Vélorution: Democratizing cycling
Vélorution’s leaders and volunteers believe that bicycles can transform lives. They want to drive a bike revolution by providing participants with bikes and teaching them how to ride and repair them.
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Vélorution : Démocratiser la pratique du vélo
Les organismes à but non lucratif s’attaquent aux grands problèmes : la pauvreté, les inégalités en matière de santé, d’éducation et d’accès au travail, la discrimination
Solon: Citizen-led action for mobility, energy, and ‘third places’
Collective action happens when people meet, have fun, imagine, and share and test their ideas. Solon is rooted in a citizens’ movement that focuses on mobility, energy, and “third places” – spaces that are separate from the home (the “first place”) or the office (the “second place”).
Solon : L’action citoyenne autour de la mobilité, de l’énergie, et des tiers-lieux
Les organismes à but non lucratif s’attaquent aux grands problèmes : la pauvreté, les inégalités en matière de santé, d’éducation et d’accès au travail, la discrimination
Canada’s first foundation aimed at supporting Black communities takes non-traditional approach to philanthropy
The Foundation for Black Communities has a broad mandate to understand communities’ needs and to build trust and capacity so those communities’ futures are defined and stabilized in perpetuity. Doing so starts with a fresh take on governance.
Centre d’écologie urbaine de Montréal : bâtir des villes résilientes à l’échelle humaine
La résilience est essentielle pour s’adapter à la transition. Dans notre deuxième profil de notre série Mission de transition, nous nous intéressons au Centre d’écologie urbaine de Montréal qui vise à développer la capacité des citoyens et des communautés du Québec à travailler ensemble pour créer des villes démocratiques, en santé et résilientes à l’échelle humaine.
Centre d’écologie urbaine de Montréal: Building resilient cities on a human scale
Cities have developed at the expense of the human condition, and Centre d’écologie urbaine de Montréal wants to change that. The organization’s aim is to develop the capacity of individuals and communities across Quebec to work together to create democratic, healthy, resilient cities on a human scale.
Philanthropic sector ‘relieved’ with key victory at Commons committee
Canada’s charitable and philanthropic sector won a major victory Monday, May 30, when the House of Commons finance committee voted unanimously to eliminate wording in the budget implementation bill that had been described as “‘direction and control’ on steroids.”
