Annual General Meeting

Curious about what we have been up too? The Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria is inviting you to our Annual General Meeting.

When: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm online through Zoom

Just in case you missed the meeting, you can watch it here

Annual General Meeting Recording

About this Event

We will be hosting our Annual General Meeting Tuesday, October 20 from 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm. This meeting will consist of conversations regarding new board members, program updates and financial updates.

About the Council

The CSPC is a non-profit charitable organization that has been delivering services and leading social planning and community development across the Greater Victoria Region for over 80 years. The CSPC is an umbrella group for the broader non-profit sector, tracking trends, providing organizational support and evidence-based advocacy tools, and conducting community-based research. The CSPC has a strong record of providing support to non-profits in the evaluation of programs and projects, development of metrics, as well as supporting broader collective impact functions.

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FIGE: Financial Inclusions in the Green Economy Project

Your invited to join the conversation at our free webinar to explore local opportunities and challenges for women and newcomer entrepreneurs in Victoria trying to access financing for their green businesses.

When: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm online through Zoom

In case you missed the webinar, you can watch it here: FIGE Webinar

About this Event

Social enterprise and private businesses both play key roles in Victoria's transition to a greener economy. We now have an opportunity and an imperative to ensure this transition is inclusive. However, did you know that national statistics paint a picture of gender inequality regarding finance and entrepreneurship? This gender inequality is one we cannot afford to carry over to the green economy. Join us for an afternoon webinar to explore and discuss local barriers for women accessing finance for the green economy in Greater Victoria.

The Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria is inviting you to review findings of our recent financial inclusion study: FIGE: Financial Inclusions in the Green Economy. This project was launched in response to local anecdotes from women entrepreneurs struggling to break into the green economy. A green economy is one that is defined by the UN Environment Program as low carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive.

The CSPC has also invited a panel of experts to discuss and have a conversation about the local barriers for women and newcomer entrepreneurs into the green economy.

About the Panel

Ruth Mojeed, Founder and CEO of The Inclusion Project (TIP)

TIP is a social innovation network of organizations, communities and institutions engaged in knowledge development and practice to support and further equity, diversity and inclusion.

Elysia Glover, Executive Director of Community Micro-Lending (CML)

CML is a non-profit society that connects local lenders to local borrowers on Southern Vancouver Island. CML works to help local entrepreneurs facing barriers to access resources, training and support they need to start or expand small enterprises.

Ashley Howe, Founder of Supply Victoria

Supply Victoria is a nonprofit that redistributes used art, office, and school supplies (as well as cast-off materials from businesses) and offers creative reuse education to youth and adults.

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Under Pressure: A recent housing study for Seniors living in James Bay, Victoria

Your invited to join the conversation at our free webinar about the rental housing experience of seniors living in James Bay, Victoria.

When: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm online through Zoom

Register at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/under-pressure-a-recent-housing-study-for-seniors-living-in-james-bay-bc-tickets-121074000595

About this Event

The Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria (CSPC) is inviting local seniors, service providers and decision makers to review findings of our recent housing study UNDER PRESSURE: The rental housing experience of seniors living in James Bay, Victoria. This report is a senior-led, community-based research collaboration between James Bay New Horizons Society and the Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria. The discussion will explore topics such as how the current housing market is impacting seniors, the challenges seniors are facing, and opportunities for mitigating these challenges.

The CSPC has also invited a panellist of experts to discuss and have a conversation about the next steps in advocating to address the housing concerns identified by the senior residents in the community.

About the Panel

Housing Action Committee on the North Shore

The Community Housing Action Committee, operated by North Shore Community Resources, advocates for increasing the stock of affordable housing for lower and moderate income and vulnerable populations on the North Shore who have difficulty accessing affordable housing.

Western Community Seniors Low Cost Housing Society

The Western Community Seniors Low Cost Housing Society (WCSLCHS) is an experienced provider of low cost and affordable seniors housing, located close to the heart of Langford. They are a non-profit society that has been proudly serving seniors in the Westshore since 1986.

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Food System Comeback: The local food economy post-pandemic?
Patricia Reichert
11 June 2020, 5 – 7 PM

Conversations for a One Planet Region

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This is a presentation and discussion about the changes that are possible in this region if we choose to build a local food economy based on principles of resilience and social justice.

As a local food systems specialist, Patricia Reichert is working with communities to develop place-based food infrastructure. Patricia collaborates with non-government organisations, governments, food producers, grocers, restaurants, and educators to revitalise the local food economy.

In an increasingly chaotic global context and climate change imperative Patricia believes that inaction is not an option. She is passionate about supporting community change based on values of local sovereignty, diversity, and equity. And she believes that placing local values at the centre of our food system is a core priority. Food is cultural, biological, ecological, and political and she considers the intersection of these dynamic dimensions in her research.

Through the past decade Patricia has conducted original food production research and community needs studies that are building blocks for reversing the decline of local food infrastructure. Interdisciplinary research and participatory action are the touchstones of Patricia’s professional career and academic choices.

Her understanding of climate change includes taking food and agriculture into account in climate mitigation and adaptation. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the Doctor of Social Sciences program at Royal Roads University. As part of her research she is co-facilitating Closing the Supply Gap, a regional initiative focused on building the local food economy using a values-based short supply chain model. Patricia lives on Salt Spring Island.

On March 12, 2020, the Community Social Planning Council, with
support from the Capital Regional District, the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness and many
volunteers, will conduct the bi-annual Point-in-Time (PiT) Homeless Count and Survey.

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