Community Placemakers in Hillhurst Sunnyside - Reflections

Residents from Hillhurst Sunnyside took part in Community Placemakers Fall 2022.

CD in Action, Learning from EachotherCDLIFebruary 8, 2023Placemaking, asset, community development, asset mapping, abcd

January 2023 CD Practitioner Gathering Harvest

Check out the harvest from our January CD Practitioner Gathering here!

2022 Learnings: Mutual Aid

Reflecting on Mutual Aid!

Resource, Learning from Eachother, AntiRacism DecolonizationCDLIJanuary 3, 2023mutual aid

December 2022 CD Practitioner Gathering Harvest

Check out the harvest from our December CD Practitioner Gathering here!

CD Practitioners, Learning from EachotherCDLIDecember 14, 2022harvest, practitioners, conversations, community, engagement

November 2022 CD Practitioner Gathering Harvest

Check out the harvest from our November CD Practitioner Gathering here!

CD Practitioners, Learning from EachotherCDLINovember 14, 2022harvest, practitioners, conversations, community, engagement

October 2022 CD Practitioner Gathering Harvest

Check out the harvest from our October CD Practitioner Gathering here!

CD Practitioners, Learning from EachotherCDLIOctober 14, 2022harvest, practitioners, conversations, community, engagement

Envisioning New Futures: “Am I Part of the Solution?”

Read about Tyson’s experience in community development!

Stories, Learning from Eachother, FuturesCDLIOctober 7, 2022envisioning, future, community developmentComment

Success in Community Action training starting soon!

Register today for Success in Community Action, eight weeks of community development learning starting October 17th!

Learning from Eachother, SiCACDLIOctober 5, 2022learn, training, Community Development, cdli

Reflections on Exploring the Value of Community-Led Economies

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.

Success in Community Action Training Winter 2022: Reflections from a Learner

Reflections on the Winter 2022 Success in Community Action experience by a MSW Practicum Student.

Learning from EachotherCDLISeptember 5, 2022Success in Community Action, CDLI, Community Development, Reflections

Reflections on Conversations about COVID-19 Collective Grief

As a Master’s of Social Work student, Sukhman wanted to explore the COVID Grief Toolkit as a part of her practicum because she was curious about how people thought about collective grief. See what she learned!

Learning from EachotherCDLIAugust 26, 2022COVID-19, grief, community, social work

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.

Ideas for Connecting with your Community

Check out the harvest from the August ABCD Learning and Action Team gathering! We share some ideas and some reflections on what it means to connect with our communities.

Learning from Eachother, Community ConversationCDLIAugust 9, 2022ABCD, neighbours, connections, ideas, ABCD LAT

Learnings from decolonization and white supremacy culture conversations

In this blog post, CDLI Practicum Student Sukhman shares learnings from the work of Ta7talíya Michelle Nahanee’s “Decolonize ... A recalibrating guide & workbook” and Tema Okun’s “White Supremacy Culture – Still Here”.

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.

Getting Outside my Comfort Zone with CDLI and Community Development

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.

Learnings & Reflections on Community and CDLI

Spring/Summer practicum student Aspen reflects on her learnings and growth during her time with CDLI.

Learning from Eachother, StoriesCDLIJuly 19, 2022reflections, social work, learning, community

Celebrating our Successes: 2022 Mini Summit!

On June 8th 2022 we hosted our second Community Development Practitioner Mini Summit! We spent a morning learning together and from one another - check out the full post for details and harvests.