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Building Strong Communities
April 5, 2005
89 Chestnut Street, Colony Ballroom, 2nd Floor
presented by The Maytree Foundation and Ideas That Matter
DETAILED CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Welcome
Ratna Omidvar, Executive Director, The Maytree Foundation
Alan Broadbent, Chairman, The Maytree Foundation and Ideas that Matter
Keynote Speaker - Mark Starowicz, CBC Television and Radio Producer
Mark Starowicz has a long interest in the importance of ideas to our country and communities and how these ideas are shaped through our institutions. Mark is the Area Executive Producer for the CBC Documentary Unit, which produced CBC Television's series, The Greatest Canadian. Mark was also the creator and executive producer of Canada: A People's History. Mark has won seven Gemini Awards and was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in May 2004.
Plenary Discussion - The State of Community Building Across Canada
Derek Ballantyne, Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation
Jian Ghomeshi, Writer and Producer, CBC Television
Frances Lankin, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Greater Toronto
Faduma Mohamed, Executive Director, Labour Community Services
Sherri Torjman, Vice-President, Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Moderator: Mary W. Rowe, President, Ideas that Matter
Morning Workshops
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| M1. Public Space for Liveable Cities |
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Moderator: |
Paul Bedford, Urban Mentor and former Chief
Planner, City of Toronto |
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Panelists: |
Virginia Burt, President, Visionscapes
Dylan Reid, Contributing Editor, Spacing Magazine |
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| M2. Getting it Together: Collaboration and Partnership |
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Moderator: |
Tonya Surman, Senior Partner, Commons Group |
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Panelists: |
Tim Jones, Executive Director, Toronto Artscape
Elizabeth McIsaac, Project Manager, Toronto Region Immigrant
Employment Council |
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| M3. Making a Difference: Participation and Engagement
in Civil Society |
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Moderator: |
Marjan Montazemi, Project Manager, abcGTA
- The Maytree Foundation |
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Panelists: |
Rebecca Low, Director, The Centre for Research
and Information (CRIC)
Anil Patel, Executive Director, Framework Foundation
Annamie Paul, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Political
Leadership (CCPL) |
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| M4. Bowling Together: Does Social Capital Matter? |
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Moderator: |
Naomi Alboim, Adjunct Professor, School
of Policy Studies, Queen's University |
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Panelists: |
Check back here for speaker updates. |
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| M5. The Art of Leadership: Lessons from the Field |
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Moderator: |
Anita Srinivasan, Program Manager, Leadership
Initiatives, The Maytree Foundation |
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Panelists: |
Alina Chatterjee, Manager of Development,
Scadding Court Community Centre
Carolina Gajardo, Housing Manager, COSTI North York Housing
Help Centre
Adam Giambrone, Councillor, City of Toronto
Annie Kidder, President, People for Education |
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| M6. Arts Rock: Using Creativity for Social Change |
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Moderator: |
Melanie Fernandes, Director, Community &
Education, Harbourfront Centre |
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Panelists: |
Check back here for speaker updates. |
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| M7. Building the Commons: Strengthening Local Institutions |
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Moderator: |
Lance Evoy, Coordinator, IMCD, Concordia
University |
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Panelists: |
Dr. Michael Rachlis, Consultant in health
policy analysis
Rob Howarth, Coordinator, Toronto Neighbourhood Centres
Josephine Bryant, City Librarian, Toronto Public Library |
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| M8. Scaling Up: Going 'Glocal' |
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Moderator: |
Ben Peterson, Co-founder and Executive Director,
Journalists for Human Rights |
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Panelists: |
Harry Kits, Executive Director, Citizens
for Public Justice (CPJ)
Gord Perks, Senior Campaigner, Toronto Environment Alliance |
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| Afternoon Workshops |
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A1. Building Usual and Unusual Alliances
Paul Born, President, Tamarack Institute - An Institute
for Community Engagement |
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A2. Community-based Decision Making
Check back here for speaker updates. |
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A3. Telling your Story: Mobilizing Communities through
Creativity and Innovation
Suzanne Gibson, Principal, Suzanne Gibson & Associates |
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A4. Building a Better Foundation: Creating Inclusive
Organizations
Kay Blair, Executive Director, Community MicroSkills Development
Centre |
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A5. Jazz for Life: Sustaining Organizational Passion
Tim Elliott, President, Elliott Resource Services |
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A6. The Ins and Outs of Mentoring
Catherine Mossop, President, Sage Mentors
Doreen Rigby, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer,
State Street Trust Company Canada |
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A7. Networking: Using Technology to Build Community
Gillian Kerr, President, RealWorld Systems |
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A8. Building Bridges: Celebrating Community with Public
Events
Moderator: Debbie Field, Executive Director, Foodshare
(plus other panelists TBA) |
Diaspora Dialogues - a multidisciplinary presentation
Diaspora Dialogues, a new project supported by The Maytree Foundation, fosters
the creation and dissemination of written narratives that reflect the city of
Toronto through the eyes of recent immigrants.
Townhall Discussion - Ideas that Matter for Building Strong Communities
Facilitator: Mary W. Rowe, President, Ideas that Matter
How do we support the creation of strong communities and a strong city? What is the way forward? Where does positive change come from?
2005 Jane Jacobs Prize Ceremony
Hosted by Mayor David Miller, City of Toronto
The Jane Jacobs Prize recognizes the ideas and impact of ordinary individuals and is named in honour of the long-time Toronto resident and renowned author. Every year the prize highlights the contribution of a Toronto resident and promotes how their ideas and insight help us better understand our city.
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