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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We’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!
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On 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.
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Over 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.
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On 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!
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On 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!
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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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For 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.
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We 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!
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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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For 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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As a Community Development Storyteller, my role is to connect with different community members and interview them about their anti-racist and decolonization journeys.
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Today is my last day working at CDLI as the Communications and Community Development Officer through the Canada Summer Jobs Program. In this role, I had the privilege of engaging in anti-racism and decolonization work.
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It is hard to believe that I have come to the end of my four month long MSW placement with the CDLI. Where did the time go?
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