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Changing Times Forum - Agenda
THURSDAY, 22 MARCH, 2007
13:00 - 13:30 Registration
13:30 - 16:30 Small group work
Theme: What is going on in each of our groups within the broader context?
After an introduction to the Forum and an orientation to the main objectives,
small groups will be formed where each group will be encouraged to share
its experience of Changing Times.
17:00 - 18:00 SUPPER provided by the Afghan Women's Collective.
18:00 - 21:00 Keynote and workshops
Theme: What is going on out there?
A short keynote by Jean Panet-Raymond will recapture the summary
from the afternoon's work and announce the trends that we have identified.
Jean is a professor and community activist and is also the author of 3
books on community activism.
This will be followed by workshops on 5 different themes. Participants
who want to register for the Forum will be asked which workshop they would
like to attend.
Workshop A
Changes in partnerships: How do we develop and maximize partnerships
in the Quebec context?
Speaker: Leona Heillig (Montreal Assault Prevention Centre)
Resource people: Daniel Lamoureux (Comité aviseur) and Sébastien
Rivard (RIOCM)
Workshop B
Changes in funding: How do we maintain autonomy given the increase
in project funding and the decreases in core funding practices ?
Speaker: Lynn Eakin (Lynn Eakin and Associates, consultant)
Stephan Reichhold (Table de concertation des organismes au service des
personnes réfugiées et immigrantes)
Resource people: Robert Théoret (TRPOCB Table des regroupements
provinciaux d'organismes communautaires et bénévoles)
Workshop C
Changes in volunteering: What is happening exactly and what does
it mean for us?
Speaker: Alison Stevens (Volunteer Bureau of Montreal)
Workshop D
Changes in population: What are these changes and what impact do
they have on our groups?
Speaker: Richard Walling (Holland Centre)
Workshop E
Overall Changes: This workshop hopes to address the other changes
that come up that do not fit into the previous workshops. This one will
have a very exploratory feel to it.
Facilitated by Frances Ravensbergen (COCo)
A brief summary will conclude the evening's work.
FRIDAY, 23 MARCH, 2007
09:30 - 12:30 Success stories and small group work
Theme: How do we respond to the Changing Times?
This half-day wishes to support creative solution finding thinking. To
do so, 4 or 5 groups from Quebec will be invited to share their success
stories on the trends identified on the first day. All participants are
welcome to share their successes in a larger discussion. The hope is that
these success stories will give ideas to other groups struggling in some
areas. COCo will also present one its initiatives following last year's
VIP Forum. Small group work on chosen strategies will close the forum.
12:30pm - 13:30 LUNCH provided by the cuisine collective.
13:30 - 15:30 VIP follow-up initiative
The CEDA building has been reserved in the afternoon in case participants
want to learn more about the VIP follow-up initiative. Joani
Tannenbaum (LLCQ-LVQ) will lead this information session.
*Please consider bringing your own mug to the event. We would like to
reduce our waste at this event.
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