Current Projects

February 2018

April meets Sheriff of Nottingham and the Police Commissioner

By |February 20th, 2018|

April is in the UK to visit colleagues, share expertise, and complete a learning exchange. Because of interest from visits to BC 18 months ago; April and Bruce Curtis (who work together in a regional network to design, produce and mobilize anti-racism, anti-homophobia and anti-hate awareness, change and capacity building programs) met and talked […]

December 2017

Prevention Workshops

By |December 20th, 2017|

The BC Association of Community Response Networks is offering workshops in presenting abuse of older adults . The workshops are aimed at neighbours, friends and families and what they can safely do to recognize and support those potentially being abused. April is a Provincial Trainer (and helped develop the training) and will deliver a […]

November 2017

Women and Homelessness Project

By |November 30th, 2017|

October 2017

OneBeat – cross cultural music videos

By |October 22nd, 2017|

Watch Courtney Hartman and other OneBeat fellows performing together. Courtney and Mehdi from Morocco perform a gnawa inspired composition at sunset on a trail at Caldera Arts Centre, Oregon

 

Research on Older Women

By |October 5th, 2017|

Research on older women in Canada, especially gender based research, is lacking. Older women can remain ignored by policy because of this. Several projects from the Canadian Centre for Older Law  have brought women’s voice and issues into more clear focus. April worked on the phase 1 of the project.

Two project reports are available […]

September 2017

OneBeat – more cultural diplomacy and civic engagement with music

By |September 21st, 2017|

OneBeat 2018

I always look for and often work along, intersections of cross cultural, dialogic, healthy communities pro-social activities. If there is some music involved – so much the better.

This project fits the bill completely and I couldn’t be more pleased that my learning exchange colleague is one of the fellows from the USA this year. […]