Calgary Alliance for the Common Good

08/27/2026

Voting by mail is a convenient way to make sure your voice is heard in Alberta’s October 19 referendum, and you don’t need a reason to apply.

Swipe through to learn:
✉️ Three ways to request a Special Ballot
📅 Important application and return dates
🤝 How to get involved in our Vote for the Common Good campaign
📣 How to join our Get Out the Vote Assembly on September 16

Apply early to leave enough time to receive and return your ballot.

Learn more about the campaign:
calgarycommongood.org/campaigns

Register for the GOTV Assembly:
calgarycommongood.org/events

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08/27/2026

The referendum is approaching, and now is the time to turn learning and conversation into action.

Join Calgary Alliance for the Common Good and our member organizations as we launch the Get Out the Vote phase of our Vote for the Common Good campaign.

Together, we will:

📣 Hear campaign updates and a referendum overview
💬 Share stories and lessons from community conversations
✅ Learn about our Get Out the Vote strategy
🙋 Explore volunteer opportunities and next steps
🤝 Build relationships with people across our communities

Whether you’ve been involved since the beginning or are looking for a way to join now, you are welcome.

📅 Wednesday, September 16, 2026
🕖 7–9 p.m.
📍 Scarboro United Church
134 Scarboro Ave SW, Calgary

Register here:
https://www.calgarycommongood.org/events

Our communities. Our province. Our future. Let’s get out the vote!

08/27/2026

🎉Save The Date because the CU Fall Faire is back!🎉

Join us on September 19, 2026 at 10am - 3pm in Wickenden Hall at 1703 1st St NW. 

💥 We will have local artisans, some returning and some new. Psychic Medium Marliana ✧ Psychic Medium | Messages You Can’t Google will be offering readings and Huggabowl is returning with their new food truck. 

💖 We are also hosting a variety of non-profit organizations who are building community here in Moh'kinsstis(Calgary). 

Come by, visit with friends old & new, support your local economy(bring cash) and build community. 

Follow along on Instagram and Facebook for the upcoming Vendor spotlights.

Check out our website for other events that may be of interest to you. https://www.calgaryunitarians.ca/

08/25/2026

08/19/2026

Immigration is often blamed for inflation, housing costs and job shortages, but repeating a claim does not make it a fact.

The evidence tells a more complete story. Newcomers contribute to Alberta’s economy, fill essential labour shortages, pay taxes and start businesses. They also face the same rising costs as everyone else, along with barriers such as unemployment and the lack of recognition for international credentials.

Housing affordability and economic pressure are real concerns. Addressing them requires honest conversations, evidence-based policies and solutions that bring people together, not narratives that make our neighbours the problem.

Swipe through to explore some common claims about immigration and what the evidence actually tells us.

Facts matter. So does how we treat one another.

08/07/2026

What defines a healthy community? Rabbi Mark Glickman, spiritual leader of Temple B’nai Tikvah, reminds us that it is how we treat those who are vulnerable, those who are new, and those who may feel like outsiders.
Compassion, dignity, and care for one another are not weaknesses—they are at the heart of the common good.
As Alberta prepares to vote in the October 19 referendum, let’s choose belonging over division and solidarity over scapegoating.
Vote for Canada. Vote for the Common Good.

07/08/2026

New opinion piece in the Calgary Herald

Jennifer Garrison, Chair of Strategy for the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good, has published a new opinion article in the Calgary Herald exploring why Alberta’s future is strongest when it is rooted in the common good, shared responsibility, and belonging—not division.

As Alberta prepares for the October referendum, this article offers a thoughtful perspective on the values that bring us together and why so many Albertans are choosing to vote No.

📖 Read the full article here:
https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-my-alberta-believes-in-the-common-good-why-we-need-to-vote-no

07/03/2026

🥞 Pancakes for the Common Good

The Calgary Stampede is about more than pancakes and celebrations. It’s one of the best times of the year to meet elected officials, community leaders, neighbours, and organizations from across Alberta.

A simple conversation over breakfast can help build relationships, share stories, and strengthen our communities.

To help you make the most of Stampede season, we’ve created Pancakes for the Common Good, including:

📅 A growing calendar of Stampede breakfasts where elected representatives are likely to attend.
💬 A Conversation Guide with practical tips and questions.
❤️ A place to share your experience and what you learned.

Hosting a Stampede Breakfast through your organization? Or know of an event where elected officials will be attending that isn’t on our list? Let us know so we can add it and help more people connect.

This Stampede, let’s celebrate our city, and use every conversation to build the common good.

🔗 Visit the campaign page on www.calgarycommongood.org to explore the breakfast calendar, download the Conversation Guide, and share your story.

06/24/2026

Join us to learn more about housing affordability in Calgary and how you can help!

The first 45 minutes will include presentations on:
1) An update on housing affordability in Calgary
2) Building more basement and garage suites
3) A new 61-unit affordable housing development that is under threat
4) How to sign up and speak at the council on July 21st

The next 45 minutes will provide attendees with an opportunity to work on remarks to share with the council through the submission portal or by speaking at the council.

30 minutes of networking.

🗓️ July 11, 2026
🕖️ 1:00pm - 3:00pm

📍 Calgary Unitarians
1703 1 St NW
Calgary, AB T2M 4P4
Canada

Read more & Register: https://luma.com/ik21yh1x