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Why Community Resilience Matters

“In every community there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart there is the power to do it.” - Marianne Williamson

Tamarack’s Deepening Community Practice Area is a learning community for people interested in neighbourhood-based change and those eager to deepen their understanding of the unique role citizens can play in leading positive community change. It is an online space to meet, share resources and learn together.

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Bright Spots: Learning from Child-Rich Communities in New Zealand

In New Zealand right now, there is a major government focus on restructuring its services to better support ‘vulnerable children’. There is also concern about growing inequalities, housing affordability and ‘child poverty.’ While big system responses to key national issues matter, so do small local innovations.

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Floating Urban Farms

As our cities continue to grow we will need innovative solutions more than ever: we will have more people and no space!

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Many are Cold… But Few are Frozen

Many are cold… but few are frozen

Those words by the exquisite writer Anne Michaels provide a glimpse into the source of Canada’s ingenuity.

You can’t understand Canada without understanding that you are never very far from winter here.

Our ingenuity comes from snow, ice and a harsh cold climate. Yes, it is warming. But it is still pretty cold in most places for a good portion of the year.

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Curiosity and Community

Summertime (or weekends) are wonderful times to slow down and take life a little easier and catch up on the news and learn a little more about what is going on in the world. This summer it has been hard not to get discouraged with what's filled many of the front pages and home pages of our favourite news sources. 

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Culture and Heritage and the Complexity of Identity

International sporting events like the World Cup and the Olympics provide intriguing examples of the complexity and situated-nature of culture and heritage as people from all walks of life reveal, (re) create, adopt and adapt to some form of unique and shared identity, even if temporarily. This situated-ness is what illustrates one of the most substantial challenges for organizations and governments alike as they wrestle with complexity in their mission.

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