CEDEC helps communities throughout Quebec to identify, assess, and prepare to act on social, cultural, and economic development opportunities. CEDEC supports communities by lending planning expertise, and following through by brokering the strategic partnerships that make plans a reality.
10:00-11:00am PST
Indigenomics examines the historical and current Canadian context of Indigenous relations in regards to economic thought. It highlights the shifting influence and position of First Nations people in the emerging new economy. This webinar will examine place-based values while honouring the powerful thinking of Indigenous wisdom in the context of local economics, relationship building and humanity.
Do you want to learn how to accelerate the transition to local living economies?
If you are considering enrolling in the SFU Certificate Program for Community Economic Development, this webinar series is a unique opportunity to meet four of our instructors. If you participate in all 4 webinars of this series, we'll mail you a copy of Michael Shuman's most recent book The Local Economy Solution (will be published in June 2015).
Sheraton Centre Montreal
One of the major activities of the CES is its Annual Conference. This provides a forum for the discussion of major theoretical, philosophical, and practical issues in evaluation.
On top of regular sessions, many pre- and post-conference workshops will be held for all levels of participants, from beginners to the more advanced.
We hope to see you there! For any questions, please contact either of the Organizing Committee co-chairs, Johann Jacob or Natalie Kishchuk.
17:00 to 18:00 [GMT (London) Time]
PROMOTING PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE SPACES (POPS), CITY OF TORONTO, CANADA
James Parakh, Manager of Urban Design for Toronto and East York District at the City of Toronto Planning Division outlines his work mapping and publicizing the city’s hundreds of privately owned but publicly accessible plazas, parkettes and courtyards - owned by developers but often provided as part of agreements with city planners.
CHARM BRACELET PLACEMAKING, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH, USA
Chris Siefert, Museum Deputy Director outlines how over 20 cultural, recreational and educational organizations in Northside Pittsburgh have collectively: created a new theater in an old building; used art to transform an unwelcoming underpass; put on events at the local Farmers Market; worked with schools; renovated a city park; awarded micro-grants.
The New Barn-Raising is an initiative to encourage the exchange of international best practice around sustaining community and civic assets such as parks, recreation centers, libraries, neighborhood stores, senior centers, museums and theaters. These are places and spaces characterized by a high degree of accessibility, popularity and sense of belonging to 'the people'.
The term New Barn-Raising refers to how different groups (business, citizens, foundations, non-profits groups, politicians, social entrepreneurs, social investors, taxpayers and unions) can all pull together to support assets.
10:00-11:00am PST
Learn about proven models for mobilizing people, drawing from over a decade of work by the Storytellers’ Foundation in the Gitxsan Territory. Gain insight into how community organizing is fundamentally about relationship building and working with people.
Do you want to learn how to accelerate the transition to local living economies?
If you are considering enrolling in the SFU Certificate Program for Community Economic Development, this webinar series is a unique opportunity to meet four of our instructors. If you participate in all 4 webinars of this series, we'll mail you a copy of Michael Shuman's most recent book The Local Economy Solution (will be published in June 2015).
10:00-11:00am PST
Economic Development today is space-based: designed without places in mind. The people who live in these places and feel the impacts of economic development are ignored. In this webinar Sean Markey will draw upon research that examines the history and impacts of space-based economic development in Western Canada.
Do you want to learn how to accelerate the transition to local living economies?
If you are considering enrolling in the SFU Certificate Program for Community Economic Development, this webinar series is a unique opportunity to meet four of our instructors. If you participate in all 4 webinars of this series, we'll mail you a copy of Michael Shuman's most recent book The Local Economy Solution (will be published in June 2015).
