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MAKING WAVES, Spring 2008: CONTENTS
Note: making waves now publishes contributions in the language (English or French) in which they are submitted. A summary in the other official language accompanies each article.
The More We Get Together
As in the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline debate of the late '70s, it is in coalitions that cross old boundaries of identity and "turf" that communities may discern themselves a future despite threats of Peak Oil, environmental degradation, and climate change.
To Life!
In Japan, the 120 member organizations of the Health Co-operative Association take a community-led approach to primary health care. They not only offer health services to the sick, but are a means for citizens to counter isolation, to learn about healthy living, and to speak up about government health policy. What would it take for Canada to build a network of similar purpose and value? Read this article in *.pdf
CCEDNet’s Place Based Poverty Reduction Initiative
Quantitative measurement of outcomes is not something that many CED organizations do well. But research by the Canadian CED Network and four community organizations has found that combining quantitative with qualitative measures can improve a CED initiative, especially when they are integral to its design and not an afterthought.
School of CED Celebrates “Silver" ...
Unlike economics, education, law, or medicine, CED doesn’t really “fit” anywhere within an academic institution. Yet the School of Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University has persevered since 1982. It has grown into the “tip of the university’s spear,” with an international reputation for excellence.
A Blueprint for Transformation
In New Brunswick, a comprehensive process of consultation has culminated in a report that captures the needs and frustrations of community nonprofit organizations, and their determination to become full partners of the public sector. Rather than yet another “department,” they call for a semi-independent agency that can work on behalf of nonprofits horizontally and vertically in the provincial structure of governance.
A Powerful Idea
Despite a very small population, no experience in renewable energy, and little even in economic development, Hupacasath First Nation is now running a $14.5 million, 6.5 Megawatt hydroelectric plant in the Alberni Valley of Vancouver Island. It’s a success that can be measured in relationships as well as dollars. The Hupacasath have managed to focus on this project labour and capital – theirs and those of many friends and partners – while retaining majority ownership.
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