The Gathering 2025 will happen on Friday, October 24 in Winnipeg.
The Gathering is an annual pay-what-you-can event where Manitoba’s community builders connect, learn, and celebrate success through a diverse range of workshops, panels, and presentations.
It is open to all, from staff of community organizations to civil servants, funders, students, academics, or anyone interested in community development and community economic development.

This year’s theme:
Imagining Our Future: Moving to Transformative Action
We are surrounded by big threats – the climate crisis is intensifying, threats internally and externally to our democracy and sovereignty are a daily occurrence, and we are bearing witness to an assault on human rights globally. This is where many of us as Manitobans sit right now.
To overcome these big threats, we need to move to transformative action to envision a new future and build a space that is equitable, innovative, and just for all.
The learning opportunities of the 23rd edition of the Gathering will explore transformative action through the lens of Community Economic Development. Participants will benefit from peer learning and networking, and be challenged by speakers to shape our future as community builders.

Together, we’ll explore important questions like:
- How can we use our imagination and dream of a sustainable and just future for all?
- How will looking to the future help us in our present?
- What role will Community Economic Development play in bringing transformative change?
- How do we resource transformative change?
Join us for the Gathering 2025 – Imagining Our Future: Moving to Transformative Action – a one-of-a-kind annual event for Manitoba community builders.
Find more information at thegatheringmanitoba.ca
CCEDNet Manitoba is seeking programming proposals for The Gathering 2025!
Read the Call for Programming Proposals and submit your ideas by August 25, 2025.
Here are some suggestions from programming proposals:
(generally about 1 hour for programming, unless noted)
- Storytelling through fireside chats, panels, Q&A: sharing stories of success, challenges, learning and growth, celebrating work and innovation
- Skills and tools through workshops, presentations: teaching others about specific tools, techniques, and resources that will support their community work
- Theory and concepts through interactive discussions, circles, panels: teaching others about core concepts and theories that relate to CED or the work of community-based organizations, including interrogating the questions posed in the event description
- Creative or community building activities: creative activities to cultivate joy throughout the event, community building or cultural activities, movement-based or mental health-focused activities, or sessions involving music or arts (variable time length)
We will happily work with you on finessing your proposal to meet the event objectives and to deliver an engaging session.
Please submit as much information as you have by August 25!
Learn more about the Gathering by visiting the Gathering 2025 website and check out this video from the Gathering 2022.