Our speaker this week is Adil Dhalla from the Centre for Social Innovation.
As the Executive Director at the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), Adil Dhalla has been learning how to foster an enabling and healthy culture for thousands of social innovators that access CSI’s space and services every day. Paramount to his work is understanding the conditions by which we create spaces that are diverse, inclusive, equitable and accessible because without everyone being at the table, we will continue to make the same mistakes and exist in a society that privileges the few. In his talk, he will share the work CSI is doing in this area and his learnings around topics like power, privilege and courageous conversations.
Adil Dhalla is a civic entrepreneur and community organizer who is driven to co-create new and inclusive economies. He is the Executive Director of the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), which is a not-for- profit organization that provides space, services and programs to over 2,000 social mission organizations annually. In addition to his role at CSI, he Chairs the Board for the award-winning StopGap Foundation, which focuses on improving physical accessibility in communities and he also co-founded and continues to chair Camp Reset, a not-for- profit and acclaimed summer camp for adults that is uniquely addressing issues around mental health and loneliness for adults through play and digital detoxing.
Adil was recently named a BALLE Fellow, awarded to local economy leaders who are creating the new economy. He is the first Muslim to ever receive the honour.
Our musical guests will be Emilyn Stam and John David Williams, who play folk music from North America, West and Eastern Europe, old jazz, improvisations and their own compositions.
As usual we will meet in Koffler House, 569 Spadina Ave., at 10:30am, though we are in the 1st floor room this week. And you can RSVP at https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/243288937/.