About Threads
THREADS is a cross-cultural online conference that offers employers, teachers, students, and people from all walks of life the tools to cultivate a more inclusive environment in Canada and across the world. The worldviews of participants are expanded through meaningful dialogues and exchanges.
THREADS weaves the tapestry of community.
THREADS is more than a conference; it’s a platform for personal and professional development that builds on shared stories and experiences, listening to one another, and rethinking assumptions.
Speakers and performers share their diverse stories in online knowledge talks, accompanied by art, film, storytelling, dance, music, theatre, poetry, philosophy, and more.
- Acknowledge we humans around the globe are marked by diverse experiences and histories at a personal and social level.
- Facilitate the understanding that humans make meaning of the world by living in a specific time, location, and geography.
- Promote that learning happens within life circumstances.
- Expand curiosity to widen their cultural circles through sharing stories and experiences
The inspiration behind THREADS' name
THREADS’ name is inspired from a mother’s jar of threads that she kept from old garments she took apart and then re-sewed into new garments. The Threads jar is a metaphor for how our lives intertwine and how each of us are a thread interwoven into lives that evolve across space and time.
Watch Anita Ogurlu and her mother, Phyllis Ivanochko, talk about the inspiration behind THREADS’ name.
THREADS Library
Watch, listen and experience stories from trailblazers, artists and visionaries from Canada and across the world.
Inside THREADS Library you’ll find video content from previous Threads conferences and materials exclusive to the Threads Library.
Learn about cultures across time and space. From Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America, watch speakers, artists, and performers across the world and across generations. Immerse yourself in artistic performances, storytelling, and academic dialogues. Be transformed by the vibrant cultures in far-flung places and in our own community!
