Asset-based community development 101: a people-centered approach

Join Heather Keam to work through the foundations and principles of ABCD and how to center community in your programs and activities.

What we’ve learned over the past three years is the importance of community and those who live in our neighbourhoods. This is the time to try something new and reflect on how our cities and towns have changed and how this affects the way we show up in the community.

We need to rethink the role that the people and communities play in solving local problems. Back by popular demand, in this workshop, you will be introduced to Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) as a people-centered approach to program planning. The ABCD approach looks for and starts with people’s gifts and strengths (assets), when these assets are connected they can then address the problems and challenges in their communities.

Join Heather Keam and Wendy McCaig to work through the foundations and principles of ABCD and how to center community in your programs and activities. This workshop is for those who are new to ABCD or want a refresher as ABCD has changed a lot over the past 10 years.

March/Break! – Activating Artists for the Climate

Artists for Climate & Migrant Justice and Indigenous Sovereignty is so excited to invite you to take a little March Break together. This will be a full weekend for artists and activists to gather to learn, build community, and engage in arts activism projects. We are getting ready to take the streets and smash the status quo. That’s right, it’s… March/Break!

AT THIS EVENT WE’LL:
– Learn from some powerful and inspiring Indigenous artists and activists
– Meet like-minded people and spend time together imagining and creating
– Brainstorm ideas for arts-based protest activities and form teams that can make them happen
– Address the climate crisis through the power of storytelling and imagining the world as it could and should be

At the end of the day, we hope you will come away with concrete actions that you can carry out. We are building our community of comrades who can create arts-based protest actions, and who can show up to animate them at whatever level of engagement we are each capable of. Together we’ll be ready to March! and Break!

ALL are welcome at this event, whether you have identified as an artist or activist in the past or not.

DETAILS:
– We are meeting at Trinity-St.Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts (427 Bloor St. W)
– Lunch will be provided
– We welcome anyone who is interested, whether you have identified as an artist or activist in the past, or not
– Feel free to drop in for any part of the event, although in-depth participation is encouraged

SATURDAY (10am to 5pm, plus evening social)
Morning: Two workshop sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to learn from wonderful Indigenous knowledge-sharers, as well as from each other
~ Lunch ~
Afternoon: Breakout groups working on existing and new arts activism projects
Evening: “Campfire” social and singalong

SUNDAY (1pm to 4:30pm)
Community bagel brunch
Continued work on projects, opportunities for peer knowledge-sharing
Performance/share-back opportunity

COST
This is a CIYL (Contribute If You Like) event. The cost to put it on is about $16 per person. If you are able to contribute the cost of your attendance, or more to help cover costs for others, great. There is absolutely no requirement to contribute.

Please register so we can keep track of numbers and access needs! Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdla-I4nlVaR1_5895sYvFnI-XM8wvitmM7Iy7AwYvImuBJGA/viewform?usp=sf_link

ACCESS
> Washrooms and main meeting rooms at TSP are wheelchair accessible via an entry ramp. Some “breakout” spaces are only accessible by stairs and groups will be assigned spaces accordingly.
> There is a gender neutral washroom
> The atmosphere for the day will be focused, but relaxed – feel free to come and go as needed
> All ages are very welcome
> If you require any other accommodation to help participate in the event, let us know in the RSVP form.

If you have any questions at all, send us a message at [email protected].

Trinity-St. Paul’s sits on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Wendat peoples, and we are so completely grateful and stoked to be able to do this work on the land where people have been telling stories & caring for the land and water for thousands of years, and continue to do so.

Zero Waste Cafe

Have you ever felt isolated speaking with friends about environmental concerns? Are you looking to make a difference but aren’t sure where to start? New to the topic? Few years into your zero-waste journey? Don’t have many friends/ family members who “get it”?

Join us on February 19th for a coffee & mindful climate conversation with our guest speaker Sophi from @yourecofriend! Sophi will be sharing the challenges and barriers she’s faced along her zero waste journey and how she’s overcome them!

Date: February 19, 2020
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Climate Ventures, 192 Spadina Ave. Toronto

Schedule:
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm- Welcome & Mingle
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm- Climate Conversation with Sophi
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm- Community Conversation & Tip Sharing

*Zero Waste Cafe is an inclusive, non-judgemental space where we can openly chat about our successes & frustrations, exchange knowledge, share tips, and come together to create a community around climate issues.

Sponsor:
Climate Ventures

Organizers:
www.wisebird.ca
www.collectiveimpactjourney.com

Awakening the Dreamer Symposium

Attend a workshop created by the Pachamama Alliance—the community that’s committed to bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet.

• Learn where we are as a human family and how we got here.
• Discover your role in creating a sustainable future.
• Connect with like-minded,openhearted people and move into action.

This is a free event, but we will be asking those who have the means to help us by donating to offer an honorarium to the two facilitators

Leap Team Meeting

Leap UofT meets every week, alternating MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS at 4pm:
– on Mondays, meet in WI 2006
– on Wednesdays, meet in IN 313
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Open to EVERYONE, new and returning members alike!

Passionate about climate justice? Ready to get to work?

From helping organize campus actions in solidarity with September’s global climate strike and land defenders at Mauna Kea, to escalating the fossil fuel divestment campaign at Victoria College and extending it to Trin, SMC, and the UofT administration as a whole, to contributing to the fight for a Green New Deal in the upcoming federal election, Leap UofT has an exciting year ahead of us! Join us at our weekly strategy meeting to get involved with planning events, actions, and outreach, and learning the basics of divestment organizing.

Questions? Concerns? Message www.facebook.com/leapuoft/ or email us at [email protected] .

See you at our next meeting!

***Access info coming along with updated room info***

***Leap UofT is an OPIRG-Toronto Action Group***

Passive House Canada Conference

The second annual Passive House Canada Conference will be taking place at the University of Toronto in Scarborough, Ontario on October 17-18, 2019. Project site tours will take place on October 19, 2019.

What’s Included?

  • Access to all Passive House Canada Conference sessions including plenary features;
  • Access to our Solutions Centre Expo where you can engage with high-performance industry suppliers;
  • Opportunity to network and liaise with industry professionals and Passive House experts;
  • Daily breakfast and lunch;
  • Daily A.M & P.M coffee breaks;
  • Certification Ceremony & Reception at the end of the first day;
  • Conference wi-fi; and
  • Complimentary return shuttle service from The Westin Prince Hotel to the conference venue.

Federal Elxn Debate Viewing Party with CJTO!

Join CJTO to watch the official federal election debate together! We’ll be gathering with some food, lively political heckling, and watching the federal leaders talk about (or rather, not talk about) the climate. Come by, bring a friend, and join us!

**Access Notes**
720 Spadina Ave (Suite 202) is located on the second floor of a building with two powered doors at sidewalk-grade level. There are two elevators. There are men’s, women’s and single-stall all-gender washrooms on the 2nd floor with manual doors that are opened with keys. The nearest TTC station is Spadina which has elevators on the Line 2 Bloor-Danforth platform.

Please message us if you have any questions or concerns!

How to stay connected:
Like us on Facebook (@ClimateJusticeTO).
Follow us on Instagram (@ClimateJusticeTO).Follow us on Twitter (@CJusticeTO).
Email us with your name, email, phone number, and postal code to be added to our listserv for official communications ([email protected])