On Wednesday, August 31, 2022 CDLI hosted a Meet Up around the question of “Exploring the Value of Community-Led Economies”. Access the recording and see some reflections from Amanda in this post.
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Carly, one of CDLI’s 2022 social work practicum students, shares her reflections on her practicum experience, including four things she’s learned about community development.
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Spring/Summer practicum student Aspen reflects on her learnings and growth during her time with CDLI.
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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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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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I’m looking to redefine normal. Our communities have been turbulent over the past two years, and between all the social distancing, I’m looking to explore the losses that myself, family and communities have faced due to COVID-19.
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An opportunity to reflect on your community efforts this past month, using the ‘What, So What, Now What’ process.
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Who are we within the contexts of pandemic and climate change? How have they shaped us? When we stop to reflect, who are we now? Find out more about this day retreat offering!
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On Saturday, December 4, 2021 we hosted our end-of-year gathering on the theme of ‘What’s Possible!?’. Find out what we talked about, and see a recording of the Roundtable conversation, here!
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Our November Community Development Practitioners Gathering was held the morning of November 17 2021. You can find the full notes here.
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This is the story of when Bertha's joy of music and dance was pushed up against by misogyny and racism.
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The 2021, Calgary Municipal Election is October 18th, what is your community asking from our elected officials?
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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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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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“I feel like I've landed in a place that is really going to help me move to the next steps in my understanding and use of Community Development practices. It can be difficult for me to feel part of a group.”
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