IONS is situated in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaw people. Unceded means that the Mi’kmaq have never relinquished, sold, traded, or transferred ownership of their land to European settler colonies, yet land was taken over without their consent through various processes of settler colonialism. This territory is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship, which the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik people first signed with the British Crown in 1726. These Treaties did not involve the surrendering of rights to the lands and resources they had traditionally used and occupied. We are all Treaty People.
We further acknowledge that Nova Scotia is the birthplace of Black culture and heritage in Canada. People of African descent have shared these lands for over 400 years, and over 50 strong and resourceful African Nova Scotian communities exist here today.
We are committed to the struggle against systems of oppression that have resulted in profound inequities and the denial of self-determination rights. We are working actively to deepen our learning at an individual level, provide learning opportunities about anti-racism and decolonization, and to develop partnerships with organizations serving and led by underrepresented groups.
Speakers with lived experience will discuss the inherent inequities, signs of change, and how we can work towards just resourcing.Funding Community Impact Series: Session 2What this session has to offer:The funding environment is not a level playing field. What are...
Are you looking for affordable employee group benefit options for your organization? Join us for a lunch and learn to see what fits for you!Are you looking for affordable employee group benefit options for your organization?Cost and administrative burdens create...
Hear from representatives of various funding streams and learn some tips for success in accessing funds from different sources.Funding Community Impact Series: Session 1What this session has to offer:Have you heard the advice that you must "diversify your funding...
Join us over lunch to chat about No Hard Feelings and dig into our emotions at work!In January we launched our Book Club - ExploratIONS: A JEDDI Book Club. The goal of this book club is to explore different ways of learning together to model our internal book club and...
Come help us celebrate IONS turning 1 year old on March 8th at Good Robot BrewingIONS is turning 1 year old! You’re invited to a celebration of this milestone with the IONS team at Good Robot. We would love to see and meet more people working in the Community Impact...
Join us for the first series of a 2SLGBTQIA+ learning journey exploring discrimination, community, history, and hope across Nova Scotia.Alphabet Soup: Queerness at the Kitchen TableThe Cape Breton Youth Project and Impact Organizations of Nova Scotia (IONS) are...
Join us this winter for a Hybrid learning program Continuing with IONS Upskill for Impact sessions in community, we're excited to host our next program. Promising Practices for Working Virtually is a 7-week hybrid program designed to support participants in working...
Join us for an virtual information session on how your organization can access funding to hire talented students.Join us virtually on January 19 from 11:30-12:30PMLearning Stream: Sustainable OperationsJoin us for a virtual information session to learn more about how...
We're launching a community book club pilot! Learning and knowing happen is many different ways. Reading and engaging with diverse stories and narratives that don't mirror our own experiences has been a source of personal and professional development for the IONS...
Engage Nova Scotia's Winter Road Trip is a series of 10 community conversations about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and quality of life in Nova Scotia. This is the Halifax stop, which will be hosted at NSCC - Institute of Technology Campus on Wednesday,...
