Trauma Informed Care and Weekly News for June 8th

Trauma Informed Care Webinar: Thursday, June 11: 7-9 p.m.

Having a good understanding of Trauma-Informed Care, is now being recognized as one of the most important aspects in creating good mental health supports.

Click here for more information and to register.

Trauma-Informed Care is about recognizing the prevalence and impact of trauma in our communities and then using this understanding to influence how we interact with people to create emotionally and physically safe environments.

Join us this Thursday, for a conversation with Agnes Chen and Vicki Park from CUPS Calgary on the importance of Trauma-Informed Care.

Upcoming June Events

Annual General Meeting 2020

Thursday, June 25: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

For more information and to register click here.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/379841066

The Calgary Alliance for the Common Good will hold its Annual General Meeting June 25^th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Zoom.

All members are welcome to attend, but we ask that each member organization send at least one delegate.

We look forward to having this time of celebrating our accomplishments over the past year, reviewing our finances, electing our board and preparing for the year to come.

Domestic Violence Webinar

Thursday, June 25: 7-9 p.m. Click here for more information and to register.

“Domestic violence is at epidemic levels in Alberta with 1 in 3 individuals experiencing violence in their lifetime. The impact of domestic violence knows no bounds. Incidents of domestic violence exist across rural and urban areas, within all cultural and faith communities, amongst university educated professionals with a roof over their heads and those who don’t know where their next safe place to sleep will be.

Join us for a presentation by Carolyn Mitchell, Real Talk Program Coordinator at Sagesse. Carolyn Mitchell works as the Real Talk Program Coordinator with Sagesse.

This presentation is jointly sponsored by CACG, Calgary Interfaith Council, and the I-CARE (Interfaith Community Approach Resisting and Eliminating Hate, Racism and Violence) Task Force.

News

Rally for the Green Line

Last week, 46 members representing Calgary Alliance's 30 organizations, met on the steps of City Hall to show our support for the Green Line. Read about our action in the news here. Thank you to all who participated! Watch for our upcoming email about ways to get involved in support of the Green Line!