Ony Anukem

Campaigns Manager (she/her)

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As CC’s Campaigns Manager, Ony produced and distributed marketing and communication materials to expand CC’s reach, impact, influence and size of its community. Ony left CC in 2023 to move to an organization working on a wider array of programs focused on good works.

Ony is a huge advocate of mission-driven communications, and before joining Creative Commons, she worked in several communications and advocacy roles with non-profit and social impact organizations internationally. Ony is passionate about a number of social issues and is involved in various charitable causes — she is particularly passionate about gender equity, digital rights, climate action, diversity & inclusion and mental health.

Originally from the UK, Ony relocated to Canada in 2019 and now calls St. John’s, Newfoundland, home.

Posts by Ony Anukem

Reimagine Open Culture with the Newly Relaunched Curationist.org

by Ony Anukem Open Culture

Exciting news — an initiative of the MHz Foundation, Curationist.org, a free-to-use platform that connects users to over 4.4 million digital artworks and cultural objects, recently relaunched with some amazing new features. On 7 December, they will host a guided experience of the new platform, and we hope to see you there. Register now. The…

Introducing the “Better Sharing” Illustrations — A Creative Commons & Fine Acts Collaboration

by Ony Anukem About CC, Open Creativity

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Creative Commons and our licenses, we partnered with Fine Acts to commission the “Better Sharing” collection. We are excited to share the collection with the world, which was unveiled last week at CC’s 20th Anniversary Celebration. The artworks are available on TheGreats.co to be enjoyed, used and adapted, and…

Open Minds Podcast: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker of Smarthistory

by Ony Anukem About CC

Hi Creative Commoners! On this episode, we’re joined by art historians, Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, the co-founders and executive directors of Smarthistory. Smarthistory is a center for public art history, with thousands of free and CC licensed videos and essays written by experts who want to share their knowledge with learners around…

Open Minds Podcast: Trudi Radtke on InclusiveAccess.org

by Jennryn Wetzler, Ony Anukem About CC

Hi Creative Commoners! We are back with a new episode of CC’s Open Minds … from Creative Commons podcast. In this month’s episode of the show, Jennryn Wetzler, CC’s Director of Learning and Training, talks all things Open Education and Inclusive Access Textbooks with Trudi Radtke, former Open Education Project Manager at SPARC. InclusiveAccess.org is…

Open Minds Podcast: Sam Williams of Arweave

by Ony Anukem About CC

Hi Creative Commoners! We are back with a new episode of CC’s Open Minds … from Creative Commons podcast. On this episode, CC’s Chief Operating Officer, Anna Tumadóttir, sits down for an interesting conversation with Sam Williams, the co-founder and CEO of Arweave, the company that created the Arweave protocol, a permanent archive of human…