MARK ZUCKERBERG AND PRISCILLA CHAN PLEDGE $3BN TO END ALL DISEASE
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have pledged $3 billion dollars to "cure, prevent, and manage" all diseases. Some que...
WINNIPEG RAPPER SCRIBE DELIVERS HOPE-LACED HIP-HOP
For Winnipeg rapper, Scribe, the road to recording artist has been a long journey that crosses international borders. Born in Jamaica, Scribe immigrat...
NAOMI CAMPBELL, TYRONE ‘T-REX’ EDWARDS AMONG HONOREES AT OTTAWA BLACK HISTORY GALA
Last weekend, Gwen Madiba, Nelson Mandela Legacy Ambassador for North America, hosted a star-studded Black History Month gala in Ottawa in partnership...
INTERVIEW – FASHION DESIGNER, MANDELA LEGACY AMBASSADOR, GWEN MADIBA
Ahead of Ottawa's Black History Month gala, Koliah Bourne had the opportunity to speak with fashion designer, Nelson Mandela Legacy Ambassador, and ev...
POPULAR OTTAWA RADIO HOST, STUNTMAN STU, FIGHTS LEUKEMIA, RAISES FUNDS AND AWARENESS
This February, popular Ottawa radio host, Stuntman Stu, announced on Facebook that he was diagnosed with Leukemia. The community leader that he is, he...
LET’S TALK: CREATIVE MINDS AND MENTAL ILLNESS
Today marks an increasingly important day on the annual media calendar- Bell Let's Talk Day. Bell Let’s Talk is an initiative by Bell Media to get peo...
2015 PERSON OF THE YEAR – AKON
We are happy to announce that the SHIFTER Magazine Person of the Year for 2015 is none other than recording artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, A...
‘PEACE FOR PARIS’ BRINGS A COUNTRY TOGETHER
Art and creativity have many uses. They can be used to shed light on issues, influence public perception, or challenge us to think. This week it was u...
GETTING CREATIVE IN SOLVING SOCIAL ISSUES
What do Akon, Alicia Keys and Angelina Jolie have in common? Well, you're right, they're all magnificent at what they do. But they also find ways to u...
THOUSANDS OF INSPIRED YOUTH CELEBRATE SOCIAL CHANGE AT WE DAY OTTAWA
It's celebrated by young people in cities across North America and even in the United Kingdom, from Toronto to Los Angeles to London. This past Tuesda...
EDITORIAL – TIME’S MOST INFLUENTIAL TEENS, WE DAY GIVE REASON FOR OPTIMISM (AND HONEST REFLECTION)
If you ask the average adult whether they're concerned about the next generation they'll probably say yes. As soon as you cross that threshold into yo...
INTERVIEW WITH ROCK MUSICIAN TURNED CHURCH LEADER SHAWN GABIE
Our Joe Mebrahtu and Kevin Bourne sat down with former rock musician turned church leader, Shawn Gabie, to talk about influencing culture, building a ...