As we navigate through challenging times and try to find some sense of normalcy in our lives, we begin to realize that community is the answer. One of the big spotlights that COVID has uncovered is that knowing your neighbour is the biggest predictor of surviving an emergency.
We have put together these resources to support you in getting to know your neighbours.
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Resources to Support Your Work
9 Ways to Create an Asset-Based Recovery Plan
As cities and communities start to look at recovery, how do we learn from what has happened and move forward in a better way? These nine ideas are the result of a design-thinking workshop to help citizens, organizations and governments to think about how they look at the assets that came from the pandemic and build them back better.
We were joined by Tamer Soliman, Director of the community documentary the Great Disconnect and Debra Jakubec from City of Edmonton to explore the importance of neighbouring and knowing your neighbours.
Rekindling Democracy: A Professional’s Guide to Working in Citizen Space
December 2 & 3, 2020 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ET
Join us for two virtual workshops in December with Cormac Russell who will lead participants through a learning journey to show how, as professionals and organizations, we can shift to citizen-centered community development approaches from top-down institution-centred ones, and how we can challenge the status quo in order to reboot democracy.
"We are excited to be a part of this supportive network to exchange knowledge and ideas, and work towards having a collaborative impact in our community."
Stony Plain's Connected Community Initiative fosters grassroots efforts that connect and support neighbours, cultivate a culture of care and connection, and increase a sense of belonging and inclusion. Learn more about their Connected Community Initiative.
Speakers: Afsaneh Tafazzoli, Marveh Farhoodi, Shanna-Kay Smith and Negar Hashemi
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