NETWORK CONVERSATION SERIES - Project: Becoming a Network-of-Networks | Projet: Devenir un réseau national intersectoriel | National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health

FEBRUARY 20 - APRIL 17, 2025

NETWORK CONVERSATION SERIES - Project: Becoming a Network-of-Networks | Projet: Devenir un réseau national intersectoriel

English and French

About this series

Series Please join us for a 3-part network conversation about becoming a network-of-networks to support intersectoral action and nurture an eco-social wellbeing movement in Canada. Participants at our three 90-minute sessions will learn more about this collaborative project, and explore three thematic areas alongside presentations (1 English/1 French) from network-based organizations sharing concrete examples of what they are learning. These session will be bilingual (English/French) and include small group discussions in both languages. Participants will learn from each other and provide reflections that will help guide the next steps for the project.

PART 1 FEBRUARY 20, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

The network role in collaborative change making and learning

PART 2 MARCH 27, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

Network implementation from an Indigenous perspective

PART 3 April 17, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET

Resourcing a sustainable network

Who should attend?

Anyone curious about networks and intersectoral action to address the ecological, social and structural determinants of health and wellbeing in Canada is encouraged to attend.

Objectives:

Learn from network organizations and each other about how networks can support intersectoral action
Provide reflections to guide next steps of the project

Event format:

Each session will include 2 presentations (1 English/1 French) with simultaneous translation, and breakout discussion groups in English or French. A summary of each session and key themes from the small group discussions will be publicly available following the meeting. Participation in all three sessions is encouraged.

Please see below for more information about each session.

FACILITATORS

Lesley Dyck
Project Coordinator / Co-Chair, Executive Committee, Health Promotion Canada (HPC)

Sarah Chaput
directrice, RÉFIPS, région des Amériques

In this series

PART 1 FEBRUARY 20, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

The network role in collaborative change making and learning

English and French

English with simultaneous French interpretation

We will explore:

How can a network of networks contribute to collaborative change making and learning?
How does this relate to creating a wellbeing society as a shared purpose?
How do we bridge from local to national and back to local? How do we incorporate this into our theory of change?

SPEAKERS

Jorge Garza
Director, Communities Building Belonging, Tamarack Institute

Joël Nadeau
Codirecteur general, Projet Collectif

PART 2 MARCH 27, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

Network implementation from an Indigenous perspective

We will explore:

What are Indigenous-focused networks learning (urban and rural) about how to create and sustain flourishing networks that make a difference?
What network engagement tools are working and how might we strengthen relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous networks? (e.g. Two-Eyed Seeing approach)

SPEAKER

Alexandre Bacon
Founding President and Public Speaker, Ashukan Institute

PART 3 April 17, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET

Resourcing a sustainable network

We will explore:

What does a sustainable network business plan look like?
How are foundations, social entrepreneurs, and governments approaching the task of funding/supporting networks?

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