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How an urban farm in Halifax is helping one woman with her mental health
By Alex Cooke, Halifax StarMetro, Oct. 11, 2018 HALIFAX—Having outgrown its current location of seven years, Common Roots Urban Farm in Halifax has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund its transition to…
Read MoreNewcomers participate in two art exhibits at Nocturne
Art has the ability to bring people together. On Saturday night, October 13, thousands of people gathered in Halifax and Dartmouth to take part in the annual Nocturne: Art at…
Read MoreCelebrating Citizenship Week
It’s Citizenship Week in Canada! Over the past 10 years, Canada has welcomed over 1.75 million proud new Canadians. From October 8 -14 this year, we reflect on the rights…
Read MoreIBM volunteers arrive to troubleshoot Halifax
By Brendan Ahern, The Chronicle Herald, Oct. 2, 2018. International IBM employees have arrived in Halifax where they’ll spend the next four weeks working on projects within government, academia, and…
Read MoreISANS to take part in IBM’s first-in-Canada Corporate Service Corps mission
ISANS is honoured to be one of four organizations in Nova Scotia selected to take part in this year’s Corporate Service Corps (CSC) mission, marking the first time the mission…
Read MoreNewcomer youth share their experiences with social justice through art
Newcomer youth from Halifax showcased their creative abilities at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia last week, and shared stories around social justice at the Social Justice in Focus Forum. The…
Read MoreTurn to immigrant physicians to alleviate doctor shortage
Opinion piece by Jan Sheppard Kutcher and Dr. Geoff Williams, Chronicle Herald, September 25, 2018. Although it’s a problem many years in the making, and despite almost daily media coverage…
Read MoreHalifax youth express refugee experience through art
By Taryn Grant, Halifax StarMetro, September 22, 2018. HALIFAX—Youth from Halifax and around Eastern Canada gathered at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Saturday afternoon to talk about their experiences…
Read MoreUnited Way Blog: Jennifer Watts on what immigrants bring to our city and how we can be more welcoming
From the United Way Community Exchange Blog. September 20, 2018. ISANS inspiring video, I Am Today, features three young refugees who are building a strong future in Canada. At United Way…
Read MoreAfter escape to Halifax from Syria, brothers work to reunite their family
By Brendan Ahern, The Chronicle Herald, September 8, 2018 Mohammad and Mihyar al-Masalma were crammed into a van with the rest of their family. They were approaching an intersection where…
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