Envision Halifax is igniting a culture of civic engagement across the Halifax Region by fostering networks of community-oriented leaders, cultivating new emerging leaders, and providing input into key community issues.
Envision Halifax is actively involved in community building through participation in various community initiatives. We have developed several ideas about hosting community conversations and events that generate fresh thinking and collaborative networks of people.
Envision Blog
- Envision Is Celebrating and Taking a Sabbatical January 29, 2010After much contemplation, reflection and conversation, Envision Halifax is taking a Sabbatical and it is time to celebrate! Mark your calendars for Tuesday February 16, 2010 between 400-630pm, the Hub 1673 Barrington St. 2nd Floor. […]
- Bright Engines and Quiet Lights in Halifax October 9, 2009Oh to begin with a mixed metaphor! Did you ever notice how we want to see many bright lights in our environments, but expect the engines that produce that light to be as quiet as possible? Well, as an eager Envision Halifax volunteer, I’d like to see some showcasing of the engines. Here are some [...] […]
- Accountability Based Civic Engagement September 14, 2009Accountability based civic engagement will only occur when we stop looking for other people to be accountable and begin to understand how we are also accountable. […]
- Restorative Leadership September 8, 2009Restorative Leadership? It sounds great and it requires a complete rethinking on leadership and the role of leaders in our communities and our organizations. The times are calling for this kind of shift but are we really ready? […]
- Civic Engagement and the Restoration of Community September 2, 2009I have become a huge overnight fan of Peter Block – just be reading this resource booklet: Civic Engagement and the Restoration of Community (It’s a PDF File). I feel like he has described both what I have experienced with Envision Halifax and what I hope for the future of Envision Halifax and maybe this [...] […]
