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Title: Bandwidth for Belonging
Location: Canada
Status: In Planning
Timeline: Ongoing
Categories: Technology & Innovation, Health & Wellness, Universal Design, Citizenship & Belonging

Description:
Check Your Head will work with The Belonging Initiative and TakingITGlobal to design a participative action learning process whereby young people with a broad range of abilities and disabilities are brought together to explore the task of ending isolation and loneliness. In 2007, this project will go to Richmond, BC; Regina, Sask: St, John’s, NL; Montreal, Que; and, St. Catherine’s, Ont.

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Jan 18th, 2008 - 10:23:08 | Mai
Tomorrow is the big day! We will finally have our B4B workshop, after much planning and anticipation. There have been many challenges and successes in creating this workshop. First of all, let's... (read more)

Nov 21st, 2007 - 11:25:16 | Mai
B4B Workshop - January 19, 2008 In partnership with the Plan Institute, Creating Local Connections, TakingITGlobal's national program, will hold a workshop for four Independent Learning Resource... (read more)

Jun 14th, 2007 - 11:00:07 | Brian Smith
The session in St. Catharines was great. What an excellent group of people to work with, thanks everyone. Next up will be our session in Richmond on July 6th. See you there! bs (read more)

Jun 3rd, 2007 - 08:03:39 | Brian Smith
Hi from Toronto, Yesterday Kevin and I did another B4B workshop in Montreal. It was our first bilingual session and we could not have done it without Micele Leblanc. Michele and others in... (read more)

May 10th, 2007 - 12:46:32 | Brian Smith
This is early, but soon we will be launching a new project called Belonging Games. Here's the overview: Belonging Games Belonging Games is a team-based, game design competition. Youth-centric... (read more)

Apr 21st, 2007 - 09:13:50 | Brian Smith
Dear People of 2007, The name of the game is belonging. Everyone yearns for a sense of belonging, prove to me that you can work together to build it. For you to succeed in ending isolation and... (read more)

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Who Is Involved?  Who Is Involved?
Individuals:
Administrator Brian Smith (Canada)
Leader Jennifer Corriero (Canada)
Leader kevin millsip (Canada)
Leader Mai (Canada)
- Jessie-Lee Langille (Canada)
- mona ruecker (Canada)
- Bob (Canada)
- Pauline (Canada)
- Adham Tobail (Palestine)
- sarah (Canada)
- G (Canada)
- Lisa Schwartz (United States)
- Kyle Simunovic (Canada)
- Maja Rottboell (Denmark)

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Documents  Documents
Document PLAN Institute

Document Check Your Head

Document Kaos Pilots

Document One pager on gaming (17.4 KB)

Document Update of progress February 1, 2007 (64 KB)

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Photo Album  Photo Album

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