8:15 - 8:50 am
Registration, Networking, Breakfast
Welcome Smudge led by Jolene Wilson.
9:00 - 10:30 am
Gathering Opening
Growing & Harvesting Collective Action: Stories of Economic Change
The Gathering Opening is a chance to see that your work as a community builder is part of an even bigger movement for change. Our communities and economies face serious challenges. The Gathering Opening will share stories how communities are growing collective action to tackle these challenges, whether it be the housing crisis, food security, climate justice, or more. Together, we will explore how communities are harvesting the rewards of collaborative work to ensure our communities are sites of economic transformation.
Speakers
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Clan Mothers Healing Village and Knowledge Centre
Elder and Co-Founder
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Toronto Chinatown Land Trust
Managing Director
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Food Matters Manitoba
Executive Director
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop ONE
Workshops will be participatory, featuring smaller group discussion, direct learning, and participation.
No need to sign up in advance! Workshop descriptions here.
Workshop ONE
- Social Justice and Taking Action with Sandra Krahn and Nicolas Dousdebes from Manitoba Association of Rights and Liberties
- Fighting for Social and Economic Human Rights: Make Poverty History Manitoba with Molly McCraken and Desiree McIvor from Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives- Manitoba and Make Poverty History Manitoba
- Introduction to Harm Reduction with Erica McNabb from Manitoba Harm Reduction Network
- Your Impact Has Value: Earn Unrestricted Funds Through Social Enterprise with Matthew Rempel from Strategy Made Simple
- Cultivating Cultural Competence and Bridging Differences Through Folktales and Storytelling with Robyn Penner Thiessen and Amna Burki from RPT Consulting and StoriesMatter
- Entrepreneurship Initiatives for Muslim Women with Humaira Jaleel, Amna Iqbal, and Afsheen Siddiqui from Healthy Muslim Families
- Economic Innovation for Just Transition with Marianne Cerilli (
- Thriving Organizations: Aligning Financial Strength and Community Impact with Kristi Rivait from Scale Collaborative
- Advocating for Equity: Harnessing GBA Plus to Drive Systemic Change in the Settlement Sector with Dr. Sally Ogoe and Erika Frey Morote from Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations
- A Guide to Tax Credits with CED with Philip Mikulec from Peg City Car Co-op
- People-Powered Cybersecurity: Cultivating a Culture of Digital Security with Hernan Popper from Popp3r Cybersecurity
- Ideal Communities and CED 101 with Brendan Reimer from Assiniboine Credit Union
12:00 - 1:15 pm
Lunch & Connecting Time
Lunch featuring catering from local social enterprises and cooperatives.
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Workshop TWO
Workshops will be participatory, featuring smaller group discussion, direct learning, and participation.
No need to sign up in advance! Workshop descriptions here.
Workshop TWO
- Organizing and Advocacy: The Right to Housing Coalition Model with Kirsten Bernas and Shauna McKinnon from Right 2 Housing
- Plan, Grow, Sustain Your Social Enterprise Impact with Sabrina Musto from Buy Social Canada
- Co-ops 101: Exploring Different Kinds of Co-ops with Vera Goussaert, Michelle Kirkbride, and tbc from Manitoba Co-operative Association and NorWest Co-Op Community Health
- Working Across Differences: Applying a Lived Experience of Disability Analysis to our Work with Melissa Graham, Sheryl Peters, Ella Rockar, and Debby McLeod from Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
- Ageism: How to recognize and Confront the Last Acceptable Societal “Ism” with Kathy Majowski from HART/WRHA
- Mental Health Thinking:Leading with People, Creativity, and Well-Being Over Profits with Uyen Pham from ArtBeat Studios
- What is Social Finance and What it is Not with Carinna D’Abramo Rosales and Peter Cantelon from SEED Winnipeg and Jubilee Fund
- Issues and Innovation at Construction Social Enterprises with Jonah Pearce from Sixteenth Letter Collaborative
- Supporting Refugee Claimants: Legal Clinics, Employment and Mental Health Services with Humaira Jaleel, Muhammad Zain Munshi, Omar Fahmawi, and Hani A. Al-Ubeady from Healthy Muslim Families
- The Case for Rural Public Transit in Manitoba with Hannah Muhajarine and Bethany Daman from Manitoba Climate Action Team
- Harm Reduction Check-In for Community Organizations with Erica McNabb from Manitoba Harm Reduction Network
3:00 - 4:15 pm
Workshop THREE
Workshops will be participatory, featuring smaller group discussion and participation.
No need to sign up in advance! Workshop descriptions here.
Workshop THREE
- Growing Collective Action Through Our Strategic Plan with Laurie Ringaert from Change Weavers Consulting
- Community in a Changing Climate with Christey Allen, Erika MacPherson, and Matthew Loxley from Prairie Climate Centre
- Reflections on Transforming the Non-Profit Sector: Building Capacity for AOP in Your Organization with Kelsey Guyot and Cara McCaskill from Heartwood Healing Centre and Erica McNabb from Righting Relations
- Co-Creating with Youth in Supported Employment Programs with Conner Milligan and Kayla Penelton from Fort Whyte Farms
- Winds of Change: Living Strategy with Matthew Rempel from Strategy Made Simple
- Community Collaboration…Collective Action with Linda Brown, Serena Bittner, and Marg Fraser from Manitoba Association of Senior Communities
- AI Uses and Ethics for Collective Action with Melissa Chung Mowat and Liz Cron from Blueprint Inc.
- Village Co-Operative’s Laundry Initiative: Community Built Together with Gerry Prymak, Judith Harris, Virginia Hunter, Vivian Spence, and Edda Livingstone from Village Co-operative
- Using ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) in Community Work with Rebecca Trudeau and Nicole Closs from YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg Mental Health Services
- The Walls to Bridges Program with Chanelle Lajoie from Walls-to-Bridges
- Renewing Community Development in Manitoba: Alternatives for Inclusive Community Renewal with Jesse Hajer and Holly Scotland from University of Manitoba
