Noorus Salam: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Dear team, For the month of February, I wanted to bring your attention and focus to some key research and policy developments in conflict resolution and peacebuilding that I have come across, as a result of my recent trip to the Philippines these past two months. The women’s peace conference held in Zamboanga City and organized by [...]
Tenth
Dear team, Happy New Year! I had an amazing weekend catching up at our team retreat (with Renjie there in spirit!) as you are the people who best inspire, encourage and challenge me (when I’m not being left behind). Our team has seen so much growth since that one day in Renjie’s basement. Through our talks, I [...]
Reflections from Derry, Northern Ireland
The conflict that has been going on for decades in Northern Ireland was brought into clear focus for me when I attended a conference on conflict and divided societies at Magee College, University of Ulster in Derry, Northern Ireland, two weeks ago.
Toronto Community Raises over $15,000 for Pakistani Flood Survivors
heARTS for Pakistan successfully pledges support towards the worst humanitarian tragedy Toronto, ON – Over 200 Torontonians came together at heARTS for Pakistan this Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, where over $15,000 was raised, with approximately $5000 matched by CIDA and the Canadian government, for survivors of the Pakistani floods [...]
i care Ep. 1: KCI
“i care” episodes seek to showcase caring stories in the community. The stories need not to be extraordinary – we want to remind people that everyday actions also have the power to touch lives. For episode 1, we visited Bill Bulmer’s geography class at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School (KCI), where he took his students [...]
Well of Change Skills Drive – Jun 3, 2010
We’re excited to be hosting a Well of Change Skills Drive on June 3, 2010. It’s part fundraiser, part speed networking, and part celebration night out. You’ll have the chance to meet other young professionals in the city while discovering how you can help street-involved and homeless youth with your skills and talents.
Social Media Workshop for BizAcademy 2010
On Mar 17, 2010, I was invited to speak at the BizAcademy on social media strategy. BizAcademy is a 1-week business bootcamp during March break for entrepreneurial-minded youth that are around Toronto, between the ages of 15-19, and interested to be part of a community-oriented youth-led business.
TEDxWaterloo 2010
It has been close to a month now since TEDxWaterloo took place on February 25 at the Gig Music Hall in Kitchener and we are still continuing to receive great feedback on the event from people who attended in person or caught the livestream. Thank you for the feedback and your continued support!
Discussion on Social Entrepreneurship – “The 100″ Podcast, Episode 2
Jennifer King (of Capacity Waterloo Region) and Renjie Butalid, joined local community animators Hilary Abel and Brock Hart last Sunday, March 14 to record Episode 2 of The 100 podcast.
Ignite Waterloo 2
Renjie’s Ignite Waterloo talk on the United Arab Emirates, part of Global Ignite Week. March 3, 2010 at the Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum.
TEDxWaterloo
TEDxWaterloo as featured on TheRecord.com – Renjie and Jaclyn Konzelmann discussing TEDxWaterloo, happening on February 25, 2010 – www.tedxwaterloo.com
WLU Global Citizenship Conference 2010
I was invited to present a workshop on social innovation/social change this past weekend at the Wilfrid Laurier University Global Citizenship Conference 2010, where past keynote speakers have included Stephen Lewis and Romeo Dallaire. This year’s keynote speaker featured Andrea Smith, professor in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside, and a nominee for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.
Leveraging Technology for Positive Social Change #EpCon
Renjie’s talk at the EpCon conference in Waterloo last week, featured on TechVibes.
Time for Change (#t4change) at DigitalMediaCamp Toronto (#dmcamp)
DigitalMediaCamp Toronto (#dmcamp) took place this past Saturday, where participants gathered in an attempt to address the question, “How can we work together to propel Toronto’s technology, content and design communities into the future and make Toronto a globally competitive hub of digital media entrepreneurship and innovation?”
Time For Change recap
Time For Change was born from a desire of Kristina and Ruby to celebrate our birthdays in a more meaningful way than the usual go-out-and-party-nights. Inspired by Timeraiser, a photo auction was held on December 3, 2009 to share our stories, encounters, gains and pains from our summer in Botswana and Malawi, as well as to connect all those who want to be involved in the local community with meaningful volunteering opportunities that match their skills and fit their busy lifestyle.
Ignite Waterloo 1
Ignite Waterloo captures the best of Waterloo Region’s geek culture in a series of five-minute speed presentations on topics ranging from The Best Way to Buy a Car to Hacking Chocolate. Imagine that you’re on stage in front of an audience of hundreds of people, doing a five-minute presentation using a slide deck that auto-forwards every 15 seconds, whether you’re ready or not. What would you do? What would you say? Could you stand the pressure?
Out in the Cold
Founded in March 2007 Out in the Cold is a grassroots, student-run event held every November, where students and community members are invited to spend the night outside on campus, to raise money and awareness of homelessness issues in their local community.
Survival of the Fittest: Why Young People want to Change the World
This blog post first appeared on the Ayllu Initiative website, as a response to my blog post published yesterday on Opportunities to Create Social Change, which focused on my understanding of the process of transformative social change. Melissa is part of a growing number of young people interested and actively involved in social change around the world, that I am ‘meeting’ online though blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other social networking communities.
Opportunities to Create Social Change – Workshop Recap
Understanding the process of transformative social change and how young people can become a part of the movement. I facilitated my first social innovation-related workshop on Thursday evening this past week and the response from the participants seemed positive.
