Romana Kassam presents at MasksxMolds, her first solo exhibition in Toronto. Photo by: Rejana Hirjee.

Romana Kassam: A Toronto multimedia artist using visual storytelling to commemorate South Asian history and experiences

Romana Kassam is a self-taught artist and storyteller, creating visual art, installations and sound and light experiences. Her vision is … More

Alicia Jenelle, Creative Director and Lead Events Manager, of Alicia Jenelle Events. Photo by: Rhythm Photography.

Balance for Better: Alicia Jenelle Events hosts second annual International Women’s Day style shoot in Toronto

Toronto’s Alicia Jenelle Events launched in 2012 and continues to be an event production and creative design firm focused on … More

Firefly Creative Writing is supporting writers of all abilities, providing equal opportunity to create

Chris Kay Fraser is the founder of Firefly Creative Writing, a safe and cozy space in Toronto’s Danforth community dedicated … More

Queen Books embraces and propels inclusive storytelling, while building Toronto’s Leslieville community through writing, reading and events

In the spring of 2017, Queen Books opened its doors in Toronto’s Leslieville community. Since day one, co-owners and first … More

Justine Abigail Yu: On Living Hyphen magazine and on living in the in between

The first issue of Living Hyphen, Entrances and Exists, launched on October 12, 2018. The print magazine is an intimate … More

This is Marisa Tran: The co-owner of Toronto’s Hollandaise Diner talks queer identity, career shifts, community giving and exploring the world

Marisa Tran and Josh de Grosbois opened Hollandaise Diner in Toronto’s east-end on December 9, 2015. They serve bottomless coffee, … More

Body 365: Committing to diverse body-love, while challenging the mainstream media to do the same

In April 2017, Mikael M. Melo founded Body 365, an Instagram and Facebook campaign that highlights diverse body types and … More

Becoming the Didihood: A collective of South Asian sisters influencing Canada’s media landscape

Arti Patel, Online Lifestyle Reporter at Global News, Nikkjit Gill, Managing Editor at Post City and Roohi Sahajpal, Case Manager … More

Tatiana Ferguson on transforming policies and programs for the LGBTQ2S+ community across Canada

Tatiana Ferguson is dedicated to improving the lives of youth and believes strongly in volunteering to support numerous organizations across … More

Burnt Toast Collective unites Toronto and strengthens the city’s artistic community

Christina Angelopoulos and Katie Wasserman are Co-Founders of Burnt Toast Collective, an organization that launched in October 2016 with the … More

From Intern to Lead Interactive Designer: Keya Vadgama on designing the Internet and creating typefaces inspired by Indian textile patterns

Keya Vadgama lives in Toronto and works as a full-time interactive designer, while freelancing as a type designer, calligrapher and … More