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WLU has partnered with the Social Development Centre to conduct research with the partner groups and chart our path forward. The impact of the pandemic, the vision for the future and the revival of social justice and advocacy work is laid out in the report released September 2023.
What is colonization? How does it still pay out in our lives? Who does it heart? Everybody and everything living on the Earth… What would a process of decolonizing look like? Community conversations led by Ekhaya SG starting in September! Join us!
ACORN WR tenant union chapter is working full speed throughout the summer. Follow them on FB and learn more about the regular activities and rallies to support tenants who are being pushed out of their homes because the Residential Tenancies Act is not being respected by landlords, and because the municipalities in the region are not applying known strategies to protect tenants and prevent evictions.
Author Archives: Civic Hub WR
Episode 024 — Wren of FightBack KW
Wren of FightBack KW tells us about the situation of homelessness and precarious housing in Kitchener, and how the mutual aid organization FightBack KW is helping. About FightBack KW Contact: Wren Website: https://fightbackkw.wpcomstaging.com/ Twitter (X): @fightbackkw | X Facebook: @HousingNowTentCitykw … Continue reading
Episode 018 – Mo Markham of Waterloo Region Climate Initiatives
Waterloo Region Climate Initiatives focuses on the food system, and how animal agriculture is destructive to the climate, environment, and biodiversity. But they’re also part of a collaborative of climate groups in Waterloo Region. The collaborative members take on all … Continue reading
Episode 017 – Cathie Stewart of ALIVE/Poverty Professors
Cathie Stewart joins us from ALIVe (Awareness of Low Income Voices) which provides mutual aid to people living with low income, and Poverty Professors, to educate people what it’s like to live with low income, and to provide education to … Continue reading
Episode 016 – Issac Petonoquot and Lori Lafond of A Womb With A View
Issac Petonoquot – Two White Feather and Lori Lafond – Gentle Eagle A womb With A View is a crisis response programming facilitated by those with lived / living experience of mental health / addiction / trauma / neurodivergence, through … Continue reading
Episode 015 — Lisette Weber and Catherine Mellinger of Together Perinatal Mental Health
Lisette Weber and Catherine Mellinger of Together Perinatal Mental Health, also known as Together Waterloo, talk about the meaning of “perinatal”, how perinatal mental health is different from other mental health, and the services offered by Together Waterloo. They offer … Continue reading
Episode 014 – Doug Jones of the Community Garden Network of Waterloo Region
The Community Garden Network of Waterloo Region promotes and supports the sustainability of community gardens across Waterloo Region. WRCGN facilitates the creation and sustenance of community gardens by connecting available land and vital resources to passionate gardeners who gather to … Continue reading
Episode 013 — Ritika Shrimali, Coordinator of the Civic Hub Waterloo Region
Ritika Shrimali, Coordinator of the Civic Hub Waterloo Region tells us about the Civic Hub, how she got involved, what it offers to the community and organizations, the partnerships that the Civic Hub has in the community, and how community … Continue reading
Episode 0001 Francais – Aleksandra Petrovic
Épisode 001 – Aleksandra Petrovic de Centre de Développement Social Aleksandra Petrovic parle avec Bob Jonkman au sujet de l’origine du Centre civique, l’implication du Social Développent Centre dans sa mise en place, les « espaces tiers » et leur importance dans … Continue reading
الحلقة 007 – فضيلة بالوغون وليليان فيتالي من تحالف النساء الأفريقيات نشر في 16 أبريل 2020 بواسطة بوب جونكمان
الحلقة 007 – فضيلة بالوغون وليليان فيتالي من تحالف النساء الأفريقيات نشر في 16 أبريل 2020 بواسطة بوب جونكمان African Women’s Alliance بدأ تحالف المرأة الأفريقية كمنظمة لالتقاء العائلات ، لتعليم الأطفال ثقافة العائلة الافريقية الاجتماعية ،لا بد من معرفة … Continue reading
Episode 012 – Avon Chang and Kelly Hung of the KW Taiwanese Canadian Association
The Kitchener-Waterloo Taiwanese Canadian Association (KWTCA) was established in 1964 for Taiwanese-Canadian residents to enjoy activities together and share information about local lifestyles. Avon Chang and Kelly Hung speak with Bob Jonkman about the introduction of Taiwanese culture to Canada, … Continue reading
Episode 011 – Brad Ullner of the Disabilities and Human Rights Group
The Disabilities and Human Rights Group is a group of people that talk about disability from a human rights perspective. Some agencies that deal with disability forget the human rights aspect, and DHRG provides advocacy. Brad Ullner and Bob Jonkman … Continue reading
Episode 010 – Chris Hussey of Reception House
Reception House is a government-designated hub to welcome government-sponsored refugees to Waterloo Region. Chris Hussey, the Community Engagement Specialist, talks to Bob Jonkman about the process of refugee application and placement, the difficulties refugees face, and the services offered by … Continue reading
Episode 009 – Oz Cole-Arnal of Alliance Against Poverty
Oz Cole-Arnal started Alliance Against Poverty as Jubilee Wedge in 2008, to redistribute money from the “haves” to the “have very little”. But AAP is not just a sharing group, it’s a direct action group that advocates for free transit; … Continue reading
Episode 008 – Heather Majaury: Letter in support of the unsheltered
With the measures in place to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic the Civic Hub is temporarily closed, as are many other facilities such as coffee shops, public washrooms, day drop-ins, internet access, community food distribution, and service programs. … Continue reading
Episode 007 – Fadhila Balogun and Lillian Vitale of the African Women’s Alliance
The African Women’s Alliance started as an organization to get together as families, for women to teach their children their social culture, to know that Africa is not a country, but a continent of 54 countries. It started as a … Continue reading