The Weight of Community Work: When the Walk Doesn’t Match the Talk” This one is for those working tirelessly in the community. I see you, I hear you, I feel you. It’s also for those who, like me, are equity-deserving and find themselves

Creating Just Futures: The Chronicles of Community Action
The Weight of Community Work: When the Walk Doesn’t Match the Talk”

AntiRacism Decolonization, Learning from EachotherCDLIOctober 1, 2024anti-racism, decolonization

Creating Just Futures: Reflections on a visit to the Tsuu T'ina Cultural Museum

Reflections on a visit to the TsuuT'ina Cultural Museum
Reflections from CDLI's Creating Just Futures Work

AntiRacism DecolonizationCDLIAugust 22, 2024Land Acknowledgements, anti-racism, decolonization

Everyday Practices of Transformative Justice - Barnyard Centre for Research on Women

This video is part of the Building Accountable Communities video series. The Building Accountable Communities Project promotes non-punitive responses to harm by developing resources for transformative justice practitioners and organizing convenings and workshops that educate the public.

AntiRacism DecolonizationCDLIJune 7, 2023anti-racism, learning, decolonization

Harvest: Anti-Racism & Decolonization Resources the LAT has been finding inspiring

The Anti-Racism & Decolonization Learning and Action Team got together for our monthly gathering, and to get the conversation going we each shared a resources we’ve engaged with recently that we’ve found particularly helpful or insightful.

Burning questions relating to anti-racism and decolonization in community practice

Over the last two Anti-Racism and Decolonization Learning and Action Team monthly gatherings, we’ve asked attendees to share their current burning questions relating to anti-racism and decolonization in their own community practice.

November 2021 Conversations & Notes

Our November Community Development Practitioners Gathering was held the morning of November 17 2021. You can find the full notes here.

CD PractitionersCDLINovember 17, 2021community, anti-racism, decolonization, practitioners, reflections

And One Day We Will Rest

This is the story of when Bertha's joy of music and dance was pushed up against by misogyny and racism.

Learning from Eachother, AntiRacism DecolonizationCDLINovember 2, 2021reflections, anti-racism, decolonization

Decolonizing Community Development: Learnings, Un-learnings, Reflections, and Resources

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.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Reflections

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!

July 2021 Conversations & Notes

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.

Decolonizing the "Self" - Reflections from Evert

Back in the summer of 2020, our wonderful social work practicum student Evert was doing a lot of learning, thinking, and work to support our anti-racism and decolonization efforts. Here is a reflection piece that she wrote and shared with us at the time!

AntiRacism DecolonizationCDLIJanuary 8, 2021reflections, learning, decolonization, allyship, activism

Anti-Racism and Decolonization in the LGBTQ+ Latinx Community

CDLIDecember 14, 2020anti-racism, decolonization, LGBTQ, Latinx, colorism

The Importance of Mentors in Anti-Racism and Decolonization Activism

CDLIDecember 9, 2020decolonization, poverty, povertyreduction, mentors

Reflecting on HERstories of Anti-Racism & Decolonial Organizing

On Thursday, November 26, 2020 we co-hosted, along with a number of other amazing partners, a special event meant to learn and celebrate the long history of anti-racist and decolonial organizing here in Calgary.

Support Anti-Racism Work Virtually and in the Community

CDLIDecember 3, 2020an, decolonization, social media, Beirut Explosion

Learning and Growing: The Goal of Anti-Racism and Decolonization Work

CDLIDecember 1, 2020anti-racism, decolonization, poetry

HERstories in Anti-Racist and Decolonial Organizing

You’ve read the books, you’ve attended the trainings – what anti-racist action can you take next? Join this special event happening virtually on Thursday, November 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

AntiRacism DecolonizationCDLINovember 24, 2020anti-racism, decolonization, learning, storytelling, Community Development

Recording from Roundtable on "The Power of Storytelling for Anti-Racist Change in Calgary's Communities"

On Saturday, November 7th, 2020 dozens of us gathered on Zoom for our Roundtable conversation and community conversation. Our Roundtable members Nellie Alcaraz, KtheChosen, and LeeAnne Ireland shared their thoughts on "the power of storytelling for anti-racism and decolonization efforts". We made a recording of the Roundtable for those of you who couldn’t join!