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Nourishing Ideas
Reclaiming Citizenship
The
role of citizen is one of the most important roles each of us plays in
society. Caring citizens are the glue that holds our communities together.
But what does it mean to be a citizen – and more particularly, a caring
citizen? Modern thinkers are embracing a broad conception of citizenship
based on participation, contribution and relationship.
Read more…
Contribution and
Citizenship
“Being
a citizen is much more than asserting one's rights. It is also about making
our contribution, and accepting our responsibilities to the common good.
The old definition of ‘citizen' encouraged a certain passivity. What is
required today is a new definition, one that inspires the engagement and
diverse contribution of everyone.” - Michael Ignatieff.
Read more about contribution and caring citizenship…
Good Conversation
Beyond Us and Them
On
March 12, 2005, PLAN Edmonton hosted its second Philia Dialogue on the
theme "Beyond Us and Them: Understanding and Acceptance Across Differences."
Over the course of the day participants looked at the barriers that can
exist across group differences – and at how to bridge those gaps to foster
a more inclusive and caring society.
Click here to read a report of the dialogue.
Inspiring
Action
2010 Vision for
Citizens with Disabilities
What
do the 2010 Olympics have to do with caring citizenship? Read how a group
of leaders in the disability field are using the opportunity of the 2010
Olympics to foster more inclusive communities, to make B.C. an extraordinary
place for individuals with disabilities to live, work and play, and to
make us world leaders in welcoming the participation and contribution
of all citizens. Click
here to learn more about their vision.
Organizational
Transformation
When
individuals join together to care for others, they often create organizations
to fulfill their social mission. Over time, however, outside forces combine
to change the way people in the organization relate to others. Efficient
service provision grows in importance, and genuine relationships are supplanted
by professional "care". How can organizations foster and sustain caring
relationships? In 2001 the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion
(BACI) decided to find out. Inspired by Philia principles and values,
they worked to infuse them throughout the organization and into the community.
Read
about their process and outcomes.
“Relationships
matter every bit as much as rights. Citizenship means having rights, but
it also means belonging.”
–
Catherine Frazee
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Vol. 4, Issue
1, July 2005
Register
now for the
first-ever Canadian
Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation –
Ottawa, October 27-30. Click
here to learn more and/or submit
a proposal.
PLAN
Everything we know about caring citizenship we learned
from our work at PLAN (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network). PLAN has just
launched its new website – click
here to be instantly transported.
CitizenShift
A web magazine from the NFB that gives users a unique forum to talk about
social issues and encourage social change. Go
to the site...
What Do Trees
Have to do with Peace?
Thirty years ago,
in the country of Kenya, a woman named Wangari planted a tree. And then
she planted another... Read
the story.
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