Sustainable Futures: Calgary
A collection of stories, tools, organizations, and conversations exploring what’s possible for our City, and how we might get there
Many of us in Calgary are passionate about our city, and about making it a place where everyone can thrive and belong. How might we create a more sustainable future for Calgarians? This is a question that many individuals, associations, and organizations are grappling with and moving forward on. On November 30, 2022 CDLI in partnership with United Nations Association of Canada - Alberta region, and many local community organizations, hosted a community conversation exploring exactly this! We hope to continue this exploration, and invite you to share what you are doing in this realm as well!
community conversation exploring ‘How might we create a more sustainable future for calgarians?’
On Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. we co-hosted a virtual community conversation on this calling question. Over the course of two hours, we came together in community with many local organizations and individuals who are passionate about and working towards change to make our communities better places to live. Over the course of this conversation we came up with vision statements and action statements to help us get there:
This community conversation was made possible thanks to the support of many people, including our amazing facilitators who hosted breakout rooms sorted by the 5 pillars of Agenda 2030, and our wonderful note takers from the Sustainable Development Goals Alliance at the University of Calgary and also from United Nations of Association of Canada - Calgary Branch!
People was hosted by the Women's Centre of Calgary and the Alex Community Food Centre.
Planet was hosted by Indigenous Climate Action and UNAC Alberta region.
Prosperity was hosted by Vibrant Communities Calgary (stewards of Enough for All) and Calgary Dollars.
Peace was hosted by the City of Calgary - Resilience & Futures.
Partnerships was hosted by the Climate Organizer cross-posted between Calgary Alliance for the Common Good and Calgary Climate Hub and CDLI.
You can see our full harvest below. We were also grateful to have two local artists share some of their sustainable future-focused work with us to get us grounded. Thank you to Carolyn Horwood for her poem, and Twinkle Banerjee for her images! You can see both in the slides below!
Create your own magic formula - download the handout here. We’d love to see yours! Tag us on social media or email it to us!
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, including Canada. It acts as a blueprint for creating a sustainable future for all, grounded in the five pillars of People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are the heart of this agenda, and a path forward for creating the changes we need locally and globally.
Carolyn Horwood shares her poem “The Pull to Lead” to help get us grounded for our November 30, 2022 community conversation.
Read about Tyson’s experience in community development!