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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreI’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.
Read MoreAn opportunity to reflect on your community efforts this past month, using the ‘What, So What, Now What’ process.
Read MoreThis is the story of when Bertha's joy of music and dance was pushed up against by misogyny and racism.
Read MoreThe 2021, Calgary Municipal Election is October 18th, what is your community asking from our elected officials?
Read MoreRecently, 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.
Read MoreWe’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!
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreOver 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.
Read MoreOn 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!
Read MoreOn 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!
Read MoreFor 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.
Read MoreFor 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.
Read MoreWe are looking for community development practitioners with something to share with their peers to reach out! Host a 30 minute session at our June 16th event!
Read More“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.”
Read MoreFor our first Meet Up of 2021, we are excited to bring together a panel of four different community groups who are at various stages of piloting Abundant Community Initiatives here in Calgary.
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