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SUMMARY:Community Café for World Wildlife Day
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday March 3rd is the World Wildlife Day! You are all invited to celebrate the event at 6 pm at the Fine Grind Café in St Catharines. We have a couple of speakers discussing the importance of wildlife in our lives from animals to plants and more. The theme is on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants… but with a twist! \nHosted by Liette Vasseur – Professor\, Biological Sciences; UNESCO Chair in Community Sustainability: from local to global; Member of the Brock Environmental Sustainability Research Centre. \nHear from: \nDr. Gotanda\, Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences department\, discusses wild animals and their use of medicinal and aromatic plants. \nAnne Yagi from the environmental organization 8 Trees\, focusing on connecting people with wildlife and local sustainability initiatives through their work in ecological restoration and community-based science education.
URL:http://www.niagaraknowledgeexchange.com/event/community-cafe-for-world-wildlife-day/
LOCATION:Fine Grind\, 37 James St\,\, St. Catharines\, L2R 5B4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Environment,Learning & Education
ORGANIZER;CN="UNESCO Chair in Community Sustainability%3A From Local to Global":MAILTO:ahebert@brocku.ca
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SUMMARY:Victim Support Directory Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 5 for a virtual Victim Support Directory information session. The Victim Support Directory is Ontario’s first stop for housing\, legal\, financial\, health\, and crisis support. Learn how you can use and recommend the Victim Support Directory for those in need\, including a site demonstration and walkthrough. \nRegister now with these links: \nEnglish 1pm \nFrench 2pm \nJoignez-vous à nous le 5 mars pour une séance d’information virtuelle sur le Répertoire de soutien aux victimes. Le Répertoire de soutien aux victimes est le premier point d’accès en Ontario pour les services de soutien en matière de logement\, d’aide juridique\, d’aide financière\, de santé et d’intervention en situation de crise. Participez pour découvrir comment utiliser et recommander le Répertoire de Soutien Aux Victimes aux personnes dans le besoin\, y compris une démonstration et une visite guidée du site. \nInscrivez-vous dès maintenant avec ces liens : \nEn anglais 1pm \nEn français 2pm
URL:http://www.niagaraknowledgeexchange.com/event/victim-support-directory-information-session/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Safety,Health and Wellness,Learning & Education,Safety and Security
ORGANIZER;CN="Findhelp | 211":MAILTO:info@findhelp.ca
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SUMMARY:Culture Crawl 2026
DESCRIPTION:Step into Niagara’s living heritage at the 2nd annual Niagara GeoClub Culture Crawl—an immersive day of interactive exhibits\, local artifacts\, community heritage projects\, museums\, authors\, and storytellers. Explore the layers of Niagara’s past and present\, and connect with the people who are preserving and sharing the stories that shape our region. \nCulture Crawl invites visitors to explore Niagara’s rich tapestry of culture\, community\, and heritage through engaging\, hands-on experiences. Spend the day moving between booths and exhibits\, discovering local collections\, and meeting the people behind Niagara’s museums\, archives\, community history projects\, and cultural organizations. \n\nInteractive booths hosted by cultural heritage organizations\, museums\, community groups\, and authors\nLocal artifacts and exhibit displays that bring Niagara’s history to life\nConversations with storytellers and heritage stewards\nFamily-friendly learning and discovery for all ages\n\nFeatured at Culture Crawl: Niagara in Focus \nDeveloped\, facilitated\, and hosted by The Brown Homestead—in partnership with Niagara Geopark—Niagara in Focus is a community place-making project that invites residents to share one photograph capturing their relationship with Niagara. \nCollected images will be curated by decade and displayed at Culture Crawl before moving to the Brown Homestead for ongoing community connection and reflection. Families are encouraged to explore their photo albums and bring forward the moments that reflect their Niagara roots—whether those roots are newly planted or generations deep.
URL:http://www.niagaraknowledgeexchange.com/event/culture-crawl-2026/
LOCATION:Meridian Community Centre\, 100 Meridian Way\, Fonthill\, Ontario\, L0S 1E6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture and Heritage,Learning & Education
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SUMMARY:Building a Future for All: Connecting Age-Friendly Strategies to Emerging Priorities Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian population is aging rapidly\, making it imperative that our communities are ready to support the well-being and inclusion of older adults. As our collective attention is increasingly fragmented\, we aim to: \n\nHighlight how age-friendly work fits into big picture conversations; and\nEnable attendees to strategically incorporate age-friendly talking points into their conversations.\n\nAttendees will leave with a culture shift – an ability to leverage broader policy or structural level priorities to align with and further local age-friendly initiatives. \nThis event will integrate lived experience\, research\, and practice-based evidence to support age-friendly development. Additionally\, there will be hands-on opportunities to build practical skills to support your own age-friendly work. \nThe event is intended for municipal staff\, community leaders\, people who work with older adults\, policy makers\, older adults\, those in the age-friendly community and beyond. \nThis free three-day virtual event is organized into three themed days: \n\nDay 1: Embracing the Opportunities of an Aging Society: Shifting perspectives\, strengthening economies and supporting care.\nDay 2: Building Age-Friendly Futures: Inclusive communities\, technology\, and climate resilience for all ages.\nDay 3: Supporting Age-Friendly Community Initiatives: Funding and communications.\n\nA note regarding registration:\nAfter completing the form below\, please check your email to confirm and complete your registration. Check spam/junk folders! \nIf you have any issues\, please reach out to info@csah.ca
URL:http://www.niagaraknowledgeexchange.com/event/building-a-future-for-all-connecting-age-friendly-strategies-to-emerging-priorities-conference/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Belonging,Learning & Education
ORGANIZER;CN="The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health":MAILTO:info@csah.ca
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SUMMARY:MARS Lecture Series Event - Policing Sex and Gender in Renaissance Florence
DESCRIPTION:Policing Sex and Gender in Renaissance Florence featuring Professor Colin Rose \nEarly modern Florence was a bustling city of 50\,000 souls\, including high numbers of unmarried young men and relatively young widows. Many of these widows made their way into and through a network of civic and religious institutions designed to support and control them in a deeply patriarchal society; others joined a legal and regulated sex trade to attempt to provide for themselves and their families outside institutional orbits. Policing the latter to protect the former from the influence of the latter was critical to a program of moral reform imposed upon Florence by its second Duke\, Cosimo I. Responsibility for the policing of Florentine sex work lay with the Ufficiali dell’Onestà\, the Officers of Decency. This paper analyzes 30 years of sentences levelled by these men against women sex workers\, their clients\, and others embroiled in conflicts with them. By mapping these sentences and the incidents that provoked them against the religious and socioeconomic landscape of the early modern city\, we better understand how moral reform\, public order and patriarchal authority were spatially imposed upon the men and women of Renaissance Florence. \nAll Welcome\, light refreshments served.
URL:http://www.niagaraknowledgeexchange.com/event/mars-lecture-series-event-policing-sex-and-gender-in-renaissance-florence/
LOCATION:Brock University\, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way\, St. Catharines\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Culture and Heritage,Learning & Education
ORGANIZER;CN="Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies":MAILTO:mars@brocku.ca
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SUMMARY:The Osgoode Certificate in Consultation (and Beyond) with Indigenous Peoples
DESCRIPTION:It’s HERE: The essential knowledge and guidance for anyone working in the consultation arena. \nAs First Nation\, Indigenous and Canadian governments\, communities and private industries navigate old and new challenges in consultation\, it has never been more critical to have a deep understanding of how to engage thoughtfully and effectively with these complex issues. \nBuilding upon Osgoode’s very successful Certificate in Fundamentals of Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Law\, this interactive program is a deep dive into the legal and practical framework for consultation and accommodation with Indigenous peoples.  A truly outstanding faculty of experts from across Canada – sharing insights and experiences from Indigenous\, government and industry perspectives – will provide the foundational knowledge and practical strategies which will enhance your and your community or organization’s approach to consultation and ability to forge critical relationships. \nThis training was designed for both legal and non-legal professionals who want to advance their understanding of the history\, the legal framework\, and evolving trends and best practices in this complex area. \nThis program will build on the foundational learning of the Osgoode Certificate in Fundamentals in Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Law. Although not a formal pre-requisite for registration\, completion of this certificate or significant previous training and/or work experience in this area is strongly recommended. \nSpace will be limited\, so register early! \nBursary – Indigenous Learners \nOsgoodePD Bursary for Indigenous Learners OsgoodePD offers financial assistance to individual learners who identify as Indigenous (defined as Status\, Non-Status\, Métis\, and Inuit). A limited number of bursaries are available\, and these will be awarded on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n 
URL:http://www.niagaraknowledgeexchange.com/event/the-osgoode-certificate-in-consultation-and-beyond-with-indigenous-peoples/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Learning & Education
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SUMMARY:Performance Pendulum: Leadership Program
DESCRIPTION:This leadership program is designed to support skill development and capability across the eight requirements outlined in the Performance Pendulum™ framework. \nIdeal for: \n\nCurrent and emerging CEOs and Executive Directors\nHigh-potential social profit leaders looking to grow\n\nThis online program delivers: \n\nSector-specific insight\nActionable tools\nOpportunities for individual prioritization\, reflection and group discussion\n\nUpcoming Program Schedule: \n\nWednesday evenings at 7pm EST from March 25 – May 13\, 2026\n\nInvestment: \n\n$1\,600 CDN per person\, plus HST\n3-4 hours weekly time commitment including online sessions
URL:http://www.niagaraknowledgeexchange.com/event/performance-pendulum-leadership-program/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Giving & Leadership,Learning & Education,Work & Employment
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260328
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SUMMARY:Keynote Speakers at Two Days of Canadian Sovereignty
DESCRIPTION:March 26\, 2026\n11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.\nRFP 214/215\nTwo Days of Canadian Sovereignty Keynote Address featuring Professor Blayne Haggart \nProfessor of Political Science at Brock University. Dr. Haggart’s research focuses on the international political economy of knowledge\, particulary intellectual property rights\, data governance and Internet governance. His most recent book is The New Knowledge: Information\, Data and the Remaking of Global Power (Bloomsbury\, 2023)\, which he coauthored with Natasha Tusikov (York University). \nMarch 26\, 2026\n5:00-6:15 p.m.\nRFP 214/215\nTwo Days of Canadian Sovereignty Keynote Address featuring Professor P. Whitney Lackenbauer\, Trent University \nTier 1 Canada Research Chair in the study of the Canadian North and a Professor with the School for the Study of Canada at Trent University. Dr. Lackenbauer is one of Canada’s foremost experts on Arctic history and contemporary Northern policy. His many publications include The Joint Artic Weather Stations: Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic\, 1946-1972 (with Daniel Heidt\, University of Calgary Press\, 2022. \nMarch 27\, 2026\n5:00-6:15 p.m.\nRFP 214/215\nTwo Days of Canadian Sovereignty Keynote Address featuring Professor Liam Midzain-Gobin \nAssociate Professor with the Department of Political Science at Brock University. His book Settler Colonial Sovereignty: Visions of Improvement and Indigenous Erasure was published in 2025 by McGill-Queen’s University Press.
URL:http://www.niagaraknowledgeexchange.com/event/keynote-speakers-at-two-days-of-canadian-sovereignty/
LOCATION:Brock University – Main Campus – Rankin Family Pavilion\, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way - Room 214/215\, St. Catharines\, ON\, L2T 4C3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Culture and Heritage,Learning & Education
ORGANIZER;CN="Centre for Canadian Studies%2C Brock University":MAILTO:canadianstudies@brocku.ca
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