Last week I had a chance to chat with Paul Born, founder and president of Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement, about Vibrant Canada’s “Cities Reducing Poverty” initiative. If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Paul in person, I hope this video will give you a brief glimpse into his relentless optimism about the power of communities, especially when they work and learn together, to move the needle on even the most complex issues like poverty.

Hi there, here’s my first official entry for “WE Are Here”, the P2P blog that will focus on our collective power to tackle poverty and ensure prosperity in Windsor-Essex. I want to highlight the people, issues, and ideas that are inspiring local action.  I also want to explore ideas for lifting up, and creating links between, the emerging pockets of change that are so vital to improving our collective wellbeing. This week I attended Policy Link’s (www.policylink.org) Equity Summit (www.policylink.org/Summit) in Detroit. Here’s a short video with my initial thoughts … Continue reading →