Moncton Creates

From Moncton Creates Cohort 2 - Presenting Raksha Sharma auranritya

THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE: FINANCIAL WELLNESS

What happens when a creative idea becomes a tool for community education and empowerment?

From Moncton Creates Cohort 2, we are proud to present Raksha Sharma and her project, The Weight of Silence: Financial Wellness—an initiative bringing an important conversation around financial awareness, confidence, and well-being into the community.

This is Moncton Creates in action: giving people the space to explore ideas, develop their voices, create meaningful projects, and transform what they learn into something that can impact others.

Raksha’s work reminds us that creativity is not only about what we make, it is also about the conversations we start, the knowledge we share, and the change we inspire.

Meet Raksha Sharma. Discover The Weight of Silence: Financial Wellness.

Watch & Share | https://youtu.be/fdy8FkZycYE

A Moncton Creates Cohort 2 project by The Mandate Development Centre (TMDC).

Create. Connect. Impact.

We were honoured to be part of this important conversation with Anver and Justin, exploring the arts and filmmaking community in Moncton and the opportunities ahead for our local creative industry.

At TMDC and Moncton Creates, we believe meaningful change happens when creatives, community leaders, and organizations come together to share ideas, build connections, and create opportunities.

We look forward to continuing the conversation and building what’s next, together.

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Nous sommes honorés d’avoir participé à cette importante conversation avec Anver et Justin sur la communauté artistique et cinématographique de Moncton et les possibilités de faire grandir notre industrie créative locale.

À TMDC et Moncton Creates, nous croyons que le changement prend forme lorsque les créateurs, les leaders communautaires et les organisations se réunissent pour partager des idées, créer des liens et développer de nouvelles possibilités.

Continuons la conversation et construisons la suite, ensemble. 🎬🤝

Today, we celebrate the people who make communities work. 🇨🇦

Labour Day 2026 with the theme - Workers Together: For Our Jobs and Our Rights, is more than a holiday.

It is a moment to recognize the hands, minds, skills, sacrifice, resilience, and determination behind the workplaces, businesses, organizations, services, and communities we depend on every day.

At The Mandate Development Centre (TMDC), we see that contribution in many forms, employees building careers, entrepreneurs creating opportunities, newcomers starting again, volunteers giving their time, creatives sharing their gifts, and community leaders working quietly to make life better for others.

Every role matters.
Every contribution counts.
Every person deserves the opportunity to work with dignity, purpose, and possibility.

Today, we honour everyone who keeps showing up, building, serving, creating, caring, and contributing.

Happy Labour Day from all of us at TMDC.

Stronger People. Stronger Communities. Brighter Tomorrows.

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OFFICIAL PREMIERE | MONCTON CREATES - THE SHOWCASE 2 | Exploring Greater Moncton

What does Greater Moncton look like through the eyes of people discovering, experiencing, and connecting with the community in their own ways?

In The Showcase 2, five Moncton Creates participants come together to explore Greater Moncton - its places, people, opportunities, experiences, and the sense of community that makes the region unique.

Featuring Magaret Donfack, Krishna Pandya, Whitney Djoma, Ghweleke Peter Oghenevwegba, and Raksha Sharma, this group showcase turns their Moncton Creates journey into something tangible: a shared exploration of the community around them.

This is what Moncton Creates is about, moving beyond ideas, creating together, and giving people the platform to turn what they discover into something worth sharing.

Moncton Creates - The Showcase 2: Exploring Greater Moncton

Official Premiere.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/SRRZQxSpd3A

Filmed & Edited By Moncton Creates Alumni Victor Kalejaiye JACK OF ALL TRADE~LORD WAVY💨

A Moncton Creates production by The Mandate Development Centre (TMDC).

Three days. Countless moments. One unforgettable celebration of culture, creativity, and community.

Our creatives had the privilege of documenting the Africa Caribbean Carnival from beginning to end, capturing the colour, the movement, the music, the people, the stories, and the energy that brought the entire experience to life.

From the behind-the-scenes preparation to the performances, conversations, celebrations, and powerful community moments, every frame told a story of identity, belonging, pride, and connection.

It was about preserving a cultural moment, amplifying community voices, and documenting the people and experiences shaping our region.

A huge shoutout to the creatives who showed up, stayed present through all three days, and helped tell the story with intention.

BTS MOMENTS 1/5

A glimpse behind the scenes with the creatives of Moncton Creates.

Beyond the workshops and sessions are the conversations, connections, experiments, and creative moments that make the experience what it is.

Different stories. Different talents. One growing creative community.

Create. Connect. Collaborate.

SPOTLIGHT | THE CONVERSATION THAT BROUGHT IT ALL TOGETHER

At Moncton Creates: The Showcase, the stage became more than a place to present, it became a space for perspective, experience, and honest conversation.

Our panel brought together Jorge Melgar, Haqq, and Cam, with auranritya skillfully guiding the conversation as moderator.

Different journeys. Different experiences. Different perspectives. One powerful conversation.

Together, they explored what it really takes to move from creativity to opportunity, the importance of building relationships, navigating challenges, creating value, staying adaptable, and finding your place within a growing creative ecosystem.

What made the conversation valuable wasn’t simply what was said on stage. It was the experience behind the words and the willingness to share it with the next generation of creators, entrepreneurs, and innovators.

To Jorge, Haqq, and Cameron, thank you for showing up, sharing generously, asking meaningful questions, and helping make The Showcase a space where people could learn, connect, and see new possibilities.

This is what Moncton Creates continues to build through The Mandate Development Centre (TMDC) The Mandate Development Centre:

Not just events.
Not just conversations.
An ecosystem where people, ideas and opportunities meet.

MONCTON CREATES
Create. Connect. Impact.