Free Webinar
November 28

Often new public policy is detected at the launch of a new program. While much attention is paid to getting a new policy approved, the true impact is not fully appreciated until implementation. This webinar sheds light on current policy implementation discourse, provides rural examples, and discusses different action approaches.

On November 28th, RDI will host two live webinar presenters:

Dr. Lars Hallstrom is the Director of the Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities. The Centre is charged with linking the research, outreach and educational capacity of the University of Alberta with students, researchers, rural communities, rural community organizations and policy makers at multiple levels across the province, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Hallstrom’s work focuses on comparative environmental policy, and particularly on the intersection of politics, science and public policy.

Dr. Charles Conteh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Brock University. He specializes in Public Policy & Management, Political Economy and Governance. His current research focuses on governance structures and processes in complex and dynamic policy systems, particularly examining collaborative and strategic policy formulation and implementation. Dr. Conteh currently investigates how local, regional and national economies are reinventing themselves in the face of seismic global economic changes.

More information:

Thursday, November 28, 2013 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (CST)
RSVP by November 25, 2013

For more information or registration cyrennej@brandonu.ca | 204-571-8550 or outreach@brandonu.ca

Take a Step Towards Justice
Take your first step.  From charity to justice.  We’ll show you how.

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Canada Without Poverty would like to invite you to join us this November for a four-week Economic and Social Rights Education online course. As part of our human rights program, the course will give you an opportunity to learn about the UN human rights system and how to apply a human rights framework to social justice work in Canada.

Ending poverty is about justice, not just charity and economic and social rights are the foundation.  Canada has international obligations regarding the human right to food, adequate housing and an adequate standard of living.  This course will walk you through the meaning of economic and social rights in Canada; where they have been applied, what has been successful, and why it is important to recognize  human rights are at the root of addressing social challenges. Leading human rights experts will help you walk through the materials and discussions.

CWP's online course will introduce you to a new world. One where human rights are the foundation of social change.

Ending poverty.  Ending homelessness.  Ensuring equality.  Respecting dignity.

What you GET:  

• a 4-week online course on human rights and poverty…and so much more!
• Information, advice and practical tips from human rights experts
• CWP course materials on poverty, homelessness, food insecurity and women’s rights (not available elsewhere)
• An interactive community of social justice advocates from across the country
• And most importantly – the tools to MAKE CHANGE in your community

What you GIVE:

• Just 5-7 hours per week for 4-weeks
• Join us from Monday, November 11 until Sunday, December 8 in our online classroom.  Participate on your own time (weekdays, evenings or weekends! The classroom is open 24/7).
• Cost - $95.00  Registration is happening NOW!  Don’t miss out!

Registration closes November 8th

 *Course will not run without full participation

Want to build community?

Tired of the commercialization of the holidays?

Organize an Alternative Gift Fair in your town! Join this webinar to learn how.

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013
Time: 1:00-2:00pm EST (10:00-11:00am PST)
Cost: Free

Alternative Gift Fairs are a way to promote the gift-giving tradition of the holiday season without the wastefulness and commercialization of conventional shopping.

Alternative gifts prioritize meaning over materials — they may include charitable donations, gently used secondhand items, help for a community project, and more. Whether for a few dozen or a few hundred people, Alternative Gift Fairs are a fun and inspiring way to celebrate the holidays.

Join New Dream on November 7, 2013 for a free webinar about how to organize an Alternative Gift Fair in your community. Dovetailing with New Dream's Guide to Holding An Alternative Gift Fair, the webinar will cover topics such as how to get started, obtaining funding and participants, and advice on how to publicize your event.

Get inspired and hear directly from the organizers of successful and established Alternative Gift Fairs. Register now!

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Guest Speakers:

Jeff Golden has spent the last 25 years in politics, broadcasting and editorial journalism, and organizational consulting. He is the founder and organizer behind the Abundance Swap in Ashland, OR, which is in its 12th year. The Abundance Swap is a community gathering where participants trade secondhand, useful items as an alternative to holiday shopping. Last year's event attracted over 400 people.

Jim Groves has worked at the National Education Association as a Senior Benefits Specialist for 13 years. For the past five years, he has run the NEA Alternative Gift Fair in Washington, DC — an event where shoppers have the opportunity to support charities in honor of family members and friends in lieu of consumer gifts during the holidays. Last year the NEA Alternative Gift Fair raised nearly $3,000 for charitable organizations.
 

Lunch & Learn Webinar Series:

Learn the essential steps to becoming an Entrepreneur.

If you're going into entrepreneurship and still holding on to the belief that it's the same as being employed (except without benefits and job "security") - you will find yourself in a very limiting position. When you have your own business you will have to develop traits to successfully transition from employee to CEO.

Here's what you'll take away from this webinar:

• Why your "story" about what's possible for you can stop you from having a profitable business - and how to clear out beliefs that stand in your way
• Why the employee to entrepreneur transition has challenges that won't be found in a business plan - and how to head them off by trusting your inner voice
• Why failure is an option - and how to use it to build a stronger business
• Why old fears can stop you from making decisions - and how to make fear your ally
• Why entrepreneurship is more about "being" and less about "doing" - and how you can become the entrepreneur you want to be.

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Webinar Format:

12:00 - 12:45 pm | Welcome/Presentation
12:45 - 01:00 pm | Question Period/ Wrap-up

Webinar participation is FREE, but registration is required.

Guest Speaker:

Byron Biggs
Chief Executive Officer
Mayday Global Solutions
Information Technology and Services

Byron's 14 years of experience in the Information Technology industry has led Byron to conduct successful business activities in Canada, United States, Mexico, Panama, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Austria, Switzerland and Russia. His career began as a marketing specialist in an e-learning firm followed by a nomination to become the International Marketing Director and to develop a new market in Latin America, generating unprecedented revenues. Byron was also successful in promoting elearning courses in 6 different languages, around 166 different countries, using Internet Marketing strategies and Change Management tactics

For more information:

Mary Sicoli, Webinar Coordinator
CEDEC
(514) 903-3753 (est. 221)
mary.sicoli@cedec.ca

 

The CEDEC Small Business Support Network is an initiative of the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC).