Bringing Global Realities into the Classroom
Virtual , Canada“May you live in interesting times.” This ancient Chinese saying is certainly true for the youth of today. How can students today learn about and deal with the realities of our climate crisis and ongoing threat of nuclear war? How does this affect their hopes, dreams and choices for the future? Universities and colleges are […]
Thinkers Lodge and Pugwash High School – An Open Dialogue on the Crises of our Age
Pugwash High School 192 Church Street, Pugwash, Nova Scotia, CanadaAn Open Dialogue on the Crises of our Age During the Thinkers Lodge Summit on Nuclear and Climate Crises, several Thinkers will present to the students assembled at Pugwash District High School about the combined threat of nuclear weapons and climate change. This is an unusual opportunity for some of the leading nuclear and climate […]
Dig In 2.0 Atlantic Food Systems Summit
PEI Farm Centre 420 University Ave., Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CanadaDig In 2.0 Atlantic Food Systems Summit is coming to Charlottetown, PEI November 22-24, 2024! After a successful first Dig In event in November 2022 and the resulting creation of the Atlantic Food Action Coalition (AFAC), Dig In 2.0 will convene a weekend-long conference that will gather folks from both the supply and demand sides […]
World Localization Day! Closer to Home Film Screening at Full Circle Festival
Avondale Community Hall 50 Avondale Cross Rd, Newport, Nova Scotia, CanadaIn celebration of World Localization Day, we're hosting a film screening of Local Futures' documentary Closer to Home at Full Circle Festival! https://youtu.be/nQ4zwTJKYOg Join us for a film screening (35 minutes), followed by a discussion about the film & localization! Full Circle Festival is sold out, but you can still join us for the film screening! When: […]
Episode 4: Shifting to Local Energy Ownership
Virtual , Canadahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmf2nD0T1AU Community owned energy projects are happening all across Atlantic Canada - episode 4 will feature a panel discussion/interview with Dylan Heide from the Town of Mahone Bay, Gerald Giroux Gaudet from the City of Summerside, Glen Fillmore from St. John Energy (all of which are members of the Maritime Municipal Electric Utilities Alliance (MMEUA), and Ray Robinson from Alternative Resource Energy […]
Episode 5: Housing Re-localized: Co-operatives, Community Land Trusts, and Community Interest Companies (CICs)
Let’s explore housing re-localized in episode #5! Join our panel of passionate housing advocates as we sample a few “alternative” housing opportunities in Nova Scotia (and across the region): co-op housing, community land trusts, and a first-in-Canada community investment company for housing! Our intention is to host deep dives into these, and other housing types […]
Episode 6: Unlocking Farmers’ Markets’ Potential: Community, Policy, Food Sovereignty
Webinar #6: Unlocking Farmers' Markets' Potential: Community, Policy, Food Sovereignty Many of us are familiar with the general benefits of farmers' markets: supporting local growers, producers, artists and crafters of all kinds, injecting and retaining money in the local economy, getting to connect with and form relationships with the people who grow our food, and […]
Episode #7: Local Procurement: How procurement strategies can benefit our communities and local economies.
Webinar #7: Local Procurement: How procurement strategies can benefit our communities and local economies Local procurement is when public institutions (eg. hospitals, schools) prioritize local suppliers when procuring goods and services. If these large anchor institutions commit just a small percentage of their budgets to local procurement there are significant benefits for our local economies […]
Episode #8: Re-localize Investment: Connecting Investors with Local Projects through Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs).
Episode #8: Re-localize Investment: Connecting Investors with Local Projects through Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs). Thursday, Nov 27th from 12-1pm ADT. Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs) are pools of capital raised by individuals in a community to invest in for-profit local projects. CEDIFs are often managed locally and are tools to re-localize investor […]
Episode #9: Direct Democracy and Community Engagement: Using tools to help us build the relationships and practices we need to stay engaged and participate in our local communities.
Episode #9: Direct Democracy and Community Engagement: Using tools to help us build the relationships and practices we need to stay engaged and participate in our local communities. Thursday, Jan 29th from 12-1pm ADT. Direct democracy and community engagement are urgent skills and practices we need today as trust in our institutions worsen and polarization […]