Circles of Hope

Circles of Hope: Stories of compassion, resilience and innovation

Circles of Hope: Stories of compassion, resilience & innovation is a TED Talk style symposium focused around the social issues that all play a factor in family homelessness. Incorporating Indigenous ideas on storytelling, we will convey a vision of what we want the future to look like.

This is not just an event for people working within the homeless-serving sector but for anyone with an interest in social issues related to our city, province and country. Circles of Hope will provide a safe, courageous space for celebration and contemplation, reconciliation and connection. It will awaken within each of us our awareness and personal recognition of our accountability and power to create purposeful and meaningful conversations that spark meaningful conversation on ending child and family homelessness.

Presenters at Circles of Hope will share their stories of triumph, innovative research findings and experiences of lifetimes of dedicated work in various fields.

Presenters Include:

• Samra Zafar - International Speaker, Human Rights Activist, Scholar, Author and Social Entrepreneur
• Abe Brown - Executive Director, Inn from the Cold
• Dr. Wayne Hammond - CEO, Resiliency Initiaives and Associate Professor, University of Calgary
• Dr. Elder Reg Crowshoe - Respected Elder and former Chief of the Piikani Nation
• Dallas Arcand Jr. - Hoop Dancer
• Circles of Rythm - Drumming Circle
• Rosalind Davis - Co-founder, Changing the Face of Addiction
• Marilyn Dyck - Executive Director and CEO, The Doorway
• Louise Gallagher - Director of Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Inn from the Cold
• Beth Gignac - Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, United Way of Calgary and Area
• Kerry Gladue - Intake Coordinator and Addictions Counsellor/ Facilitator, Simon House Recovery Centre
• Connie Jakab - Owner, Movement with a Message
• Diana Krescy - President and CEO, Calgary Homeless Foundation
• Alexis Maledy - Writer and Advocate
• Dr. Katrina Milaney - Researcher, University of Calgary
• Samantha Urias - Manager, Indigenous Programs, Inn from the Cold
• Walter Whitebear, Performer and Speaker
• Emily Wong, Manager, Research and Evaluation, CUPS
• Reconciliation, Musical Performers

Price: $78.75 + fees