10th Annual Manitoba CD/CED Gathering
Community Economies: Enough, For All, Forever
October 19, 2012
Churchill High School (510 Hay Street)
Pre-registration is now closed
But walk-ins are always welcome!
Come out and connect, learn, and celebrate together with our diverse planning team, amazing volunteers and sponsors, and over 500 participants commited to making a better world through community development and community economic development.
On this 10th anniversary we will explore our collective past and hopes for the future by focussing on the economic part of a holistic model of sustainability through the theme "Community Economies: Enough, For All, Forever".
Hear from internationally renowed author and activist Raj Patel, and choose from over 30 workshops facilitated by knowledgable presenters. Don't forget about the amazing, fully-catered lunch showcasing local food co-operatives and social enterprises!
An Evening With Raj Patel
Find Your Way:
Click here for a map to our *new location* Churchill High School (510 Hay St.)
Plan Your Day:
Click here to download the Gathering schedule and find descriptions of the 30 workshops taking place
What's Cooking:
Click here to learn more about the social enterprise and co-operative caterers that will be providing breakfast and lunc
Meet Raj Patel:
Learn more about our Keynote Speaker Raj Patel, award-winning writer of Stuffed and Starved, and The Value of Nothing, activist, and academic.
Parking:
We encourage participants to carpool, use public or active transport options. However, parking is free all day on the surrounding streets and time limits have been removed on Arnold, Morley, and Bartlett (from Osborne to Ecles), and Hay, Casey, Fisher, and Mabel (Arnold to Bartlett). BUT, this doesn't include bus stops, loading zones, or emergency lanes, so watch for signs.
Tell Your Friends:
Download the official 2012 Gathering poster and share it with your network
Listen to Sarah (Gathering Coordinator) talk about the Conference on CKUW's Mud & Water radio show
Contact:
Sarah Leeson-Klym at gathering@ccednet-rcdec.ca or 204.943.0547 for more information
Follow on Twitter: #gath2012
The 2012 CD/CED Manitoba Gathering through the dedicated work of our Planning Team:
Damon Johnson - Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg | Jana McKee - Seven Oaks School Division | Mike Tutthill - Health in Common | Vera Goussaert - Manitoba Cooperative Association | Marianne Cerilli - Social Planning Council | Martin Landy - Elmwood Community Resource Centre | Lynn Ann Lauriault - Red River College | Christine Landry - Community Futures Manitoba | Terri Proulx - Manitoba Housing and Community Development | Juanita MacKinnon Smith - St. Matthew's Maryland Community Ministry | Anna Weier - Manitoba Alternative Food Research Alliance | Gerald Villegas - Winnipeg Poverty Reduction Council | Jason Granger - United Way of Winnipeg | Madeline Kohut - Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | Molly Dunbar | Erika Weibe - Neighbourhoods Alive! | Geoff Ripat - Spark | Brendan Reimer - Canadian CED Network | Sarah Leeson-Klym - Canadian CED Network
With special thanks to our sponsors: