Emily grew up in an undisclosed location and created a documentary film festival called Human Rights DocFest in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada and Journalists for Human Rights to make it a national annual event with online and offline components, leading to an internship with Journalists for Human Rights where she learned about non-profits and digital activism. She realized Toronto wasn't for her after traveling and blogging, and now volunteers as a literacy tutor where she has found her passion for teaching.

1. Hi, I’m Emily

2. I grew up here:

4. I created a documentary film
festival: Human Rights DocFest;
I partnered with the National Film
Board of Canada and Journalists for
Human Rights (JHR) to make it a
national, annual festival with both
online and offline components.
This led to an internship...
I became passionate about
journalism and human rights
education, and I found a way to
combine the two.

5. …with Journalists for Human Rights’ (JHR) head office in Toronto, ON.
I learned some fascinating things about the operation of nonprofits – and how
they use digital media.
I met some incredible people who were working on the cutting edge of digital
activism and crowdsourcing.

6. I travelled, and blogged about the
places I visited.
I realized that Toronto wasn’t for me.
I began volunteering as a
literacy tutor, and found my
passion in teaching.

8. I love digital media – and I’m excited about the possibilities
that technology can offer:
Empowering tools for networking, collaboration, sharing,
learning, and self expression.