“If Nai Can’t Go to Serenade, Let’s Bring Serenade to Nai”
Last November, the Nai community became excited about an invitation from the United States. Nai was privileged to be invited to participate in the Classical Movements 2018 Serenade! ChoralFestival in Washington, D.C. The Festival will bring together professional, community, and youth choirs in an exuberant celebration of choral music from all over the world. Held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing …
Leadership Session for Syrian Women by Mania Elendari
A group of Syrian Refugee women attended a workshop on Leadership on May 23rd at CultureLink. One of the many leadership activities they enjoyed was to talk about the people that had an impact on their lives. All the stories were about people they knew and had personal relationships with. Through this exercise they found out that the leaders don’t …
The Magic of Three by Hanaa Al Sadi
One of the truisms in the non-profit world is that when you help women, the entire family benefits. After a successful year with the Syrian Online Support (SOS) English Conversation Circle pilot via WhatsApp, I started to think about what I could do to make it better. I wanted to expand the program beyond Syrian women and to provide them …
Pop Up Learning Lab at the Lillian Smith Library by Stanley Teo
It has been a very happening month here at the Lillian Smith Library with a slew of information sessions such as Buying Your First Home, Understanding Your Credit Score & Report, OSAP and assorted computer classes. Of particular interest is the Pop Up Learning Labs (PULL) where the mobile lab of tech gadgets travel to different Toronto Public Libraries to bring new …