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Related to this project: Creating Local Connections Canada/Liaisons locales Canada

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Hey Everyone,
About 2 weeks ago I met with Gerald, a staff member of the Boys And Girls Club Winnipeg who is planning an Ecoaction program for youth over the summer. We had many ideas on how CLC could collaborate with Ecoaction. One direct way is to set up an Ecoaction profile page, and also a project page for the community garden and composting project they are planning for the youth participating. They are meeting once a week for an hour and a half, and so Gerald and I decided it would be best to do a module of Change That Clicks on May.27th.
We also would like to see if we could get the youth blogging on the progress of the garden, as they have just purchased a camera as well, and could post pictures throughout the program.
After that, we would like to follow up with an environmental module, focusing on learning about composting (and how to research it on the internet).

Our next webinar is also coming up. It is focusing on artist tools on the TIG webpage like Panorama and the Global Gallery. It will show how to navigate, and upload art, as well as explain that TIG has themes and contests.

I sent out my first West Coast Regional newsletter last month, but I haven't recieved it myself (and not sure if others did). May's newsletter will be out shortly.

I hope everyone has a good weekend and gets to spend Sunday with their mums.

May 7, 2008 | 12:20 PM Comments  0 comments

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Related to this project: Creating Local Connections Canada/Liaisons locales Canada

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Hey CLC Team,
It has been a really busy time as my finals were wrapping up this week.
In March I faciltated two webinars on organizational profiles, which had somewhat of a small attendance but an attendance nonetheless. I think the members benefited from the small size, because of all the questions there are to do with setting up org profiles and such.
Currently I am sending out the West Coast Connector, a monthly newsletter aimed at youth in the west of Canada. I am really excited about using the new tool set-up on the backend and seeing how it comes out looking.
I am going to be contacting highschools in my area to see if they'd be willing to host an open forum. Does anyone have advice on the best way to approach schools?

Things are quickly wrapping up for this year, but I hope to keep my profile and activities on TIG going throughout the summer. Hope your regions are getting as nice as weather as Manitoba is lately.

April 18, 2008 | 5:03 PM Comments  1 comments

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Moving Out
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I moved my things on Tuesday this week from my messy room in the country to this house in downtown Winnipeg. I am living on my own until the end of April, but I'm not completely alone because I suspect there is some sort of creature rummaging around. I can hear skittering on the wood floors every so often, and when I told my friend this (it is her house that I am taking care of for her while she is gone) she said that it probably wasn't a mouse - which was my guess- because it sounded bigger, and so it was probably a squirril.
Obviously it has been here for a while.

I was scared about how my communication would break down with CLC once I was living here and would only have a computer at a host organization, and email at the school library. My friend also left her laptop, which has been a godsend, especially on days like today where it is reading -44 degrees and I don't have to go seek out a public computer.

Happy Valentines Everyone!
My grandma sent me a card signed from her and her bird, finnegan. I just had to add that because I think its really cute, and it made my valentines.

February 14, 2008 | 5:57 PM Comments  1 comments

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Related to this project: Creating Local Connections Canada/Liaisons locales Canada

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Our first webinar is tomorrow, and I'm getting pretty excited about it. Karen has been awesome with arranging stuff, and I think it will be a victory for us (and for Kimia and Mai) if atleast a few people come and learn some things about TIG tools.

I worked on alot of slides for tomorrows presentation, but at the end of them I think it will work best to use the live internet box on eluminate and tour the project/organization pages because there is only so much navigation in a screenshot reduced to powerpoint.
I have learned that my favorite tool is the Project page (so far). I like projects, and I think even a webinar on project pages could be done, because there are so many tools within them! (I will probably be turning everything into a webinar in my mind for the next little while).

Even if the participation is relatively low, I think it will be a good run through, and especially so if we do one again 2 weeks from now.

Hopefully see most of you tomorrow!
~Dana

February 10, 2008 | 10:08 PM Comments  0 comments

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Love & Rage
About this event: Love & Rage

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Love & Rage, a feminist seminar, was held on November.18th in Winnipeg.
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The event itself was really well prepared in that it gave a chance to meet and greet, as well as organize into focus groups in 3 areas:

- Feminism and imperialism
- Feminist independent media
- Anarcha-feminist sharing circle

I attended the 'Feminism and Imperialism' forum, because its a topic I'm not too familiar with. Two hosts showed different video clips, and gave a chance for everyone to share their thoughts. The material was based on Canada's role in Afghanistan (military as well as NGOs).
It was interesting to hear from various viewpoints, including those who had family members/friends who are currently in (or waiting to go to) Afghanistan.
I left with a few things on my mind:
- It's important to find news from various sources.
- It's important to agree with the goals of an NGO before you join. Look at the future of where an organisation is headed, and think about what those results will mean to the people you are trying to affect.
- What does supporting our troops mean?

I found the event to have a good balance of learning, sharing, and also demographics of people. Many people assume "Feminist" will mean it is an all womens event. It was definitly not the case.
It always feels good to talk to like minded youth (as well as older people in the community who will support you).

November 25, 2007 | 5:43 PM Comments  0 comments

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