publication for 10 years, and presently work in the Mabou office of Gaelic Affairs, Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. She is a founding member of MAGIC (Mi'kmaq, Acadians and Gaels of Inverness County), enjoys singing Gaelic songs with friends and is passionate about the importance of Nova Scotia's heritage languages and cultures in building a vibrant and thriving communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1589928632028-VTHFUUGOR1EFCH3GIYIW/Olu.jpg Narrative - Olu Osunrinde Olu’s passion for community development began at the age of 16 when he recognized that some of the displaced people arriving in Abuja, Nigeria, where he then lived were being ostracized. This injustice bothered him and he decided to use soccer as a medium to integrate less privileged teens. Olu has a first degree in Computer Science (Technology) and completed his masters in Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation in January 2020. He is part of the Inspiring Communities team and provides online tech support for The Narrative Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1601404189366-PK2BNOXZ1RQY8EW2COFK/Sylvia_Parris.jpg Narrative - Sylvia Parris-Drummond Sylvia is CEO of the Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute based in Halifax, which creates educational change and opportunities for learners and communities of African ancestry to reach their full potential. She is also a member of the How We Thrive board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1601407404877-CMHVD0EBOQI2FFSA1K5L/MichaelSperaw.jpg Narrative - Michael Speraw Michael holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management and was founder and CEO of the successful home medical device company, Uplift Technologies. He is a surfer and mindfulness teacher and has served on the board of Hospice Halifax. He is currently a member of the How We Thrive board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1585070925929-9TI9TXLFPJLPQ2V9B8G9/Susan.jpg Narrative - Susan Szpakowski Susan was part of the founding group of the Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA) Institute and was its director for 10 years. In that context, she had the privilege to work with some of the leading social innovators in the world. She was a strategist with Engage Nova Scotia 2012-17. In the fall of 2017 she decided to build on her ALIA and Engage experience to help create How We Thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1592846278727-ZT7A364KQCVKHFIF5GPX/AlbertMarshall.jpeg Narrative - Albert Marshall, Elder Albert Marshall Sr. is from the Moose Clan of the Mi'kmaw Nation. He lives in the community of Eskasoni though much of his youth was spent at the Shubenacadie residential school. He is a highly respected, internationally known Elder who has long shared his understanding of the Mi’kmaw language, culture, stories, ways of knowing, and approach to environmental protection. He has received honorary degrees from Cape Breton and Acadia universities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b9faa92266c07df82dab53d/1585077475995-IK7GBM3T44Q0MDLX1KCX/Chene.jpg Narrative - Chené Swart, Advisor Chené is author of Re-authoring the World and an accomplished international narrative consultant, coach and trainer. Of Afrikaner descent and based in South Africa, she completed her doctoral studies in Narrative Therapy in 2006 and then successfully translated that work into the organisational and community context. In more recent years, Chené has trained consultants and coaches in South Africa, the USA, Russia and Belgium. She teaches re-authoring leadership practices as part of the faculty for Duke Corporate Education and is guest lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch’s Business School and at the Kaospilot School for innovative thought leaders and entrepreneurs in Denmark. Chené has also been working as a facilitator in the field of diversity and inclusion since 2008 with clients such as AngloAmerican Platinum, Investec and ABSA. At the heart of Chené’s narrative re-authoring approach are ways of working and being with people that ignite the honour, dignity and beauty of their lives. 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