You'll notice a new face in the CommunityWise admin office for the next couple of months. We'd like to warmly welcome Dianne Honorio to the Staff Collective. Dianne will be working with us as a summer student through the Canada Summer Jobs program until September.
Welcome to Our Newest Members!
Seeds Connections; Social Venture Partners; Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary.
Upcoming CommunityWise Programming
Equity + Community
July 19th: 9am-4:30pm
CommunityWise Resource Centre
Practicing Equity addresses injustice by recognizing that our society has disadvantages for groups and individuals based on history and the current social context. The Women's Centre of Calgary and Community Connections YYC are collaborating to hold a one day workshop on Equity. The workshop will: gather a wide group of people who have a common interest in equity through their work, circumstances or interests; diversify participants' understanding of equity; develop new connections that will inspire and inform our pursuit of equity. Co-sponsored by CommunityWise.
Our annual garage sale with a twist! Drop by our multi-family garage sale in the Common Room. There will be a lot of stuff! Everything must go! Also, there will be large section of FREE things. Come early. We usually end up having furniture. We can't deliver but would be happy to load materials into any vehicle.
CommunityWise member organization, SupportWorks, will be sharing a brief overview of what they do, as well as what is happening in Canada with the mental health peer support model. They look forward to questions and conversation around this important piece for mental health recovery and peer support more generally. Everyone welcome! Bring your lunch!
Burnout Prevention League + Kaffeeklatsch Soft Launch
August 13th: 12:30-1:30pm
CommunityWise Back Patio (Common Room if raining)
Join in the next meeting of the Burnout Prevention League! Bring your lunch, breakfast, coffee, snack etc. This is a low maintenance, come-as-you-are kind of thing. AND this month's League will coincide with the soft launch of Kaffeeklatsch (a coffee cart that hangs out in CommunityWise). Free coffee samples!
We are so proud to announce that CommunityWise Staff Collective member, Son Edworthy, recently received a McKillop Award for Community Service through Calgary Family Services. During their acceptance speech Son spoke about collaborative leadership, decentering the individual, and emphasized the values of CommunityWise.
A wonderful video was made about Son and CommunityWise. You can view it here.
Member Announcements
Calgary Outlink is Looking for Casino Volunteers!
Are you interested in volunteering for a casino fundraiser on August 11 and/or 12, 2014 for Calgary Outlink? Calgary Outlink provides vital support services and resources for members of the LGBTQ* community. We need generous and supportive Calgarians to come out and volunteer! Volunteer shifts are 8 hours long, with a 30 minute to one hour long break. Volunteers will receive a free meal and a taxi voucher for the late night shifts. For more information and to apply to volunteer, please contact Carolyn at [email protected].
Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers Co-Presents:
Bike-In Cinema: A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness
July 22: 9-11pm
Riley Park
Step into the transformative world created by filmmakers Ben Rivers and Ben Russell, where time folds into itself, chasing the mystical experiences of the film's protagonist.
We recently said goodbye to Dave from member organization the Parkland Institute. We'd like to thank Dave for everything he contributed to CommunityWise, including being on the Board of Directors, and we wish him well in all of his future plans!
In other goodbye news, we said farewell this past month to the trees that will be coming down as part of the front lawn re-development. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in what was a bittersweet event for us.
CommunityWise
Resource Centre
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