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Diversity Symposium by The City of Richmond: Our City Our Community: Building Community, Facilitating Intercultural Neighbourhoods

January 15, 2015 – 8:24 am | 2,216 views

On January 30, 2015 The City of Richmond will host its first diversity symposium that will bring diverse community stakeholders to learn and share promising diversity and inclusion practices in making the City “the most …

Dancing stirs community spirit: building welcoming neighbourhoods key to engaged communities

February 26, 2014 – 12:56 pm | 4,172 views

Instead of finding the right words to successfully belong within a community, a local group is using the art of dance to bridge the gap between newcomers and local politicians.
While many used the time to …

Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House adopts flashmob mentality

January 26, 2014 – 9:04 am | 2,071 views

Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House believes it can build a more inclusive community through the power of mass dance.
Olga Shcherbyna, coordinator of the provincially funded Building Welcoming and Inclusive Neighbourhoods program at the neighbourhood house, is …