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Community Is Not Clubs: How We’re Segregating the Internet & What We Can Do

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Community is not clubs Lately there seems to be examples everywhere of how we are segregating the internet into exclusive cliques and clubs instead of communities where we share real human moments. Statistics from the 2014 Employee Diversity Reports for our major networks show that online giants like Facebook, Twitter, Google, Pinterest, Ebay and Etsy all fail to hire employees … [Read more...] about Community Is Not Clubs: How We’re Segregating the Internet & What We Can Do

Celebrate Makers from A-Z at #EtsyMadeinCanada this Saturday!

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OMHG has been buzzing to help organize the Halifax Etsy Made in Canada Market! This Saturday we're expecting over 2000 lovers of handmade to join us in celebrating Canada's creative culture and shop Halifax makers from A-Z with over 50 sellers representing Nova Scotia creativity from Angela Grace Jewelry to Zafira Apparel. Learn more about the event, shop our market from … [Read more...] about Celebrate Makers from A-Z at #EtsyMadeinCanada this Saturday!

What goodness is & why it matters to me

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I wrote this piece on how goodness is hard work and a daily choice that requires effort after our OMHG chat last week where we asked “Why Does Goodness Matter”. I had to skip out of the conversation early to pick up my girls from their first day of school and all my thoughts came tumbling out that night. This is my definition of goodness and why it matters sparked by that … [Read more...] about What goodness is & why it matters to me

Enroll in the Academy of Goodness this September

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Welcome to the Academy of Goodness where everyone is a teacher and the curriculum is doing good, being awesome, and learning about what matters. The OMHG is building a cooperative community and our October Maker's Retreat is gathering to make a movement-these are big steps and we have so very much to learn. This September we're going back to school in the best way possible! … [Read more...] about Enroll in the Academy of Goodness this September

Weaving with a common thread: community, creativity & compassion

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This summer I travelled home in many ways. Home to the place where I know the skyline and the smell of the ocean like I know the curves of my children's faces. Home to myself, that revolutionary adventurer who I’ve been searching for (forgetting that I can’t misplace who I am, silly me). Most of all home to the common thread that has woven its way through my life: community. … [Read more...] about Weaving with a common thread: community, creativity & compassion