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Audacity: Tech Together Webinar

April 3, 2013
2:00pm EST

During our podcast presentation, we mentioned that you can use Audacity for both recording and editing audio for a variety of reasons. We will take a glimpse at the features, let you know some of the things you can do with it and even do a short demonstration of splicing audio together. 

TECHtogether is an innovative cross-sectoral partnership that transforms how small non-profits use technology day-to-day to communicate ideas and share knowledge. The Canadian CED Network is a proud partner in this project.

Sustainable Rural Community Development: A Comparative Study of Canada and Australia

Free Webinar
Monday April 1, 2013 

Canadian and Australian rural communities have much in common. They are located in federations similar in structure and function with provinces / states having considerable authority over rural places. Governments are often challenged to provide equitable services to all places, especially in rural communities. Yet these communities continue to survive often facing the most challenging demographic, economic and environmental circumstances. In a comparative research study, Professor John Martin (Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities, La Trobe University), will ask what is it about these places, people and institutions that sustain them over time. 

— PRESENTER — 

John Martin has a strong interest in the institutions and processes that create sustainable communities. He is trained in ecology and natural resource management, sociology and has a PhD in public policy. Professor Martin provides a multidisciplinary view on sustainable development. John just completed a pan Canadian research tour for nearly six months on a bike. He will report his findings and observations from his up close and personal experiences with local leaders via live webinar. 

More info:

When: Monday, April 1, 2013
(please RSVP by March 27)
 
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (CDT)
 
For more information or to register contact Rural Development Institute at:
204-571-8550 / 204-571-8515
 
 

Podcasting: How to Get Started

 

 
Podcasting is great. You can listen to podcasts on a variety of topics easily through one of a multitude of devices. They are easily accessible and with data being more common everywhere, can be listened to anywhere. They can be a great way to get your message out to people. When they're busy, they can bring your podcast with them to listen to while driving to meetings or while they work. Join us for a conversation with Doug Tilley (an avid cinema podcaster) and find out what you need to get started! 
 
This session will take place on Wednesday March 27, 2013 at 2:00 pm EDT.

[REGISTER HERE]

 

This webinar is being hosted by TechTogether.ca, a partnership of non-profit networks including the Canadian CED Network, Green Communities Canada, and Community Literacy Ontario.

 

Food and Shelter: Scaling Innovation in Community Land Trusts

2pm-4pm Pacific, 5pm-7pm Eastern

You are invited to join us for an upcoming presentation in our new SIS Project Webinar Series! 

Discussing: How do we successfully diffuse and scale what is working for other contexts into our own?

Across the globe, community land access models for food production and housing have been described as a "proven innovations" to overcome challenges to individual and market-led access to these essential resources.
 
This session will describe how the community land trust (CLT) model can be used as an example of "scaling up innovation" where lessons learned from distinct farmland and housing access models can be shared across sectors and contexts.

[REGISTER HERE]

Highlights:

  • Key principles and components of the CLT model
  • Experiences and examples from farmland and community housing trusts in British Columbia 
  • Stakeholder engagement in the community land trust model: identifying issues, opportunities, and barriers to project establishment and implementation
  • Featured Presenters

Presenters:

Hannah Wittman is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia.  She conducts research on land trusts and farmland access with the Community Farms Program in British Columbia and the Landless Rural Workers Movement in Brazil.
 
Michelle Colussi - for over 20 years Michelle's work with the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal (CCCR) has included community development, research, strategic planning, facilitation and training related to community based development and resilience.  She was a member of the team that created the Community Resilience Manual and led CCCRs comittment to the delivery of Transition Town Training in Canada.  She is a co-founder of Transition Victoria and the Resilient Neighbourhoods pilot there. She is learning about Community Land Trusts as she accompanies Mike Lewis in the  community animation and engagement process.

[MORE INFO]

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