There’s one catch-22 that grinds every ambitious person down: when you’re young, you’re supposed to keep hustling all the time, and, at the same time, wait patiently for success. But if recognition isn’t coming fast enough for Rich Kidd’s liking, he doesn’t show it. His alias implies that he’s an indolent brat, and in that sense, calling Ritchie Acheampong “Rich Kidd” is like calling a fat man...

Tuesdays May 4, 11, 18, 2010 – 6:30 – 9:00 & Saturday, May 29, 2010 – 10:00 – 5:00 CREATIVE ACTION CIRCLES empowering communities with oral teacings Experiential introduction to a new Indigenous Research Methodology, this practical workshop is an overview of a new methodology design and research cycle created to: 1. 1.Strengthen cultural identity 2. 2.Validate oral teachings as research...

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 – 6:00-9:00 SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS STRUGGLES IN CANADA: starting the journey Central to the Canada’s history is the story of dispossession, assimilation, and genocide of the Indigenous peoples who have lived on this land since time immemorial, and their continued resistance and survival. Non-Indigenous people learn a spotty version of these stories in Canadian schools – often romanticizing...

Saturday, April 10, 2010 – 10:00 – 4:30 NOT JUST A (GREEN) BAG ‘O TRICKS environmental popular education tools, techniques, thoughts Description forthcoming Fee: recommended $150 or Pay What You Can. Facilitators: chris cavanagh, Deborah Konecny, Ravi Badri Location: TBD for more info contact the Catalyst Centre at catalystpoped@gmail.com

Saturday, March 27, 2010 – 10:00 – 4:30 NOT JUST A BAG ‘O TRICKS -DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN? visual popular education tools, techniques and thoughts Description forthcoming Fee: recommended $150 or Pay What You Can. Facilitators: chris cavanagh, Deborah Konecny, Ravi Badri Location: TBD for more info contact the Catalyst Centre at catalystpoped@gmail.com

Thursday, March 25, 2010 – 9:30 – 4:30 FACILITATING CONVERSATION CAFÉS Description forthcoming Fee: recommended $150 or Pay What You Can. Facilitators: Mandy Bergman, chris cavanagh Location: TBD for more info contact the Catalyst Centre at catalystpoped@gmail.com

Monday, March 22, 2010 – 6:30 – 9:00 “WE ARE GOVERNED NOT BY ARMIES, BUT BY IDEAS” * freedom from internalised oppression When there is conflict or stress, how we relate to ourselves and those we engage with – our group members, the public, our perceived opponents – will likely reflect the prevailing power-over approach in our society. To neither submit nor rebel but to act freely in accordance...

Friday, March 12, 2010 – 9:30 – 4:30 IF NON-PROFITS ARE NOT FOR PROFIT, WHAT ARE THEY FOR? a workshop about transforming our work The workshop is for non-profits service agency employees, students, community development professionals and any one who is interested in exploring how the work of non-profit service agencies can be transformed. We will investigate from different lenses the contemporary situation in which...

Monday, March 8, 2010 – 6:30 – 9:00 “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house”* transforming enemy images When we demonize our opponents and no longer see them as humans who also matter, the risk increases that we will seek to dismiss or dominate them. Transforming enemy images frees up the energy tied up in that so that we can shift our focus to creating inclusive strategies which...