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NEW Course Offering September 2009: Authentic Facilitation - Learning to Facilitate with Presence and Ease

Annahid speaks at Judy Rebick's launch for book "Transforming Power: From the Political to the Personal".

I consider myself an activist, no longer at the frontlines, but I was for many years. I played a major role in the anti-corporate globalization movement for about a decade, organizing at national, regional and local levels. I spearheaded a national campaign against the MAI and again against the WTO. I attended every major protest in North America from Seattle in 1999 to Quebec city in 2001.

It’s this moment I want to reference, the same place Judy starts her book in. I want to recall, as some of you in this room might, being in Quebec city in April of 2001. The protest in Quebec city against the FTAA was the largest protest in Canada in at least a half century. Over a 100, 000 people flooded the streets. [Continued here]

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Anima's partner, reacts to Racism Study by York University, Jan. 2009

Anima and CPRN complete Provincial Youth Summit on making Newfoundland-Labrador a province of Choice for Young People, Nov. 2008.

Watch inspiring video of the dialogue process.

Anima to tour Newfoundland this Fall! Sept. 2008

We are very excited about our involvement with an important project tied to the future of Newfoundland and Labrador. Anima is working with the Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) this Fall to conduct a series of Deliberative Dialogue sessions with young people in the province to feed into the Government’s “Youth Retention and Attraction” Strategy. With it’s economy growing, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador wants to mitigate the out-migration of young people and regain it’s status as a province of choice to live and work in.

The twelve one-day dialogue sessions will culminate in a final Summit this November in which young people will have a chance to meet and discuss with Government and community leaders. We commend the Government for taking this proactive step for the future health of their province and are honoured to be a part of the process. Click here for more information.

Grab July's Reader's Digest as Shakil is profiled in the article ’Turning Adversity into Art’! (page 88), July 2008.

Hear Anima interview podcast about the ’Skinny Bitch’ book on CBC The Current , Feb. 2008

The February 500 – Diversity and Anti-Racism for the Grassroots, Jan. 2008

As part of Anima’s commitment to the grassroots, we have a very special offer called The February 500 which is available exclusively to small not-for-profits in the Greater Toronto Area. What does this entail? A full-day diversity/anti-racism training designed by Anima’s award-winning educators for only $500 (plus GST)! Integrating anti-racism with emotional intelligence and conflict resolution, our unique trainings have been delivered in national and international contexts to outstanding reviews. We will help your organization take important steps toward building inclusive environments in which people will feel like they belong and matter – a key factor in people’s ability to be productive and effective. There is limited availability on this offer – only 5 spots – for training dates in January, February and March 2008. Group size must be between 12–30 people. Micro-organizations can team up under one fee! Bookings will be made on a first-come-first-serve basis. For more details, please contact Shakil Choudhury at Anima Leadership shakil@animaleadership.com, 416-462-9512 x2