Community Development in Action Roundtable

We will be hosting a roundtable with several people to hear their stories of community development in action. Information about Roundtable members will be shared closer to the gathering. Come and be inspired by what you hear!

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Roundtable Member Bios:

Bethel Afework, The Alcove Centre for the Arts

Bethel is an educator, poet, entrepreneur, and nature-lover who is passionate about making cities more enjoyable. Passionate about making Calgary a more welcoming city for all, Bethel founded Raw Voices in 2016. Currently, Bethel is the Executive Director and Co-founder of The Alcove Centre for the Arts. The Alcove is a non-profit recreational art space with the mission to make arts more accessible by creating welcoming spaces where everyone can foster their creativity.

@bethelo2 @alcoveartscentre

Kim Fisher, Community Cruisers

Kim is a volunteer with the Community Cruisers! Their mission is to promote bicycle use for transportation as a means to improve health, sustainability, and equity in the Bow Valley. Blending her professional experience, formerly an Active Transportation Education Planner with The City of Calgary, with her lived experience of traveling year-round by bike and as a parent of a small bike enthusiast, Kim firmly believes in safe and connected cycling infrastructure that welcomes folks of all ages and abilities. Find Kim riding her long-tail cargo bike around Banff, bike-packing with her family, or testing her new mountain bike skills on the Tunnel Mountain trails.

https://communitycruisers.ca

IG: @communitycruisers

Vincent Bahati, S.O.S. Congo

Vincent had the opportunity to play basketball growing up, and that has always been a part of who he is. He has been able to create a program to embody youth and allow them to have a space to put differences aside and enjoy basketball.

@soscongo