HUMAIRA HAMID

Established February 2013;
Made public January 2016

Designed for those folks who LOVE the idea of a book club, where current life design doesn't allow for a 300 page + classic work.

Modified to fit current state: rather than skip the community and intellectual benefits altogether, do it with articles instead!

The project provides a resource bank of powerful articles to serve as starting points - curated from various sources, covering a breadth of deep themes. 

Gather a few folks (recommend 2-6 people). 
Choose a date. Pick one. Read it. Dig in and discuss.

Starting Points

Cultivated since December 2015

Combating death-phobia with curiosity, humor, and persistence.

Given it's the only thing that is guaranteed, and the one thing we share in common with every other living thing on the planet...

let's talk about death, baby.

#CConDD is a global community project to address the phenomenon that gets shockingly little air time or attention in most folks' day-to-day lives: Death and Dying.

Crack taboo. Get informed. Feel empowered.
It’s normal.

Resources || Reads

December 2013 - September 2018

Since 2013, I have directly connected with more than 3,000 aspiring and newly launched young entrepreneurs in British Columbia to do so in a successful and sustainable way, by:

(1) holding space to build confidence & competence (one-to-one coaching, workshops, seminars, and public presentations at conferences, and events across British Columbia)

(2) resourcing startups with capital and connections.(financing, mentorship, direction to community resources).

Futurpreneur is Canada's only national non profit organization providing financing, mentoring and free support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39 starting a new business.

Since 1996, Futurpreneur has helped youth launch more than 1,260 new businesses in British Columbia, creating more than 5,850 new jobs and an estimated $36.6M in tax revenue.

www.futurpreneur.ca | www.rockmybusinessplan.ca

Humaira is a life-pondering performer, insatiably curious about the human condition and exploring the question "How did things come to be this way?" Her meaning-making sometimes manifests as musings and spoken pieces around anti-oppressive themes of love, compassion, equity, understanding, and peace.

Using her voice as her instrument, she teaches, speaks, sings, and whistles what she hopes to be a little more joy and a little more truth into the everyday. She has performed at open mics and events in so-called Vancouver since March 2016.
 

Humaira is an immigrant-settler on Turtle Island, doing her best to be in a good way with culture, people, and land in a constant process of understanding and undoing oppression. She is fed by connection, presence, and reverence. She has significant trouble in resisting a bag of potato chips, and has yet to meet a canine she doesn't connect with.

September 2015 - September 2018

Supported 270 of BC's future health care professionals to thoughtfully acknowledge, evaluate. and articulate their personal motivations, values, beliefs, and biases. We sought to establish observable, replicable, impactful habits to cultivate deep awareness and exemplify ethical practice, This benefits each aspiring RMT as a future professional, and every patient they will support in health and healing.

Taught two fundamental courses for all aspiring RMTs at one of only four accredited colleges in British Columba teaching to CMTBC-approved curriculum for aspiring Registered Massage Therapists.
 

Courses taught: Ethics & Professionalism | Professional Communication

More information: CollegeOfMassage.com

On Turtle Island (known as Vancouver, BC) since July 2014

Intentional humans adding value. Simple. (Not always easy.)

Monthly meet-ups to connect on ideas that matter to us, with minimalism as our common thread + online forum for support and connection.

Thoughts from a member:
"I love learning from other people. I love finding out that Minimalism has different degrees and definitions - you can make it what you want it to be for you. I love the essays that make Minimalism something that anyone can do. It can be a simple thing, or it can be a radical, overthrow-your-life kind of thing." - T. F. (Comox, BC)

Online Local Group Space - Vancouver || theminimalists.com