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Volunteerism is Down. Now What? As traditional volunteer roles fade, a new wave of grassroots care is rising—from mutual aid to micro-volunteering. Here’s how everyday people are reshaping what it means to show up for each other.

As traditional volunteer roles fade, a new wave of grassroots care is rising—from mutual aid to micro-volunteering. Here’s how everyday people are reshaping what it means to show up for each other.

Volunteerism is Down. Now What?

Jamie Bell April 7, 2025

The future of community care isn’t about overwork—it’s about reciprocity, rest, and real connection.

Leading from the Edge When artists lead, systems shift. Learn how makers, volunteers, and young people are stepping into roles of influence—reshaping communities through imagination, shared values, and bold, grassroots ideas that traditional leadership often overlooks.

When artists lead, systems shift. Learn how makers, volunteers, and young people are stepping into roles of influence—reshaping communities through imagination, shared values, and bold, grassroots ideas that traditional leadership often overlooks.

Leading from the Edge

Jamie Bell April 6, 2025

Leadership isn’t reserved for boardrooms anymore. From kitchen tables to community art studios, a new kind of...

The Rise of the Passion Economy In a world where passion fuels progress, creative entrepreneurs are transforming local economies. From handmade goods to digital content, these businesses offer a new, meaningful path to success and sustainability.

In a world where passion fuels progress, creative entrepreneurs are transforming local economies. From handmade goods to digital content, these businesses offer a new, meaningful path to success and sustainability.

The Rise of the Passion Economy

Jamie Bell April 5, 2025

The passion economy is reshaping how we work, where creativity leads the way, turning small ideas into...

The Kaleidoscope View

Jamie Bell April 5, 2025

Uncover how multiple perspectives reveal nuanced truths, enriching your narrative and deepening audience connection.

Where the Sky Fell Sideways The sky folded under the weight of something forgotten. The buildings stay still not because they want to, but because they’ve been asked to remember a world that no longer runs upright. What if time shifted its axis, and only snow noticed?

The sky folded under the weight of something forgotten. The buildings stay still not because they want to, but because they’ve been asked to remember a world that no longer runs upright. What if time shifted its axis, and only snow noticed?

Where the Sky Fell Sideways

Tony Eetak April 4, 2025

The sun didn’t rise. It drifted. Everything else followed—snow, buildings, memory. Now we live sideways.

When the Old Economy Fades — Creative Work as a Way Through In Northwestern Ontario and beyond, the collapse of local arts collides with toxic influencer culture. This article reveals how grassroots creativity can restore community and resist the pressures of digital disintegration.

In Northwestern Ontario and beyond, the collapse of local arts collides with toxic influencer culture. This article reveals how grassroots creativity can restore community and resist the pressures of digital disintegration.

When the Old Economy Fades — Creative Work as a Way Through

Jamie Bell April 4, 2025

As arts groups decline and influencer culture grows, communities across Canada face disconnection. This piece explores how...

Manitoba Maple Glazed Squash & Carrot Soup For this week's AI Food Prompt series image and recipe, we showcase a creamy squash and carrot soup, enhanced by the sweetness of maple syrup and finished with a sprinkle of toasted pumpkin seeds. It's the perfect Manitoba comfort food!

For this week's AI Food Prompt series image and recipe, we showcase a creamy squash and carrot soup, enhanced by the sweetness of maple syrup and finished with a sprinkle of toasted pumpkin seeds. It's the perfect Manitoba comfort food!

Manitoba Maple Glazed Squash & Carrot Soup

Jamie Bell April 4, 2025

This week’s AI Food Prompt Fridays features a comforting maple glazed squash and carrot soup, perfect for...

Above the Silence The sky above the Arctic doesn’t shout. It murmurs. These clouds are not weather — they are memory in motion, frost turned to breath, breath returned to sky. Look too long and you forget where you end and the sky begins. Up here, nothing is separate. Everything floats.

The sky above the Arctic doesn’t shout. It murmurs. These clouds are not weather — they are memory in motion, frost turned to breath, breath returned to sky. Look too long and you forget where you end and the sky begins. Up here, nothing is separate. Everything floats.

Above the Silence

Tony Eetak April 2, 2025

The sky above the Arctic is never empty — it is layered, textured, alive. In this photograph,...

Discovering Zine Culture: A Youthful Expression Avenue The DIY ethos of the '80s and '90s finds fresh life as a new generation discovers the joy of zine-making. These personal and poignant publications are transforming cultural narratives, reaching audiences craving authenticity in their storytelling.

The DIY ethos of the '80s and '90s finds fresh life as a new generation discovers the joy of zine-making. These personal and poignant publications are transforming cultural narratives, reaching audiences craving authenticity in their storytelling.

Discovering Zine Culture: A Youthful Expression Avenue

Digital Salvage April 1, 2025

Zine culture is booming among young creatives looking for ways to express themselves and share ideas without...

Barbecued Manitoba Bison Ribs with Blackberry Glaze For this week's AI Food Prompt series recipe and image, we’re bringing bold flavors with tender bison ribs glazed in a sweet blackberry sauce, served alongside creamy mashed root vegetables and charred wild onions.