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.
The Importance of Local Food, part 1: Dismantling of Distance and Time
I am pleased to welcome a guest blog by Kristofer Lund, Co-creator of Food Shift, on the importance of local food and the concepts of time and distance in restoring our ecosystems, reversing climate change and saving humanity (aka Living Happily Ever After). The...
Telfer MBA Conference Series – George Brown
geTelfer MBA Conference Series - June 1, 2019 THE EVOLUTION OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The corporate social responsibility is now a term of the past, with companies looking at new and innovative ways to contribute to the community, be positive corporate...
A Systems approach to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Dear Friends, I am writing with some exciting news. Some months ago, I was asked by a group of NGOs in the United Nations to record a special video message about the importance of systems thinking for achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This...
Urgent! C-262 is hanging on by a thread, and we need your help to save it.
We’re writing today with an urgent update on NDP MP Romeo Saganash’s Bill C-262, which would make Canada’s laws consistent with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. C-262 passed in the House of Commons over a year ago, but has been continuously...
Integral North appointed Marketing Partner for Vancity Community Investment Bank’s Community Change Term Deposit Product!
Integral North is excited to announce that it will be assisting Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) to market it’s innovative Community Change Term Deposit in the Eastern Ontario region. VCIB is wholly-owned by Vancity Credit Union, one of Canada’s largest...
Ontario is cutting the funding to Legal Aid Ontario by $133 million
I’m writing to you because, as you have heard, the government of Ontario is cutting the funding to Legal Aid Ontario by $133 million this year. It’s a huge cut to Legal Aid Ontario, which funds legal clinics across Ontario. The cut is extremely disturbing. We don’t...
Gar Alperovitz on the Need for a Next System
Gar Alperovitz is one of the leading thinkers today in the area of progressive political economy. I highly recommend this video a well as all of the documents of “The Next System Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWgry4Yl-cA If you haven't heard Democracy...
Asset Mapping: Finding the Strength in Your Neighbourhood
In this webinar, Jonathan Massimi introduced to the Asset-Based Community Development and also the Asset-Based Community Driven Efforts approach (ABCDE). He also discussed how we can create an Asset Map and also explored how we can leverage the identified assets in...
Remaking the Economy: Who Will Own the Land?
If you are interested in racial and economic equity—in community development, rural development, food security, the environment, and a host of other issues—you should understand the basics of land justice. Read More Here:...