Safe Spaces: "We are the Change!"How do we identify and recognize change? We feel it within ourselves. It churns up emotion. It makes our hearts race. It challenges us to question everything we thought we knew and forces us to imagine something different. We exercise our power when we begin to turn these new ideas into reality. We’re genetically geared to do it. It’s a part of our survival and our evolution, so why deny it? We’re only human.
This week I had the privilege of participating in a change process, which began by connecting people who were once worlds apart: a talented management team from Aeroplan and a group of fierce young women from the Eastland slums of Nairobi. Aeroplan’s Beyond Miles Program has the profound vision to bring such brilliant minds together to deepen the relationships between their company and the communities that they support. We took this opportunity to redefine “global citizenship”. Read More 
Aeroplan is visiting Safe Spaces!
Check out the latest updates from Aeroplan in Nairobi!
http://blog.aeroplan.com/beyond-miles/1424/ www.facebook.com/aeroplan Duracell and SWB!
Duracell and Schools Without Borders have teamed up to celebrate the power of education! They are featuring some of SWB's renowned programs on their Facebook site.
Check out: www.facebook.com/duracellcanada  We have Moved!
Schools Without Borders, Grassroots Youth Collaborative, Young Diplomats, People Project, Why Not Theatre Company and Dream Now have moved and collectively managing a office, programming and event space. Our new address is:
377 Dundas Street West Toronto, ON M5T 1G6 Please feel free to come by and check out our new home! Remember What Your Miles Can Do!
Ground Floors Report Published
This report starts by providing a clear picture of what organizations, groups and young leaders have identified as key learning’s necessary for supporting Youth Organizing.
"SWB has done an excellent job at providing us with a deep and thoughtful understanding of how our sector can work together to strengthen youth organizing. The report offers us an innovative and emerging solution to meet the complex challenges of sustaining and supporting youth work." - Arti Freeman, Ontario Trillium Foundation Read more... Platform.swb.ca
To learn more about our projects, groups and partners please go to: www.platform.swb.ca
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Inspiring Links
TED TALK - Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change
Designer Emily Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She's teaching a design-build class called Studio H that engages high schoolers' minds and bodies while bringing smart design and new opportunities to the poorest county in the state.
Stanford Social Innovation Review - Collective Impact
Large scale social change requires broad cross-sectoral coordination, yet the social sector remains focused o the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Harvard Business Review - The Big Idea: Creating Shared Value
The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business increasingly has been viewed as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely perceived to be prospering at the expense of the broader community.
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Designer Emily Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She's teaching a design-build class called Studio H that engages high schoolers' minds and bodies while bringing smart design and new opportunities to the poorest county in the state.
Stanford Social Innovation Review - Collective Impact
Large scale social change requires broad cross-sectoral coordination, yet the social sector remains focused o the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Harvard Business Review - The Big Idea: Creating Shared Value
The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business increasingly has been viewed as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely perceived to be prospering at the expense of the broader community.
For more links click here
