In memoriam Genevi�ve Bergeron – H�l�ne Colgan – Nathalie Croteau – Barbara Daigneault – Anne-Marie Edward – Maud Haviernick – Barbara Klucznik Widajewicz – Maryse Lagani�re – Maryse Leclair – Anne-Marie Lemay – Sonia Pelletier – Mich�le Richard – Annie St-Arneault – Annie Turcotte Why?
Here’s a report on an OST meeting that I did on the weekend for a really interesting project which got youth to monitor violations of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in the city of Vancouver. The project was the brainchild of a number of organizations in the Vancouver, who came together to ask about how the UN convention could be used to draw attention to some of the pressing issues faced by children and youth in Vancouver. These issues included experiences in the child welfare system, poverty, lack of equitably funded education opportunities in poor neighbourhoods, …
Drop dead gorgeous Norwegian song, for a day in which the snow is blowing and the fireplace is the most inviting place to be. mp3: Ale Moeller and Kristen Braten Berg – Heiemo Og Nykkjen
It’s World AIDS Day, and every year, I link to an Aboriginal HIV/AIDS project. This year it’s Chee Mamuk, the Aboriginal AIDS and STD awareness program at the BC Centre for Disease Control. In memoriam, to all the Aboriginal brothers and sisters who have succumbed to this disease, and a strong shout out to all who are living with it.
From Doug at FootprintsintheWind.com: “Conversation changes the world. To suggest to someone that their ideas will be heard and acted upon is the most radical thing we can do. Any time we listen to someone that is what we are conveying” One of the most fundamental teachings for me from the Art of Hosting is about attention to design. When we sit down to consciously create conversational spaces in which people are invited to show up whole, we can have a significant impact on the work at hand. Meetings are popularly knocked for being all talk and no action. Business …