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Freedom training
The freedom to govern oneself is more than an annual celebration -- it is a daily struggle that requires courage, self-control, wisdom...

Kalen Academy
Jul 5, 2021


VIDEO | Q&A with Mayor Nirenberg on compassionate cities
“There are so many examples of incivility in our world right now that it is incumbent on all of us at a civic leadership level to demonstrat

Kalen Academy
Jun 23, 2021


Highlight Webinar: Compassionate Sooke, BC
The District of Sooke declared itself to be a Compassionate City in 2019. Learn more about the great progress made in this highlight webinar

Diane Kalen-Sukra
Jun 16, 2021


Who incites you to anger?
Who incites you to anger and hatred? Steer clear of them. Don't listen to them, says the great Roman orator Cicero, though there are those "

Diane Kalen-Sukra
Jun 16, 2021


Council members reveal abuses: Call out media's role in attacks
During a Local Government Association event last week called "Civility in Public Life", elected officials shared horror stories that include

Diane Kalen-Sukra
Jun 15, 2021


City apologizes for Mayor's political assassination; media should too
The City of Brampton has formally apologized for the toxic smear campaign that not only politically assassinated the Mayor and senior staff,

Diane Kalen-Sukra
Jun 14, 2021


Don't give up being you
Much of our discouragement comes from the way we think, our habits and patterns of thinking which can be inaccurate (cognitive distortions),

Kalen Academy
Jun 10, 2021


Know yourself to best serve others
American psychologist Abraham Maslow is as popular as he is misunderstood. Our individualistic society missed the point of "self-actualizati

Kalen Academy
Jun 7, 2021


A day of mourning
A day of mourning, for every one of the precious 215 children lost, their families and the survivors. When will we ever learn that all lives

Kalen Academy
May 31, 2021


30 characteristics of flourishing communities
Count the characteristics. Is your community divided? Or is your community flourishing? Where does your community lie on the spectrum.

Kalen Academy
May 25, 2021

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