www.edmontonlearningcommunity.com

The Edmonton Learning Community is a diverse collective of inspired people who are committed to improving the lives of people with developmental disabilities in Edmonton and area. Our approach is to develop a deeper understanding of innovative strategies that empower people to be in control of their own lives as valued members of community. If you share this vision, come learn with us. From September to June we usually get together at the Capilano community hall (10810 54 St) on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 1230pm to about 4pm.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

CommuniTEA Infusion Project


We now have a facebook group for the Tea van.

The CommuniTEA Infusion experience is essentially a mobile tea house that comes to a neighborhood street and creates a kind of town square where people can come together, get to know each other better and strengthen connections. One reason this is important in our fast paced society today, is that fewer persons are connected in meaningful ways with community. If however the gathering place comes right to your door, there is a greater chance for meaningful exchange to take place.

CommuniTea Infusion has no religious or political affiliations and is run by neighbors who are inspired by the possibility that conversations could sow the seeds of building stronger, creative, safer, more connected communities.

It is the Learning Community's strong belief that people working in the disability sector need to understand more deeply the work of community developers. We think that the CommuniTEA Infusion project is the perfect way for us to ally ourselves with some experts in the area, to learn by participating, and to offer our help in neighborhood development work. This is why we are enthusiastic and endorse this project.

2 comments:

  1. Testing if comments work on our blog

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  2. I love the van and the name of the project - wouldn't expect anything less from such a creative group. Where have you been for tea?
    Karen Heslop

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