It is with much sadness that Diane Tabbagh, Coordinator Learning Community, Wyndham City Council and Chair of The Global Learning Festival (GLF) Working Committee, reported that Fatma Dodurka, Coordinator of the UNESCO Learning City Hatay project Türkiye, and coordinator of "Be the Voice of Girls" was amongst the victims of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey.

It is with great pleasure that we report that Professor Budd Hall has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of 'his contributions as a pioneer in the field of Community-based research, and for his advancement of knowledge building and research capacity around the world'.

This award is administered on behalf of the sovereign, King Charles III, by the Governor-General of Canada and is how the country 'honours people who make extraordinary contributions to the nation'.