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Mother's Day Celebration Contest!
Mother's Day Celebration Contest!

To Honour mothers and to showcase our love towards them, The GFL Parent Support Network have made a little effort by arranging a contest for children, to show love to their moms. The Draw will be on May 7 and we will contact the winner to send them the prize.

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Community BulletinCDLIMay 5, 2022families, celebrate, arts
May is Asian Heritage Month!
May is Asian Heritage Month!

Check out Asian Heritage month activities here: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month.html

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Community BulletinCDLIMay 5, 2022anti-racism, Asian, celebrate
Call for Submissions: Share your work at the 2022 Mini Summit
Call for Submissions: Share your work at the 2022 Mini Summit

On Wednesday, June 8 from 9:00 to 12:00 p.m. we are hosting a virtual gathering for Community Development Practitioners, and we are looking for people willing to host 30-45 minute sessions of learning for their peers! Submissions due May 16, 2022.

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CD Practitioners, Learning from EachotherCDLIApril 28, 2022sharing, events, volunteer, virtual gathering
April 2022 CD Practitioner Gathering Harvest
April 2022 CD Practitioner Gathering Harvest

Check out the harvests from our April CD Practitioner Gathering here!

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CD PractitionersCDLIApril 14, 2022harvest, practitioners, learning, conversations, outdoors, crisis management
Be Part of the National Action Plan on Combatting Hate
Be Part of the National Action Plan on Combatting Hate

The government is launching consultations for the first ever National Action Plan on Combatting Hate. We want to ensure that people across Canada, particularly those with lived experience of hate, have their say in defining how this action plan will deliver tangible change.

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Community BulletinCDLIApril 13, 2022anti-racism, engagement, consultation
Climate Strategy Day of Action Volunteers Needed!
Climate Strategy Day of Action Volunteers Needed!

The Calgary Climate Hub will be hosting a Climate Strategy Day of Action (April 21, 2022) to connect Calgarians with City Council members to discuss recommendations for the Climate Strategy through organized meetings.

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Community BulletinCDLIApril 12, 2022volunteer, climate change, action
Job Opportunity! Anti-Racism Community Action Coordinator
Job Opportunity! Anti-Racism Community Action Coordinator

ActionDignity, in collaboration with Habitus Consulting Collective, is seeking to hire an Anti-Racism Community Action Coordinator. All applications should be sent to jobs@actiondignity.org by April 18, 2022.

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Community BulletinCDLIApril 11, 2022job, anti-racism, community
Save the Date! Mini Summit 2022 is coming on June 8th!
Save the Date! Mini Summit 2022 is coming on June 8th!

We’re hosting our second annual Community Development Mini Summit on Wednesday, June 8th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.!

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CD Practitioners, NewsCDLIApril 11, 2022community, connections, events, learning, sharing, virtual gathering
Reflecting on Reflexive Practice… Winter 2022
Reflecting on Reflexive Practice… Winter 2022

This year we’ve been holding space for an hour of reflection on the last Friday of the month over the lunch hour. To date, we’ve hosted three sessions where community members have been able to pair up to go deep on what changes they’ve noticed in their communities over the past month.

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Learning from Eachother, Community ConversationCDLIMarch 31, 2022harvest, reflections, connections
Alice Lam on her community building journey
Alice Lam on her community building journey

On February 15, 2022 the Anti-Racism and Decolonization Learning and Action Team invited Alice Lam to our monthly meeting to share her community journey, and her thoughts and experiences with mutual aid.

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CD in Action, Stories, Learning from Eachother, AntiRacism DecolonizationCDLIMarch 31, 2022community project, learning, storytelling, mutual aid, food, social change
Volunteer with Jane's Walk this year!
Volunteer with Jane's Walk this year!

We are looking for volunteers to help plan the festival on May 6-7-8, 2022, lead free walking tours, and help the event run smoothly.

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Community BulletinCDLIMarch 31, 2022volunteer, Jane's Walk, community
Join the Board! Women's Economic Council is seeking volunteer directors
Join the Board! Women's Economic Council is seeking volunteer directors

The Women’s Economic Council (WEC) is seeking volunteer directors for its Board. Find out more.

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Community BulletinCDLIMarch 30, 2022volunteer, board, women, economics
Hailstorm 2020 Study: Residents of NE Calgary have your say!
Hailstorm 2020 Study: Residents of NE Calgary have your say!

The Canadian Poverty Institute is working with the community to learn about how the June 13, 2020 hailstorm impacted them. This research is lead by a group of people who live in NE Calgary.

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Community BulletinCDLIMarch 30, 2022engagement, community, research
Job Opportunity: Program Manager, Youth and Community with Canada Bridges!
Job Opportunity: Program Manager, Youth and Community with Canada Bridges!

Canada Bridges is searching for an energetic relationship builder and community champion who is passionate about sharing youth voices, leadership and potential.

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Community BulletinCDLIMarch 25, 2022job, Opportunity, youth, community
March 2022 CD Practitioner Gathering Harvest
March 2022 CD Practitioner Gathering Harvest

Check out the harvests from our March CD Practitioner Gathering here!

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CD Practitioners, Learning from EachotherCDLIMarch 10, 2022COVID-19, harvest, practitioners, learning, conversations, virtual gathering, partnerships, families
Community Development in Action - Meet Kristen!
Community Development in Action - Meet Kristen!

Kristen is a community builder based in Marlborough. She recently held a virtual Bannock Taco Cooking Class for the community, as part of a Collective Wellness Powwow. We chatted with Kristen about the cooking class and about her community involvement in Marlborough.

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Stories, CD in ActionCDLIMarch 9, 2022comm, stor, food
Celebrating Life Festival 2022
Celebrating Life Festival 2022

After two challenging years in isolation, join Casa Mexico to reflect and mourn our personal & collective losses to celebrate community and a brighter future together!

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Community BulletinCDLIFebruary 24, 2022grief, celebrate, community, arts, events
Community Development in Action!
Community Development in Action!

For our February Community Gathering we brought together some inspiring Calgarians to speak about community projects they’ve undertaken in recent months. See the recording and more here.

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CD in Action, Community ConversationCDLIFebruary 24, 2022community, grants, community project, learning, meet up, neighbours, reflections, storytelling
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