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Social Service Worker grad looks to expand online community for Black women to discuss mental health
For Black Futures Month, we’re catching up with George Brown College graduates to celebrate their success and to find out how they’re continuing to chart an inspiring path forward. Juline Sutton runs an online community that provides a safe space for Black women to discuss issues related to mental...
George Brown College has partnered with Mohawk College to help increase opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing Ontarians and make sure they’re properly supported in the workplace. Through research and data analysis, the colleges, working with the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA), will...
George Brown College has launched its first Indigenous Education Strategy — outlining concrete commitments that support Indigenous education initiatives and integrate Indigenous ways of knowing into curriculum, classroom practices and institutional decision-making. Grounded in the principles of...
Plastic Flux, a new start-up in Toronto, is looking to turn trash into something beautiful. They transform black plastic into functional furniture by shredding it and forming it into sheets that are then turned into tables, chairs and more. “Our business model is to try and divert trash away at the...
The George Brown College community will be watching when grad Chris Patrician barrels down the track in Beijing as Team Canada goes for gold in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Patrician, a 2020 graduate of the Building Renovation Technology program, and his teammates...
George Brown College has created a space dedicated to promoting pathways and opportunities that lead to the future success of Black students at George Brown. The Black Futures Hub, located at the Daniels Waterfront – City of the Arts building at Waterfront Campus, will provide space for Black and...
As George Brown College continues its commitment to take meaningful action to promote Black excellence and inclusion, we’re partnering with fashion brand SDHtoronto, a Black-owned business that advances messages of empowerment, equality and allyship through inspiring design. Sandra D. Hamilton, a...
George Brown College President Dr. Gervan Fearon has been honoured with a 2022 Bob Marley Day award. He’s among eight distinguished Canadians recognized for demonstrating and fostering the values Marley sang about. “Bob Marley’s songs speak to truth and realities faced by so many individuals, but at...