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About jofacilitator
On Sept 1, 2020, I will celebrate 50 years of work with the Institute of Cultural Affairs, facilitating meetings, groups, communities, and organizations, making it possible for ordinary people to have a voice in decisions that affect their lives.Scott Russell’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
One story that I heard not long ago speaks to me in a profound way about the way people impact others through small gestures – ones that acknowledge what is good and offer encouragement. This is a story about a … Continue reading →
Sandy Powell’s Stories: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
I want to highlight the work of two women here in Costa Rica. Leticia began a small NGO in a town in the resort area of Guanacaste (not far from the Nicaraguan border). She’s been doing excellent work the past … Continue reading →
Sandra Pace’s Story of Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
From Patricia Pain, one of the most wonderful teachers I’ve ever known: I’d like to share this beautifully serendipitous experience between myself, a friend, and a perfect stranger…. One of my closest friends works for a company called Beauty Counter … Continue reading →
Rosemary Cairns’ Stories: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
I have been collecting stories of people changing the world for (can it be) almost two decades now. It really grew out of my Human Security and Peacebuilding thesis, when I explored how people built peace for themselves in Brcko … Continue reading →
Ray Baril’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
As you know, I live in a small prairie farming town. A small town of ordinary people (+/- 800 of us) who do ordinary things. About the most exciting event in our town is the Volunteer Fire Department’s drive through … Continue reading →
Peter Woodcock’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
I like to find my inspiration in everyday life, through ordinary people doing extraordinary things, which then makes those people far from ordinary. One person who has given me great inspiration and who makes me strive to be a better … Continue reading →
Peter Taylor’s Stories: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
Peter Taylor, Boston, USA, 19 November 2018 I am grateful for the influence of ICA Toronto. ICA has informed and inspired my running of events that affirm Ordinary-People-Making-a-Difference principles, especially: “There is insight in every response. We know more than … Continue reading →
Nadine Bell’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
Linda Evans got involved in organ donation efforts when her husband needed a transplant 10 years ago or he would die. The hospital he was in said they could not get him the organ he needed and he should write … Continue reading →
Melody Scherubel’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
This is a story one of my hospice clients told me. She and her husband took in a young (around 7-8 yrs old) multi-racial boy. He was around the age of her grandchildren, so she told him he was one … Continue reading →
Mireille Menard’s Stories: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference
Three Stories from Sudbury, Ontario Léo Therrien I first met Léo when I was in High School. I was volunteering for the Red Cross and he was working with Development et Paix, a faith based social justice organisation whose aim … Continue reading →
