Supporting the exploration of Citizenship & Disability
Strengthening Community
Lego® Serious Play® Workshop
On April 16, 2015, 40 engaged citizens came together at the Stanley Milner Public Library for an afternoon of thought-provoking discussion and Lego® Serious Play® making of what inclusive citizenship can look like in action.
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Building Communities Together Through Engaged Citizenship
Still a few spots left. Sign up by Friday April 10th.
Read moreU of A design student prototypes new ways to increase community engagement
Guest Post by University of Alberta MDes student Travis Holmes
Background:
The CommuniTEA infusion van is a provocative instant community.
Read moreFall 2014 Citizen Action Hall
In the fall of 2014, a group of inspired citizens with disabilities, University of Alberta Community Service-Learning students, researchers and Skills Society community support workers got together to curate artifacts and stories for 5 geocaches we then launched into our community.
Read moreLittle Italy Community Garden is Underway
Skills Society is happy to have received support from the Neighbourhood Revitalization Matching Fund to build a Community Garden in the “Little Italy” area of McCauley neighbourhood, just south of The Works office on 95th Street.
Read moreMaking Our Mark Opening Reception at City Hall
On Sunday, June 22, the Making Our Mark exhibition held its opening reception at City Hall, as part of the 2014 Works Art & Design Festival.
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