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COVID unites Canada, divides US (Survey)
Like any crisis, pandemics can unite or divide a nation. The Plague of Athens is said to have laid the seeds for the destruction of Athenian

Kalen Academy
Aug 28, 2020


Sacrificing for what you believe
Character is built over time, with practice, #courage and #sacrifice—values that are too often underestimated or overlooked in our quick fix

Kalen Academy
Aug 27, 2020


Life without moral values and ethics...
We are living with the consequences of life without life-giving values and ethics. The Dalai Lama calls this "the fundamental problem" at every level of our society, from our homes, neighbourhoods, workplaces, cities, the marketplace and the world. In this #WednesdayWisdom message the Dalai Lama says we give "too much attention to the external, material aspects of life while neglecting moral #ethics and inner #values..." Our inner lives are something we ignore at our own per

Kalen Academy
Aug 26, 2020


Civic leadership for our times
Uncertain and turbulent times call for ethical and resilient civic leadership. In this 10 week interactive university certificate program...

Kalen Academy
Aug 11, 2020


Grant writing & inventory services (30 day offer)
Especially in small to mid-sized municipal organizations, the capacity to respond to complex grant applications within strict deadlines...

Kalen Academy
Aug 10, 2020


COVID Values Revolution: Measuring Culture Change, Charting Civic Recovery
Culture change can now be measured. Learn about the dramatic transformation that has take place in our local government organizational value

Kalen Academy
Aug 5, 2020


Blackout Tuesday
#BLACKOUTTUESDAY

Kalen Academy
Jun 2, 2020


Our collective destiny
We truly are at a crossroads. Sometimes the magnitude of it all can make it seem like our future—dystopian or utopian—will be determined by

Kalen Academy
Jun 1, 2020


#DifferentTogether pledge
Jane Austin, BC’s 30th Lieutenant Governor has launched this #DifferentTogether campaign. Together, we can ensure our communities are places

Kalen Academy
May 31, 2020


Martin Luther King Jr. on riots
My hope is that protests are non-violent. My hope is we can avoid riots because riots are self-defeating and socially destructive...however.

Kalen Academy
May 29, 2020

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