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2024 ABCD Symposium

Join us for a day of discovering on Saturday May 25!

Symposium 2024 Poster (FINAL)
Symposium 2024 Schedule (FINAL)

Register for Events Below
Please be sure to register for each section you wish to attend.

  • Welcoming Open & Discovering ABCD
    Welcoming Open & Discovering ABCD
    Welcoming Open & Discovering ABCD
    Sat, May 25
    Woodman Park Community Centre
    May 25, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    May 25, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    Enjoy a light breakfast, an educational activity with Elizabeth Doxtater, and learn about the importance of ABCD in a community discussion.
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  • Discover Your Creativity
    Discover Your Creativity
    Discover Your Creativity
    Sat, May 25
    Woodman Park Community Centre
    May 25, 2024, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    May 25, 2024, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    Practice a traditional dance with Sumedha Mongia and participate in a collaborative community art project.
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  • Lunch
    Lunch
    Lunch
    Sat, May 25
    Woodman Park Community Centre
    May 25, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    May 25, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    Join us for a free lunch! More details coming soon.
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  • Discover Your Community
    Discover Your Community
    Discover Your Community
    Sat, May 25
    Woodman Park Community Centre
    May 25, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    May 25, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    Take a trip through Brantford’s North End with the results from the Near & Dear asset mapping community walk and test your community knowledge with a game of Kahoot!
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  • Discover Yourself
    Discover Yourself
    Discover Yourself
    Sat, May 25
    Woodman Park Community Centre
    May 25, 2024, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    May 25, 2024, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    What is a core gift? Find out here and register for a future appointment to have a facilitator help you discover your gift. We also invite you to practice mindfulness with us, and join in a self-discovery activity with Angela!
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  • Discover Nature
    Discover Nature
    Discover Nature
    Sat, May 25
    Woodman Park Community Centre
    May 25, 2024, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    May 25, 2024, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St, Brantford, ON N3S 7L7, Canada
    Our gratitude to Councillor Mandy Samwell for the sponsoring this section of the day featuring foraging tea, community gardens, and the food forest!
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Please note, as we continue to develop this free community event,

details may be changed or added.

We appreciate your kindness as we navigate the 2024 ABCD Symposium!

Images from the 2023 Symposium

All About ABCD

What is ABCD and how does it effect the community? Read all about it below!

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What is ABCD?

ABCD stands for Asset Based Community Development.

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Gifts.

Each person has their own set of strengths and passions. These strengths and passions are called their gifts. Your gift can be difficult to recognize, but we all have one!

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Community.

ABCD, simply put, is an approach focused on community building and development. 

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Your Gift.

Not sure what your gift is? 

Tip: If you had to teach one person or a group of people something what would it be? Why?

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The People.

This approach is centred around the people within the community. The idea here is that the people make the community. 

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Connecting.

Connecting these gifts to other people, groups, and organizations is the main part of this process. This step supports the development of the community.

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