Civic Engagement

Centre for City Ecology
The Centre for City Ecology was created to further the ideas and legacy of Jane Jacobs, renowned urbanist and author. The goals and objectives of the CCE are to increase ‘urban literacy’, to promote civic engagement, community leadership and local involvement with the city-building processes. It seeks to increase the awareness and influence of residents in shaping the cities and neighbourhoods where they live. This project expands Sage Centre’s national network of city builders and links urban ecology with the conservation and environmental sustainability program at Sage Centre.

Read the Q & A with Jane Farrow Centre for City Ecology Project Director

Media Democracy Project
The MDP works at the national, regional and local levels to support a diverse public service-oriented media system through public education and civic engagement. A diverse array of groups and individuals across Canada are building this new initiative to support the development of a democratic media system. Their network complements and enhances the work of existing media action groups.

Forum on Privatization and the Public Domain
The Forum on Privatization and the Public Domain seeks to create a public forum on the relationship between private property, various forms of Commons, the public domain and public good, on the one hand, and the consequences of current efforts of privatization on the public domain and public good.

Remember Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE)
The Remember Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) project works to prevent violence against women by creating a virtual community to facilitate the use and further creation of women’s memorials, thereby nurturing a cultural shift towards the remembrance and valuing of the women we have lost to violence. The website will create a highly interactive anti-violence virtual environment providing a range of violence prevention ideas and materials to all visitors/participants.

Headwaters Initiative Project
Headwaters Initiative Project works to unite disparate communities and coalesce a conservation/land use plan that spans the vast headwaters area or British Columbia’s great rivers. The project aims to create a more informed and connected community engaged in conservation issues in the northern half of British Columbia. The goal is to expand and empower the network of individuals and organizations concerned about the cumulative impacts of proposed developments – particularly in relation to energy and salmon ecosystems.

Ontario Alliance for Healthy Food and Farming
Ontario Alliance for Healthy Food and Farming is a multi-stakeholder, collaborative initiative whose mission is to build and strengthen a just and sustainable local food system in Ontario.

York Region Alliance to End Homelessness
The York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH) is a forum of over 40 social service agencies, faith groups, interested community members and government representatives who have been meeting regularly since 1999 to understand, plan and implement a strategic response to homelessness and social isolation in York Region, Ontario. YRAEH’s vision is a York Region where every person has a secure, affordable and healthy place to live.

Read the Q & A with Jane Wedlock Project Director of YRAEH