Neighbourhood Small Grants Island Network Summit 2024
This is a gathering for anyone who has participated in Neighbourhood Small Grants programs across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands!
Date and time
Location
Stowel Lake Farm
190 Reynolds Road Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1Y3 CanadaAgenda
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Mingling & coffee
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
What is NSG & Community Wellbeing
Ellie Langford Parks
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Speakers
David Norget
William MacPherson
Amanda Myers (Kitaay Bizhikikwe ndizhinikaaz)
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Break
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Dance you Ability
Shauna Devlin
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Provided by Stowel Lake Farm
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Neighbourhood Nuggets: Inspiring Tales of Community Building NSG Projects
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Choice Activity
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Closing
About this event
You're invited to join community members from across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands who have participated in the Neighbourhood Small Grants program: project leaders, committee members, and coordinators! Registration is limited to 60 participants and prioritizes equitable representation from all Island communities.
The theme of the garthering this year is: expanding our collective well-being.
We'll be gathering on the traditional territory of the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples to network, share project ideas, and focus on how Neighbourhood Small Grants can build more equitable and inclusive communities! The event will feature:
- presentations from inspiring Island NSG projects
- learning and discussion about equity, decolonization, and social justice
- a tasty lunch to share together
- the opportunity to participate in a live NSG project or two
The "why" for the gathering is simple: when we feel a sense of belonging in our community, we're more likely to be engaged in activities that make it a better place to live. While we're coming together from communities far and wide, we share a common experience as Islanders, and have so much to learn from and teach to each other. You'll take away from the gathering:
- celebrating the identity for our Island NSG network
- an experience of an NSG project and a sense of what's possible: projects, people, and inclusivity.
- and exhilerated interest and commitment to your work as a community-builder