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'When we get to the essence . . . that's when we can really make change happen:' Darrell Howard
Tuesday March 22, 2016
Learning about the intention, practice and possibilities in Generative Journalism is igniting shifts for people, both in their work and personal lives. Here's a brief video reflection from Calgary resident Darrell Howard on how she's been bringing the Generative Journalism philosophy and approach into her work with a Calgary poverty group.
Asking into a new calling for strengths-based working and living
Friday March 4, 2016
The warmth, humanity and beauty of those working with Appreciative Inquiry emanates yet again through a recent gathering in Williamsburg, Virginia. Asked to give the experience a colour, some say a rainbow, as a symbol of hope in these stormy times and the blending of possibilities through diversity. Yellow is also suggested, for “sunshine, joy, new beginnings to another day and another chapter for the Appreciative Inquiry community.”
Day-long gathering draws out leadership in the room
Friday February 26, 2016
What would be possible if we deepened relationships and synergies between our human service and criminal justice silos and agencies?
That was the invitation that brought 40 people together in Peterborough, Ontario on Feb. 22. The majority of them are engaged in human service and criminal justice work across the Haliburton, Kawartha and Pine Ridge regions.
New faces mingling at New Scoop gatherings with Peter Pula this week
Thursday February 25, 2016
Energy is up around Calgary’s Generative Journalism news co-op, New Scoop YYC, this week as new and familiar faces mingle at several gatherings with Peter Pula, founder and CEO of Axiom News.
Simone Lee, who has taken on the role of events co-ordinator with New Scoop, is one of those anticipating the events, which begin tonight.
Simone is excited about the opportunities these gathering make possible for those who’ve already joined New Scoop.
‘I think the movement ahead is one that assumes that the limit we have is people are waiting to contribute; they just have to be asked’: John McKnight
Thursday February 18, 2016
The loss of confidence in major institutions, including government, is not a new story, but the spillover into anger and withdrawal of legitimacy from politics, particularly in some countries, may be. Democracy could be in more trouble than ever. So where does hope of restoration lie?
New Westminster takes on ‘poverty of novelty’ in lives of people who have a developmental disability
Wednesday February 17, 2016
In New Westminster, B.C., more than 100 community members, including the mayor, recently signed up to host voluntary learning experiences centred on one of their passions, hobbies, skills or an experience they’ve had. Mayor Jonathan Cote, for example, is offering a behind-the-scenes-tour of city hall.
4 places that are experimenting with new practices around community-building and community-engaged journalism
Friday February 12, 2016
It's exciting to see fresh practices and intentions around what it means to share stories as a community rising up in several places.
Below, we list four emerging initiatives, all representing a step into this ambiguous space that might best be called community-building and community-engaged journalism.
Community News Commons a path to creating more compassionate responses to our complex world: Noah Erenberg
Monday February 8, 2016
The broader community is at a crossroads of change; change in how we communicate, how we tell stories, how we gather, and most of all, how we include everyone in our community in this effort. So what’s a promising response to this crossroads?
‘Breath is as important to making the world a better place as a sophisticated strategy or the latest social technology,’ says Al Etmanski
Thursday February 4, 2016
If we’re not careful while doing the important work of creating the conditions for social change, we can find our hearts closing rather than opening. So what’s the antidote?
“They told us it made them stronger:” documentary producer The Gazette Company CEO and president Chuck Peters
Wednesday February 3, 2016
A just-released video documentary of the transformation of a once-failing U.K. primary school offers hope not only for our education communities, but also for the way we create the story of any community we care about.
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