Events & Features - Local Initiatives
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 15:30 - 18:30
A conversation bringing together people who are interested in exploring innovative approaches to working with youth
Shel Silverstein’s brilliant and well known poem, “Where the Sidewalk Ends”, speaks to knowing that there is hope in a future that looks different than today. In his poem, Silverstein describes how children know where the sidewalk ends, but beyond the sidewalk, children enter into a world of wonder, imagination, creativity, knowledge, space, possibilities and wisdom. He reminds us...
Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 13:00 - 17:00
The Rotunda, Kitchener City Hall 200 King Street West Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4G7 Canada
A conversation bringing together people in the Waterloo Region who are interested in innovative approaches to working with youth.
Shel Silverstein’s brilliant and well known poem, “Where the Sidewalk Ends”, speaks to knowing that there is hope in a future that looks different than today. In his poem, Silverstein describes how children know where the sidewalk ends, but beyond the sidewalk, children enter into a world of wonder, imagination, creativity, knowledge, space, possibilities and wisdom...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 19:00 - 21:00
Queen St. Commons Cafe, 43 Queen St. S., Kitchener
RSVP: general@communitybasedresearch.ca or 519-741-1318
Community Voices
Stories of Change and Innovation Through Community-Based Research
The evening included inspiring stories and discussion where we explored challenges and identified new opportunities for social action through community-based research.
Community Story Tellers:
Edwin Laryea
Debbie Wang
Alex Troeger
Facilitators:
John Lord and Tanya Darisi, from the Centre for Community Based Research
About CU Expo 2011 Roundtables
Starting in September 2010, there will be a series of Roundtable...
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 15:00 - 17:00
10 Carden Street, Guelph, Ontario
RSVP at researchshop@uoguelph.ca
Guelph Voices of Open Access
Visit the CU Expo Website for Roundtable 2
October 21st 3pm - 5pm
10 Carden Street, Guelph, Ontario
Should scholarly research should be freely accessible online to everyone?
Whether you imagine a researcher seeking to reach scholars in developing countries, a community practitioner needing up-to-date data, or a recent university graduate seeking scholarly information on a topic, it becomes easy to see how free online access to peer-reviewed scientific...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 19:00 - 21:00
75 King St South, Indoor Courtyard, Waterloo Town Square, Waterloo, Ontario
Partner This!
Research without action is _______; action without research is ______.
Visit http://www.CUExpo2011.ca
First in a series of CU Expo Roundtables...
Why should academic researchers partner with community groups?
Why would community groups want to partner with academic researchers?
At this roundtable Sean Geobey and Leigh Golden outlined their experiences with the challenges and opportunities in combining research with community-based action. The facilitated discussion following...
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 08:00 - 18:00
Whistle Bear Golf Club Cambridge, Ontario
www.venture4change.com
A Summit for People with Powerful Ideas
REGISTER TODAY!
On March 29, we’re shining the spotlight on social entrepreneurs and the creative, commercial solutions they’re building to solve some of our most pressing social and environmental problems. Venture4Change is all about rolling up your sleeves and jumping in. Come to learn, share fresh ideas, make connections with like-minded people who are passionate about social change, and play a role in developing our social economy.
Join us for the...
Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 18:30 - 21:00
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
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Out Of The Dark: A Solar Information Night will teach homeowners how they can harvest free energy from the sun. Attendees will learn about an exciting opportunity in Waterloo Region: the Solar Initiative for Distributed Energy (SIDE).
The SIDE initiative, organized by local group Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW), includes a bulk purchase of solar technology options which generate domestic hot water or electricity. This bulk purchase reduces costs paid by homeowners. Installations of...
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 15:00 - 16:30
Room 2002, Environment 2, University of Waterloo main campus (near Ring Road entrance)
The Local Economic Development Program in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo, in partnership WPIRG, and supported by The Working Centre, SiG@Waterloo and REEP, is proud to present the following guest speaker:
Jane Buchan on Transition Town Culture: The next step for building Sustainable Communities
You may have heard the buzz around local food that has arisen in recent years, but what would some of the broader “localizing” changes we could be making look like? There is a...
