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Rebuilding democracy, from the community up

As many writers and activists have declared for some time now, Canadians -- and citizens in all English-speaking developed countries -- are facing a crisis in democracy. Another way of putting it is that we face a democratic deficit. That term harkens back to a book written 35 years ago called the Crisis in Democracy, commissioned by the Trilateral Commission (TLC), an international neo-liberal forum of CEOs, former and current heads of state and free market academics. The crisis they were talking about was different. As Samuel Huntington, a prominent American neo-liberal wrote in the book, there was "an excess of democracy." Too many people were asking governments for too many things -- and, even more dangerous, beginning to believe they were entitled to them.

Advanced facilitation techniques

puzzle pieces, an arrow pointing towards a group with many opinions and then another arrow pointing to a completed puzzle

This 22 page workshop facilitator's guide outlines everything you need to know to take a facilitator's workshop to the next level. With more techniques than basic training, it acts as a great follow-up to beginner trainer workshops. The rich interactive workshop outline includes:

Handouts

Active role plays

Facilitation frameworks

Practical facilitation tools

 

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Belleville's DownTown DocFest

Mar 2 2012 - 12:00am
Mar 3 2012 - 12:00am

Location

The Core Centre and The Empire Theatre
Pinnacle and Front Streets
Belleville, ON
Canada
Phone: 613 477 1264
44° 10' 17.076" N, 77° 23' 15.9612" W

Belleville's first international documentary film festival, DownTown DocFest, will launch a day and half of films with a gala evening featuring the potent film “Music From the Big House” followed by a concert with blues singer and star of the film, Rita Chiarelli.

DocFest will feature original international, national and community films by highly acclaimed film makers and directors, More than 25 films will be screened starting on Friday afternoon at The Core Centre for the Arts and continuing at noon on Saturday the 3rd at both The Core Centre and the Belleville Public Library.

Contact name: 
Gary Magwood
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Film screening: Frantz Fanon: His life, his struggle, his work

Dec 9 2011 - 7:00pm
Dec 9 2011 - 10:00pm

Location

Room 5-150 OISE Building
252 Bloor Street West University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 40' 4.8072" N, 79° 23' 54.312" W

December 6, 2011 is the 50th anniversary of the death of Frantz Fanon. His revolutionary ideas are still of relevance to this period in which we live and struggle. We will reflect on his work by screening the documentary "Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work", which was produced by Cheik Djemaï in 2004.

We will also discuss the significance of the 50th anniversary of Fanon's death and the relevance of his work within Afrikan communities across the world. We will have an interactive Inter-generational Dialogue re: Fanon's work. The panel and group discussion will attempt to centre Fanon's ideas upon today's concrete, multifaceted social and economic realities.

Contact name: 
Pan-African Solidarity Network

Start the new era

| November 30, 2011
Aalya Ahmad

Big Charity: Who gets turned away at United Way?

| November 26, 2011
Migrant Matters

The powerful sacred life stages of women, Cree, Métis and Ojibway

November 12, 2011
| Nurturing and appreciating women, at each life stage, sustains healthy communities. The Sacred Feminine and story as healing forces in the decolonization and recovery of Aboriginal communities.

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