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SUMMARY:Brave Conversations with Fearless Women in Philanthropy (CFC)
DESCRIPTION:Are inspirational people fearless\, or are they brave enough to move forward alongside their fears? This International Women’s Day\, Community Foundations of Canada is thrilled to share a conversation with five brave women in philanthropy\, where they will discuss leadership\, diversity and what it means to be fearless\, or if being fearless is even possible. \nIn this panel discussion\, CFC president Andrea Dicks hosts a meaningful conversation\, asking thoughtful and bold questions that open doors to reflections from brave women in the sector. \nRegister here!
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/brave-conversations-with-fearless-women-in-philanthropy-cfc/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:The Franklin Lecture with Dr. Charlton McIlwain - Black Software: Retrospect to Prospect
DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 6:30 pm \nBlack Software showcases computing technology’s origin story amidst the turbulent racial confrontations of the 1960s\, connecting it to the rise of the Black internet who helped to birth the Internet as we know it through the late 1980s and 1990s. \nWith The Franklin Lecture\, Dr. McIlwain provides an opportunity to bring together the most significant takeaways from the book and arguments never presented in the book—but nevertheless connect computing technology’s past with the prospect of our future will and ability to make technology work in the service of racial equity and opportunity. \nBook signing and reception to follow. \nCopies of Dr. McIlwain’s book\, Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice\, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter (2019) will be available for sale at on site through A Different Booklist.
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/the-franklin-lecture-with-dr-charlton-mcilwain-black-software-retrospect-to-prospect/
LOCATION:Innis Town Hall Theatre\, 2 Sussex Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1J5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Spotlight Series: Skills in Demand for Canada’s Future - Developing the Skills for the Future
DESCRIPTION:Did you know? \nAccording to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report\, 50% of all employees will need to reskill by 2025 as the adoption of technology increases. A simplified version of this statement would be – a HALF of all your employees will need to gain entirely new in-demand skills and competencies to keep up with the digital transformation and stay employable. \nTo future-proof citizens’ ability to work\, they will require new skills—but which ones? \nJoin Skills for Change on April 11 for a panel discussion on how to get the right skills to shock-proof our participation in the future of Canada’s economy. \nRegister here!
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/spotlight-series-skills-in-demand-for-canadas-future-developing-the-skills-for-the-future/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:Mentorship Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Registration for the next Mentorship Program cohort is opening soon! Learn more about this opportunity and meet the mentors on Wednesday\, April 12\, 2023 @ 10am PT / 1pm ET through our virtual Mentorship Information Session! \n The Mentorship Program provides an opportunity for practitioners from across the country to work one-on-one with an experienced practitioner. Over three-months\, mentor and mentee meet to explore ideas and work through challenges together. This program is free of charge. \nThe next cohort will run from the month of May through to July. In this session\, we will share information about the Mentorship Program\, learn about and hear from the mentors\, and open the floor to questions from the audience during an open Q & A.  \nTo learn more about the Mentorship Program\, visit the Peer Learning page at Canada’s Placemaking Community. \nClick here to register for the Mentorship Information Session
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/mentorship-information-session/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Peer-Learning,Virtual Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Healthy Communities Initiative":MAILTO:healthycommunities@canurb.org
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Reflections and Resources from the Agents of Change Project
DESCRIPTION:ICLEI Canada’s Agents of Change Project helped participating municipalities conceptualize impactful local volunteer programs tailored to their community and climate mitigation and/or adaptation goals. Through a collaborative cohort model\, participants explored key considerations like governance structures\, partnership models\, recruitment techniques\, Indigenous engagement\, inclusion and equity\, approaches to social media\, and more. Join ICLEI Canada to learn about their experiences and discover resources that can support you in building your own climate volunteer engagement program. \nLearn more and register here!
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/webinar-reflections-and-resources-from-the-agents-of-change-project/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230413T140000
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SUMMARY:NABC - Evaluation Capacity Building Pilot: Peer Learning Event
DESCRIPTION:Black-led\, Black-focused\, and Black-serving organizations\, groups\, and networks (B3s) play a critical role in meeting urgent needs and improving the conditions for Black communities. Building their capacity to do and use evaluation data is important in telling the impact of their work. Peer learning can be an effective strategy to facilitate learning contextualized in shared experience. \nJoin the Network for the Advancement of Black Communities (NABC) and Yamina Sidane\, Social Innovation Coordinator at Groupe 3737 for a peer learning event. You will have the opportunity to hear from a peer; collectively reflect on the challenges and rewards of evaluation; and learn from other B3s about their experiences in order to apply any lessons learned. \nRegister here
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/nabc-evaluation-capacity-building-pilot-peer-learning-event/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Peer-Learning,Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:Cities for Everyone: Medellín Case Study: Architecture\, Urbanism and Planning /w Guest Jorge Perez\,
DESCRIPTION:Medellín Case Study: Architecture\, Urbanism and Planning. Guest: Prof. Jorge Perez\, former chief planner. \nFrom being known as the ‘world’s drug capital’ to become a model for innovative equitable urbanism. Jorge will share reflections on the evolution of Medellín as a city\, starting from its extreme crisis in the 1990s\, and how it built a democratic and technical process in which the city was constructed as a scene for public life. Multi-scale planning\, urban projects\, large infrastructures\, urban acupuncture\, and social urbanism\, among other aspects\, will be part of the contents of the session. \nRegister here for this event! \nEvent shared with Canada’s Placemaking Community through 8 8 0 Cities
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/cities-for-everyone-medellin-case-study-architecture-urbanism-and-planning-w-guest-jorge-perez/
LOCATION:Zoom (Registration Required)
CATEGORIES:Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:Grow with us! An Earth Day Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Earth Day Event on April 22  \nThis event brings families and individuals together to spend a half day connecting with nature\, followed by a lunch social. \nOur half-day celebration takes us to the beautiful Medway Heritage Forest Trail\, beginning with creating peanut-free bird feeders\, then a guided forest walk\, and finishing with a lunch social at Jess Jones Recreation Therapy Inc. \nA $75.00 ticket includes the following: \n 2 Pinecone birdfeeders\n A guided forest walk with invitations to immerse your senses and connect with nature\n Lunch Social\n Gift \nPlease get in touch with us to chat about our group rate (4 or more!) \nThis is a family-friendly event\, and we encourage families and individuals to join us to celebrate nature and our beautiful earth.\nLimited space of 15. Register today! \nLearn more here!
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/grow-with-us-an-earth-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Jess Jones Recreation Therapy Centre\, 1124 Gainsborough Rd.\, London\, Ontario\, N6H 5K8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Small Group Discussion - Mental Health and Wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:We will be hosting a peer-learning session to exchange experiences on mental health and wellbeing practices. This participatory space will be facilitated by Sarah Juma from the Canadian Center for Nonprofit Digital Resilience. \nSome of the topics that we will touch on are… \n\nProviding mental health support in a virtual environment: best practices\, challenges and opportunities. \nMaking mental health supports accessible and community-centred\nStrategies to break the digital gap and develop inclusive support strategies.\nOther…
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/small-group-discussion-mental-health-and-wellbeing/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Small Group Discussions
ORGANIZER;CN="Healthy Communities Initiative":MAILTO:healthycommunities@canurb.org
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SUMMARY:Small Group Discussion - Open Streets
DESCRIPTION:On the 27th of April2023\,  we will be hosting a peer-learning session to exchange experiences on Open Streets.  \nThis participatory space will be facilitated by Shannon Lawrence from 8 80 Cities. This session builds on the Mobilizer Session hosted last January of the same theme. Here is the link to the recording: https://youtu.be/jVadnHy5SgU \nIf you are interested in joining this small group discussion\, register here!
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/small-group-discussions-open-streets/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Small Group Discussions,Virtual Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Healthy Communities Initiative":MAILTO:healthycommunities@canurb.org
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Black Policy Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:Atlantic Black Policy Conference 2023: Reimagining our Traditions through Black Communities in the Atlantic \nThe Atlantic Black Policy Conference is a representation of Black community-led and policy informed programming in Atlantic Canada\, with an agenda that will be applicable to institutions that navigate and carry-out policies pertaining to Black communities. The aim of the ABPC involves building upon existing knowledge\, and highlighting the advocacy surrounding policy development and implementation. \nThe inaugural Conference was held virtually in October 2021 under the theme Our Collective Voice. The theme for 2023 is Reimagining our Traditions through Black Communities in the Atlantic. This theme was selected to reflect on Black populations in the Atlantic region\, their histories\, ways of life\, their forms of leadership\, and to use the lessons learned to advise policy development and systemic change. \n  \nThis event was shared to Canada’s Placemaking Community through the NABC newsletter
URL:https://placemakingcommunity.ca/event/atlantic-black-policy-conference-2023/
LOCATION:Delta Hotels by Marriott Prince Edward\, 18 Queen Street\, Charlottetown\, PEI\, C1A 4A1\, Canada
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