Recently, I’ve been working through some of the online mini-courses offered by Ta7talíya Michelle Nahanee and Nahanee Creative around Decolonizing, through their new on-demand (un)learning platform.
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Early in 2021 the Calgary Foundation reached out to CDLI’s Anti-Racism and Decolonization Learning and Action Team about collaborating on a pilot project. Together, we designed and facilitated six learning and practice sessions for white-identified stakeholders to help deepen and advance their understanding of and commitment to racial equity.
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On Monday the Anti-Racism and Decolonization Learning and Action Team gathered over lunch for our September meeting. We took turns sharing our plans for the day, and some of our favourite resources, and we wanted to share them with all of you!
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Our September Community Development Practitioners Gathering was held the morning of September 15, 2021.
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What matters to you and your community? What do you want to see for the future?
2021 is shaping up to be a significant year politically, with the Canadian federal election fast approaching on September 20th, followed by the Calgary municipal election on October 18th.
We’re compiled a list of local resources to help you get to know the mayoral and ward councillor candidates running in this year’s Municipal election, to help you think about how their platforms align with the visions you have for the future of your community.
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Our August Community Development Practitioners Gathering was held the morning of August 18, 2021. You can see the highlights of these conversations & access the notes here.
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A short response to Councillor, Evan Wooley’s Neighbourhood First Second Edition.
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We’re encouraging people to ask the question, ‘What surprises you about what people are talking about right now?’ and share what they hear with us!
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Our July Community Development Practitioners Gathering was held the morning of July 21, 2021. You can see the highlights of these conversations & access the notes here.
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CDLI has two new members joining our team! Introducing Vic & Jessica!
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On June 16, 2021 we hosted our first ever Community Development Practitioner Mini Summit where we spent a morning learning together and from one another! Check out the full post for details.
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On May 19th, 2021 we gathered and held three great conversations!
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Over the past few months, we have been honoured to work with Calgary Alliance for the Common Good and the Community Health Promotion Services team at AHS to create a toolkit that helps us as individuals and communities better understand grief, how that grief may be impacting our communities, and what we can do to move through that grief together.
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We currently have two temporary contract positions that we are hiring for. We are excited to share that both of these roles are held in partnership with the Calgary Indigenous Sharing Network to support their communication needs too!
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On June 16th, 2021 we're hosting a 'Mini Summit' to be a space for community development practitioners to share some of the successes, lessons, and/or tools and approaches that they have found helpful!
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On Monday, May 3, 2021 we hosted a Meet Up on “Engaging Community Through Our Strengths: Asset Mapping in COVID”. This Meet Up was inspired both by the development of a new asset mapping tool, as well as the upcoming Jane’s Walk happening May 7-9 in Calgary and around the world!
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For many of us, one way to find a mental break during a global pandemic is to walk around our neighbourhood. Fourteen months later, walking has (sometimes begrudgingly) become the one way to connect with my neighbourhood.
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For our March 2021 Meet Up, we explored creative ways of (re)claiming outdoor spaces for community building efforts! Find out more and see the recording here.
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