Sympatheia
“Sympatheia” is the belief in mutual interdependence (Inter-being) among everything in the universe, that we are all one. It is an invitation to us to take a step back, zoom out and see life from a higher vantage point than our own.
Sympatheia is a blog which focusses on highlighting new, integral breakthroughs in the understanding of values, cultural systems and world-views in order to positively influence the creation of regenerative cultures aligned with the evolution of life.
Community Wealth Building strategies in East Ontario… Now is the time!
This week, Buy Social Canada announced the Social Procurement Winners for 2021, and an Ottawa group was on the list! . Here is the award description for the LeBreton Flats Community Benefit Coalition (now known as the Ottawa Community Benefits Network) “Social...
Leaning into 2021: Rebuilding Better Through Community Benefits
With all levels of government committed to investing billions of dollars to build, repair and retrofit public infrastructure over the next decade, now is the time to shape strong community benefits policies that prioritize equity, environment, economic justice, and...
Congratulation to the Ottawa Community Loan Fund on it’s 20 year anniversary!
It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years since we started the OCLF! I wish to personally thank all those who worked to make the OCLF a vibrant, community wealth building institution in our community. We have much more to do however, and I am confident that...
It’s time for a Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy
Key Messages for Meetings with MPs In 2018, the Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy Co-Creation Steering Group released its report, Inclusive Innovation: New Ideas and New Partnerships for Stronger Communities. This comprehensive report contains 12 key...
The Value of Neighbouring
It is sad that we have to remind ourselves of the importance of knowing your neighbours, but remind we must! Please listen to this interesting and very timely discussion! Tamarack Institute · The Value of Neighbouring
Calling all Social Enterprise keeners!
Calling all Social Enterprise keeners! Please check out (and participate) in the following survey from Ottawa’s premier Social Enterprise support organization CSED: Greetings CSED Ambassadors! I hope you all had a fantastic long weekend! You may have already noticed...
15 Minute Neighbourhood
What do we mean by 15-minute neighbourhoods? Add your voice! The new Official Plan is a document that describes how the city will grow and has a goal to be the most liveable mid-sized city in North America. To achieve this goal, Five Big Moves (External link) were...
Now more than ever!
From the moment I first read about the concept of “Community Development Corporations” in Senator Robert Kennedy’s 1968 book “To Seek a Newer World”, to my Masters of Science in Community Economic Development at New Hampshire College’s Graduate School of Business...
A cleansing of our whole society
Tomorrow June 6 will be the 52 year anniversary of the death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, gunned down as he sought the Democratic nomination for President. His words, spoken in a speech shortly after the Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated, ring as true today...