Showing all articles by author: Alex Kinsella
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Inaugural Femme Folks Fest puts women centre stage
04 March 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Lisa O'Connell and her team at Pat the Dog are hosting the first-ever Femme Folks Fest across venues in Kitchener and Waterloo. This is the celebrate fem-centric work and folks. It is almost a month long… Read more
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Taking a risk for the Future of Work & Learning
03 March 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
This is the second instalment of "the secondment diaries." Communitech News followed up with Lindsay Tayler to see how she is finding splitting her time in this Future of Work and Learning Coalition experiment. Read more
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Stories of resilience lead to overcoming challenges
26 February 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Woke Women's Movement and Juici Yoga Studio collaborate to have a "Woke Men's event" hoping to help change the landscape around diversity and inclusivity in Waterloo Region, by including diverse voices… Read more
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These pictures are worth a thousand words
13 February 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Community member Aaron Francis curated a photographic exhibition titled "Documenting Black Families". They seek to correct assumptions about culture and identity placed on people of colour. Read more
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And we all shine on
29 January 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Art can be very influential, and creating art can be very inspiring. Local startup, Artshine, has created "Artshine in a Box" to make art more accessible to all. Read more
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The Secondment Diaries
20 January 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
There is growing interest to try other professions, but not enough options to do so. Communitech partnered with Wilfrid Laurier University to see if secondment could be a stepping stone to the gig economy.… Read more
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Helping others with a great fit of time and talent
15 January 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Athena made a donation to KidsAbility, who provide a range of services for children. Athena has been giving back since the start, but with growth, their leaders realized that they needed to get their team… Read more
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Disrupting sexism in the workplace
19 December 2019 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
The #RaiseTheBar Workplace Equity Training program from the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region and Male allies is offered to help companies understand how actions, behaviors, attitudes and… Read more
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What future of work means for Canadian communities
13 December 2019 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
What is the future of work for Canadian communities? Members of the Canadian Digital Media Network express their thoughts and opinions on the future of work and learning. Read more
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It’s better to give than to receive
12 December 2019 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
The holiday season is a wonderful time of year to give to to others in the community and many organizations across Waterloo do amazing work to help those in need. The Communitech Giving Guide is here to… Read more