Collective Interchange

Ongoing Initiatives

Active initiatives addressing present needs while supporting participation, collaboration, and outcomes.

National Caregiver Day – Unaiza Asad Ullah

National Caregiver Day – Unaiza Asad Ullah

Up to 8 million individuals across Canada provide some level of unpaid care to dependents who may be family members, friends, or neighbours. A caregiver is defined as someone who tends to the needs or concerns of a person with short or long-term limitations due to illness, injury or disability. Read more.....

Social Media’s Impact on Our Body Image and Mental Health – Tara Abdelnour

Social Media’s Impact on Our Body Image and Mental Health – Tara Abdelnour

Although social media may have its advantages, it also has the ability to enhance our vulnerabilities and negatively impact our mental health, especially in the sense of it affecting people’s perceptions of their body image. Read more.....

Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community – A Guide to Allyship – Tara Abdelnour

Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community – A Guide to Allyship – Tara Abdelnour

LGBTQ+ individuals continue, to this day, to experience prejudice, judgement, abuse and violence. Individuals who are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer may hide their sexuality from others in hopes that they will not be stigmatized. Read more.....

Experiences As An International Student in Canada – Tara Abdelnour

Experiences As An International Student in Canada – Tara Abdelnour

As an international student, it can be challenging to abruptly have to live alone, support yourself financially as well as emotionally, and maintain your grades in university whilst adjusting to a new lifestyle and culture. Read more.....

Educating students about Stress Management – Tara Abdelnour

Educating students about Stress Management – Tara Abdelnour

Especially during midterms, or final exam season, it can become extremely overwhelming and difficult to cope with the immense amount of pressure and stress to complete all of the required assignments and revise for exams. Read more.....

What is Co-op? – Saeed Naderi

What is Co-op? – Saeed Naderi

The purpose of a co-operative is to realize the social, cultural, and economic needs of members and the wider community through shared ownership and democratic participation. Read more.....