Capturing New Possibilities in Education, Journalism, Business

Creating more jobs and helping youth turn their lives around are amongst the achievements of an award-winning skatepark social enterprise in Dundee, Scotland.

Skatepark Social Enterprise at Heart of Scotland Community's Well-being

Factory Skatepark has created 37 permanent jobs in Dundee

It started as an atypical faith-based organization in Dundee, Scotland trying to connect with young people passionate about skating 15 years ago. The youth and their adult supporters would camp out in old buildings, either legally or illegally, turning them into impromptu skateparks.

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Crafting New Possibilities for Journa

lism in an Interactive World

Media makers convene around shared commitments to journalism at Hub Seattle

Mike Fancher knew from the 10th grade on that he wanted to be a journalist. That is when he initially read the first journalist's creed written by Walter Williams in 1914. He knew at that moment there was something central about journalism as a public trust.

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Ontario Students Travel to Kenya to Learn

Students to dig deep on issues such as food security, micro-finance, refugees

On the to-do list for a group of Ontario high school students spending July in Kenya is visiting the Mulli Children's Family. Here on an 800-acre farm, more than 2,000 children are nurtured, educated and learning to grow enough food to support themselves and the surrounding community.

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The Power of Place

I have just returned from the annual BALLE conference in Buffalo, NY, dubbed by Businessweek as "a Davos for Main Street." It was a fantastic meeting. Several long-time members of these annual gatherings described this one as a watershed that felt different and opened up new spaces of connection and possibility. "What is it that made this one different?" I asked.

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Axiom Welcomes New B.C. Team Member

Axiom News welcomes new team member, Patricia Marcoccia, to our Vancouver office. A Ryerson University journalism master's graduate, Patricia is also an associate producer with Salam Films in Vancouver and recently worked with Peace It Together, a dialogue and filmmaking program. Patricia brings strengths and experience in writing, multi-media production, community outreach and project co-ordination. We're excited to have her join the team.