coronavirus pandemic prevented an in-person gathering, but Pillar Nonprofit Network’s 14th annual Pillar Community Innovation Awards still brought the community together, albeit online.The ceremony was held Thursday evening and began with music from DJ, host and community organizer Zahra Habib.
It followed by a Land Welcome from facilitator and emerging leader from Delaware Nation, Sam Whiteye, whose welcome also included a slideshow of her landscape photography.
Slam poet and author Fauzia Agbonhin then performed two of her poetry works, one of which included a video adaptation by an online community of local creatives called the See Collective. $1.49M in provincial skills training funding announced for London, Ont.