Citizen Think Tanks: Supporting Relevant Creativity In The Social Sector
Intersecting Design thinking, creative problem solving, and the social sector to support better quality of life of marginalized populations
"I like giving tea to people and meeting people"
Little Citizen Lilly (7) sharing how she shows up as an active citizen. She volunteers alongside people with disabilities to create vibrant communities through the CommuniTEA Infusion Project.
Andrew's Story- The Everywhere Man
Andrew’s story – The everywhere man. The story of a man who is one of the great citizens of Edmonton.
Jason's story- Captain Community
Inspired by Jason’s true Heroic story of being a great neighbour and active citizen.
Felix The Basketball Coach
Felix shows us what it is to be a great citizen. Film captured by U of A student, SKILLS Society staff and Arthouse productions.
Cheryl and John's story- Working Together
Story of a couple who both have a disability and share what they can teach us about art, citizenship, relationships and working together.
Felix of Project Citizenship made a mini doc about a disability art center in Scotland
Project Citizenship story of Felix and how he made a documentary about disability and art in Scotland.
What The U of A Citizen Action Hall Is About
University of Alberta Disability and citizenship Action Hall
Relating Good Quality of Life and The Habits of Happy People
We might some interesting links between habits of happy people and what supports good quality of life of people with disabilities.
Inspiring inclusion video from Guinness Beer of all places...
Guiness beer inclusion video
Mike's Story- Mr. Dependable
Inspiring story of Mike who has a disability and has been an integral part of Crosstown motors in Edmonton for the last 40 years.
Meet the artist who designed the Project Citizenship logo
Project Citizenship was honoured to have Randy Stennes ,who has a disability create the Project Citizenship logo. Here's a bit about him.
Devon's Story- Entrepreneur animal advocate
Devon's dog walking business is going strong in her St. Albert Community.
Animation made by U of A students about The Citizen Action Hall
Produced entirely by University of Alberta Community Service-Learning student Alicia Guennette and Hassina Fazli.
Petal's Imagined Future
Petal’s story began to emerge as she engaged in imagining a desired future of her choosing.
Video of the Citizenship Art Exhibition at SNAP gallery
Project Citizenship show at the SNAP Gallery in Edmonton. The Art Exhibition presented the stories of the engaged citizenships of people with disabilities.
Fantastic Days of Everything - Linda's Story
Check out Linda’s new story that emerged from her exploration in the Citizen Action Hall this semester.
SKILLS Think Tank
Cool Think Tank last Wednesday with SKILLS thought leaders, a U of A researcher and guest Chris Hayduk from C.R.U.D. Community Response to Urban Disorder (CRUD) is a not-for-profit organization that fosters strong and vibrant neighbourhoods through innovative, everyday activities
Danielle's story- The Animal Advocate
Inspiring story made by U of A Community Service-Learning student Trisha Chow about Danielle and her long time citizenship contributions at the humane society.
Citizen Action Hall at the University of Alberta
Here are some pics from the fall session of the Citizen Action Hall held at the University of Alberta. Many thanks to all who made this a great collective learning experience.