Learn all about our Caring Cities Initiative, dive deep into our two-decade journey, and learn what it looks like to plan and design cities that center care in real and practical ways based on what we heard from residents across Ottawa during our community-based participatory research.
Learn how city design and planning can foster care and inclusion by joining our Caring Cities Training (Lunch and Learn Edition)
Join us for a week of art, learning, and space activation. We’ve partnered up with Cre:8 to bring you the full CAWI experience. Join us at 300 Sparks Street and connect with us as we activate the space from Oct 19 to the 22nd. Learn all about our Caring Cities Initiative, dive deep into our two-decade journey, and learn what it looks like to plan and design cities that center care in real and practical ways based on what we heard from residents across Ottawa during our community-based participatory research. What to experience during CAWI’s Caring Cities field school at Cre:8: [...]
What would Ottawa look like if it put people first? In our current moment, we are facing intensifying climate crises, economic instability, public health emergencies, and underinvestment in social services and supports, a.k.a. life-sustaining carework. Care is a design choice. Our cities need to plan and design with care in mind. For the past two years, CAWI, in collaboration with neighbourhoods across Ottawa, began a grassroots movement to understand how our city supports or makes life more difficult for carework/givers. We learned that a caring city means building housing near services and supports, reliable transit, public spaces that support intergenerational connection, [...]
What is the Rental Renovation Bylaw? The Rental Renovation By-law is proposed by the City of Ottawa to help preserve affordable housing and protect tenants from unlawful and unfair evictions when a landlord says they need to renovate a building. The by-law will reinforce existing protections in the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act. This proposed draft by-law includes a request for landlords to: Obtain a rental renovation license from the City within seven days of asking a tenant to move out Get a building permit before they can give a tenant a notice to move out. Landlords would also be prohibited from [...]
CAWI and Ecology Ottawa invite you to an evening of storytelling, art, and community on July 9th, celebrating residents building power for a resilient, equitable, and caring city.
Caring Cities Play Reading is a participatory theatre project rooted in community-based research, exploring accessibility, equity and social justice.
Join us for a community art gathering exploring grief, memory, and the shared spaces that shape our lives. No artistic experience needed - just come as you are and be in community.
Learn how planning and zoning shape your life. Join Our Neighbourhoods, Our Say, a one-day workshop on building a caring, inclusive Ottawa.
Join us for CAWI’s Action Forum: Cities as Places & Spaces of Care Good news! It’s time for CAWI’s Action Forum, and you’re invited. This year, we are coming together for Cities as Places and Spaces of Care, an evening of reflection, creativity, and dialogue. Together, we will explore how to reimagine Ottawa as a city that embodies care and places the daily needs and rhythms of residents at the heart of planning and policy. Here is what you can look forward to: Creative exploration and storytelling Co-designing through countermapping Learning how to bring the Caring Cities movement to Ottawa [...]
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