The Gathering 2023 is a day filled with hope to anchor you to others working to challenge the status quo and build positive alternatives.
Join us at St. John’s High School in Winnipeg for the Gathering 2023 Conference – to fuel your learning, weave connections, and take collaborative action for communities and local economies that benefit everyone.
Welcome Smudge with Jolene Wilson
(Happening outside the main entrance doors to St. John’s High School)
West Central Women’s Resource Centre
Restoring the Balance Coordinator
The Gathering Opening is a special moment. Imagine over 300 people working to challenge the status quo and build positive alternatives coming together to listen, learn, and share.
The Opening will explore how community collaboration has swept in economic and social transformation.
Stories of how folks have banded together in times of uncertainty to organize toward a collective, holistic vision for change will be shared. Join in an exciting plenary event to spark your imagination and sink deeply into this year’s theme of Anchoring in Community.
Clan Mothers Healing Village and Knowledge Centre
Elder and Co-Founder
Canadian CED Network / Freedom Dreams
Co-operative Education
Clan Mothers Healing Village
Workshops will be participatory, featuring smaller group discussion, more direct learning and participation.
No need to sign up in advance! More information about each workshop is here.
Third floor map is available in the printed program and here.
Lunch featuring catering from local social enterprises and cooperatives.
Anchor Together: The Practice of Community Collaboration
The Gathering – Afternoon Session will welcome all participants back together for another collective moment of learning and connecting – plus some fun! Truly collaborating together – working collectively toward social and economic transformation – is a skill and practice that requires our attention and intention. This session will explore our capacity to listen and find the connection points in our solidarity and organizing work, ensuring that our communities continue to work together to be sites of social and economic transformation.
Session facilitators: Anny Chen & Laura Tyler
Sustainable Building Manitoba
Executive Director
Community Organizers Learning Together and Community Engaged Learning, The University of Manitoba
Community Educator
Workshops will be participatory, featuring smaller group discussion, more direct learning and participation.
No need to sign up in advance! More information about each workshop is here.
