- Went to the City of Surrey Social Policy Advisory Council meeting
- I enjoyed SFU City Program's lecture on Community Land Trusts: The Solution to Our Affordable Housing Crisis? with Brenda Torpy and the subsequent day full of Affordable Housing discussion
- While I could not attend the Placemaking or Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place Conferences I was able to enjoy the concurrent Vancouver’s Downtown Waterfront: Imagining a place for people walk and discussion events.
More art by Douglas Coupland
- I participated as a table facilitator at the City of Vancouver's Temporary Arbutus Greenway workshops (thank you, Susanna Haas Lyons). It was great to see so many people open to change and opportunity the land brings.
- Nothing like a breakfast lecture to hear about social innovation leadership hosted by the City of Surrey: What I did on my Summer Vacation: Reflections on Social Innovation with David Young
- Learned about the big picture real estate economics of Vancouver hosted by the SFU City Program: Mapping the Hedge City - Vancouver and Global Capital
- I joined the Fraser Valley BCASW branch event on Self-Care as Ethical Practice with Joani Mortenson. It was inspired and a novel framework for self-care.
I started:
- the Surrey RCMP Citizen Police Academy. It has been very informative so far and nice to meet so many public servants who love their work and give of their time to engage the community
- continuing studies Creative Placemaking class in the UBC Cultural Planning program
- a Financial Social Work Certification program just to continue broadening my eccletic interests
I attended:
- Tamarack's webinar Dynamics of Social Change with Frances Westley and Sylvia Cheuy
- t3 think. Teach. Transform. Center for Social Innovation webinar Tenancy Supports as a Foundation for Psychiatric Rehabilitation with Lorna Moser
- Tamarack's webinar Collective Impact: The First 12 months with Liz Weaver and Paul Born
- CMHC webinar Affordable Housing: Let's talk Capital Replacement Planning
- Tamarack's webinar Collective Impact 3.0 with Liz Weaver and Mark Cabaj
- Bridging Peoples webinar Working with Communities with Deborah Cummins
- Women in Communications and Technology webinar The Evolving Digital Strategist: Knowing enough to be dangerous with Rachel Segal
- Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations webinar on the BC Rural Dividend
- 4Good Community's webinar 5 steps to telling better non-profit stories with Vanessa Chase Lockshin
- Firespring's webinar Crowdfunding and Giving Tuesday 101 - the PB&J of Fundraising with Dana Ostomel and Lori Kadavy
- Financial Social Work webinar on Creating, Engaging and Using Money mini-posters with Clients with Reeta Wolfsohn
- NEARI Press webinar on the Stages of Accomplishment Workbook Series with Dr. Phil Rich
- VolunteerMatch's webinar Successful Volunteer Interview Strategies with Jennifer Bennett
- Tamarack's webinar Tips of the Trade: Sucessful grant writing for your non-profit with Anne Morais
- VolunteerMatch's webinar Re-Energize your volunteer program by designing mission driven opportunities with Jennifer Bennett
