Self-Regulation Workshop with Susan Hopkins of The MEHRIT Centre
2023-05-18 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Virtual
Join Erin Mills Connects online for a FREE workshop series on Self-Regulation presented by The MEHRIT Centre, the people who literally wrote the books on Self-Reg Schools: A Handbook for Educators and Self-Reg. The series is on Thurs., April 27 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. ET and Thurs., May 18 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. ET. Register once for both workshops by visiting: onpathway.me/self-reg-pge.
This event is part 1 of a two-part workshops for parents/guardians and other caregivers

Skills for Change Spotlight Series: Reflecting on Anti-Black Racism
2023-05-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
“Hundreds demand justice in Minneapolis after police killing of George Floyd” – The Guardian.
One headline out of thousands, all talking about the tragedy that shocked the whole world. The year 2020 marked a watershed moment in the fight against Anti-Black racism. George Floyd’s incident led to protests, with millions of people demanding an end to systemic racism that the Black community has been facing for over 400 years. With the Black Lives Matter movement gaining momentum, powerful displays of solidarity were seen around the world, also highlighting the deeply rooted nature of Anti-Black Racism in our societies.
Unfortunately, three years later, Anti-Black Racism continues to be a pervasive issue in Canada, and around the world. With incidents such as Ralph Yarl’s, it is important we reassess our contributions as a community in the ongoing fight against this issue.
As such, we invite you to join us for a panel discussion as we engage in a discussion about Anti-Black racism and critically assess the progress made since 2020.
Join the conversation!

2023 Toronto Mayoral By-Election Debate
2023-05-25 18:15 - 20:00 | Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St., Toronto, ON, M5S 1K6, Canada
This election, the future of our city is at stake. Toronto needs a dynamic, energetic change agent to lead the 4th largest city in North America and drive a reboot of the national economic engine. The future could be very bright for Toronto: we have been called a ‘quietly booming tech town’ with the innovation, entrepreneurial mindset and talent to lead new and emerging global sectors. However, we need to hit go on the issues facing our city, such as chronic congestion, declining affordability, public safety, homelessness, and fraying public services.
On May 25th, we’re inviting the leading mayoral candidates to the podium to discuss, debate and demonstrate how they will address the issues that impact Toronto’s livability and prosperity. This is their opportunity to prove they have the right mix of knowledge, skills, and experience to lead our city toward a successful future.
This debate will be broadcast live on The Agenda/TVO Today’s YouTube channel, and on TVO’s broadcast channel for those unable to attend in person.
AGENDA:
6:15pm: Doors Open
6:50pm: Opening Remarks
7:00pm: Debate Begins
8:00pm: Debate Concludes
Learn more here

CityTalk: How Can We Work Together on the Mental Health Crisis in Our Downtowns?
2023-05-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom (Registration Required)
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Location: Zoom
The on-going failure to provide widespread and adequate mental health services is a visceral reminder of the challenges to our housing and social service systems. This crisis continues to affect Canada’s downtowns, main streets, public spaces, and transit, negatively impacting many residents’ perception of public safety. If we are to build equitable and inclusive cities for all, how can we work together on the mental health crisis in our downtowns?
Join 6 amazing panelists for a deeper-dive into the approaches communities are taking to provide referral and care supports, and to restore public confidence in our public spaces and places. How are cities addressing the crisis? what are the proven best practices? and what other initiatives need to be considered to offer support systems for all?
Cam Guthrie – Mayor of Guelph (Guelph,ON)
Kyle Marcus – Managing Director, Downtown Sudbury Business Improvement Area (Sudbury, ON)
Dr. Suzanne Shoush – Director of Indigenous Health Program at Inner City Health Associates (Toronto,ON)
Al Wiebe – Peer and Community Engagement trainer, Homelessness Advocate and host of “Of No fixed Address” (Winnipeg, MB)
Dr. Andrew Bond, Medical Director at Inner City Health Associates (Toronto, ON)
Superintendent Howard Tran, Vancouver Police Department, Investigative Support Services (Vancouver, BC)
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Canadian Climate Institute: Honouring Indigenous Climate Leadership
2023-06-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual – Register for Links
Honouring Indigenous Climate Leadership

A roundtable discussion showcasing Indigenous-led research and policy responding to climate change.
Event Date: 15.06.23
To amplify and centre Indigenous voices at the cutting-edge of climate research and policy, the Canadian Climate Institute, in partnership with the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, will host a roundtable discussion on June 15 with the authors of three new case studies in our Indigenous Perspectives series.
These case studies showcase the work of Indigenous researchers, Knowledge Holders, water protectors, and community members. The discussion will highlight how Indigenous self-determination and knowledge are integral to designing effective regional, provincial, territorial, and national climate policies.
Moderator:
Shianne McKay, Senior Project Manager, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
Opening remarks:
Rick Smith, President, Canadian Climate Institute
Speakers:
Sandra Lamouche (Bigstone Cree Nation)
Patrick Michell (Retired Chief, Kanaka Bar Indian Band)
Dr. Emily Dicken (Indigenous scholar, practitioner in Emergency Management)
Dr. Lilia Yumagulova (Program Director for the Preparing Our Home Program)
Sheri Lysons (Elders and Youth Council Coordinator, Shuswap Nation Tribal Council)
Casey Gabriel (Líl̓wat Nation, Volunteer Fire Department)
Randy Carpenter (Heiltsuk Emergency Coordinator)
Learn more and register here!

Sense-Making Session #3: Placemaking with City Staff
2023-07-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom (Registration Required)
The Healthy Communities Initiative is partnering with Happy Cities to explore the Power of Placemaking. Join us over the next few months to share your experiences, reflections, and lessons-learned through a series of sense-making sessions:
Session 3: Placemaking with city staff
Thursday, July 12 from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. PT
This session will be geared towards staff of municipalities as we cover placemaking and city staff. We will invite staff to share their experiences with placemaking initiatives, and discuss some of the successes and challenges they face in supporting placemaking projects. We will discuss the importance of placemaking with city staff and the role it plays in social connection and wellbeing.
Register for this session here!

Sense-Making Session #4: Activations
2023-07-20 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom (Registration Required)
The Healthy Communities Initiative is partnering with Happy Cities to explore the Power of Placemaking. Join us over the next few months to share your experiences, reflections, and lessons-learned through a series of sense-making sessions:
Session 4: Activations
Thursday, July 20 from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. PT
This session will cover urban activation events, such as markets, festivals, open streets, and art murals. It will also include conversation around activating transportation, community hubs, and community equity. We will discuss how urban activation events are valuable to communities and how placemaking through activation events impacts communities. We will discuss placemaking activations and the role they play in social connection and wellbeing.
REGISTER NOW FOR SESSION 4

Sense-Making Session #5: Placemaking with Funders
2023-07-27 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom (Registration Required)
The Healthy Communities Initiative is partnering with Happy Cities to explore the Power of Placemaking. Join us over the next few months to share your experiences, reflections, and lessons-learned through a series of sense-making sessions:
Session 5: Placemaking with funders
Thursday, July 27 from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. PT
This session will invite potential funders to discuss their goals and interests in supporting placemaking projects. During the session, we will explore what questions funders have around placemaking, and what they need in order to support these projects. Further, we will identify key challenges and barriers they face in funding placemaking projects. We will discuss the importance of placemaking funding in supporting social connection and wellbeing.
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CUI CityTalk - Mobility as a Service: How can MaaS support better mobility access?
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom (Registration Required)
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore glaring gaps in our transportation networks especially for those reliant on transit services. To meet our collective goals around transportation equity, climate change, and municipal fiscal responsibility, transit service delivery may require a different model, one already implemented in several cities across the world. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is an integrated platform that combines multiple modes including public transit, taxis, ride-hailing, scooter, bike, and car sharing, and sometimes even parking fees and road tolls on one easy-to-use navigation and payment app.
CUI and AECOM’s joint report, “Mobility as a Service: A Feasibility Study on Implementing MaaS in the Greater Toronto Area,” examines the region’s existing transportation infrastructure landscape and its current economic, political, technological, and operational conditions.
Join our panellists to explore the conversation around MaaS acceptance and implementation and how, if directed intentionally, the model can support better mobility access.
Tosh Chambers – Senior Program Director, Move PGH (Pittsburg, PA)
Justin Trevan – Vice President, Cities Growth Strategy at AECOM (Toronto, ON)
Deborah Wathen Finn – President, The Wathen Group (Westfield, NJ)
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Sense-Making Session #6: Placemaking in Small Towns and Rural Communities
2023-08-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom (Registration Required)
The Healthy Communities Initiative is partnering with Happy Cities to explore the Power of Placemaking. Join us over the next few months to share your experiences, reflections, and lessons-learned through a series of sense-making sessions:
Session 6: Placemaking in small towns and rural communities
Wednesday, August 16 from from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. PT
This session will cover placemaking in small towns and rural communities. We will discuss the impacts of placemaking in these communities and its importance. During the session we will explore the role placemaking plays in small towns and rural communities. We will discuss placemaking within small towns and rural communities and the role it plays in social connection and wellbeing.
REGISTER NOW FOR SESSION 6

Cities for Everyone: The City We Want Barcelona
2023-09-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom (Registration Required)
Towards The City We Want, BarcelonaGuest:
Xavier Matilla. City Architect & Planner, Professor.
Barcelona, Spain
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
11:00 AM EST/5:00 PM CET
About:
Xavier Matilla was Chief Architect of the city of Barcelona between October 2019 – June 2023. During this period, he has directed many urban transformations with the aim of achieving a healthier, friendlier and fairer city. Highlight being the “Barcelona Superblock” project, internationally recognized as an effective strategy to transform city streets into spaces with better environmental quality and more l ABOUT his presentation: At a time when cities need new urban models to approach the future with optimism, Barcelona has shown that it is possible to move towards a healthier, kinder and fairer city for it citizens thanks to the Superilla Project. Barcelona is a compact and dense city, with a polycentric urban model, but it has a significant deficit of green areas and a problem with its car-centered mobility model. Car use takes up more than 50% of public space and is also the main source of atmospheric and noise pollution. Superilla aims to improve all the city’s streets, while proposing a new, more efficient mobility model through promoting public transport, cycling and walking, so that it takes up less room, is healthier and pollutes less. This allows 1 out of every 3 streets to be freed up from through traffic, and to transform them into new “green axes” in such a way that they “naturalise” the city and promote local activities and social relationships, constituting a true environmental and social infrastructure, a true systemic change. During the last 4 years Xavi Matilla has promoted the project, defining a vision of the future for the whole city and at the same time executing a phase with 4 new green axes (4.65 Km / 10Ha) and 4 new squares (1Ha) that allow to demonstrate that it is possible to move towards the city we want.
Learn more and register here!
