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Catching Heat: Data Center Resistance and Recycling

In Odense, Denmark, the winters are cold and the heating bills used to match. Then a data center moved in. Its waste heat became a municipal resource. The facility runs around the clock, processing data for millions of users across Europe. Its servers generate enormous heat. In most of the world, that heat is vented…

Bob Roth

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Fighting food waste, one surprise bag at a time

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Ethical coffee brands, Fair trade coffee movement, Social impact of fair trade coffee

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Brewing Better: Questions to Ask your Morning Coffee

Jenn Wint

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Connecting Communities Through Creativity: A Q&A with Miska Creative Society

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It’s Right In Front of You

Cicely Belle Blain

The Movement for Dance Inclusion

Haley Lewis

Helping Non-Profits Thrive: How to Make Your Philanthropy Truly Count

Natasha Irvine

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Diverse Book Baskets Offer Windows and Mirrors

I met Kerry Cavers, the founder of Moms Against Racism Canada (MAR) when she spoke at an event I attended in 2022. She shared her experience growing up as a bi-racial child in a predominantly white part of Canada, disconnected from her Black heritage. Her passion for inclusivity, awareness and raising anti-racist children has been…

Jenn Wint

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Send your child’s group on a cross-Canada youth exchange

Through Exchanges Canada, groups of youth ages 12 to 17 are paired with a twin group from another province or territory. Each group hosts the other for a few days, and the program reimburses return travel for the youth. It’s a chance for kids to swap homes, languages, and perspectives with peers they’d never otherwise meet. An adult leader applies on the group’s behalf.

Run a free diversity check on a classroom or library collection

Diverse BookFinder’s Collection Analysis Tool shows who is and isn’t represented in a book collection, and how those characters are portrayed. Share the results with your child’s teacher, then suggest missing titles to your public library. Most libraries take requests, including Vancouver Public Library.

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