Calgary Alliance for the Common Good

06/09/2026

Community leadership starts with people coming together to connect, educate, learn, reflect, and act.

Tonight’s Leaders Gathering at Calgary Unitarians brought together leaders from across our member organizations to hear updates from our Research Action Teams on Good Jobs, Mental Health, and Affordable Housing.

Participants also received an update on the Vote for the Common Good campaign, explored the campaign’s power analysis, and took part in a workshop focused on organizing and public engagement around Alberta’s referendum questions.

Together, we continue building the relationships, knowledge, and collective power needed to create a stronger and more inclusive Alberta.

06/05/2026

Yesterday, more than 150 Calgarians, representing community leaders, faith communities, non-profit organizations, indigenous leadership, labour organisations, newcomers, and residents came together at Central Memorial Park to launch our Alberta Referendum campaign:

🇨🇦 Vote for Canada
🗳️ Vote No to Nine
🤝 Vote for the Common Good

Together, we affirmed a simple belief: Alberta’s future should be built on belonging, dignity, fairness, and the common good of all.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, spoke, shared their stories, and helped make this launch possible.
And special thanks to Ragging Grannies 👒.

The work is just beginning. Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing educational resources, community conversations, and opportunities to get involved as we prepare for the October referendum.

06/03/2026

Join us today as we launch our referendum Campaign.
When: Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Central Memorial Park
1221 2 St SW, Calgary, AB

Join the campaign by signing up here: https://www.calgarycommongood.org/alberta_referendum_vote_for_the_common_good

05/29/2026

Safer Together has officially passed at Calgary City Council by a 10–4 vote.

This is an important step forward for a vision of community safety rooted in prevention, mental health supports, housing, belonging, and community wellbeing.

Thank you to everyone who attended listening sessions, shared stories, spoke at hearings, sent letters and emails, and helped advocate for a more caring and inclusive Calgary.

We also want to thank Mayor Jeromy Farkas and Councillors Atkinson, Chabot, Clark, Dhaliwal, Kelly, Pantazopoulos, Schmidt, Wyness, and Yule for supporting Safer Together and helping move this plan forward.

This victory belongs to the many community members and organizations who came together to build the common good. There is still more work ahead, but today we celebrate what we can accomplish when we organize together.

💚

05/28/2026

Raising Money, Raising Good Work: Fundraising Training For Individual Donor Campaigns

Money is a key ingredient towards turning the dreams and potential of your non-profit, synagogue, mosque, church, and this Alliance into a flourishing reality.

There is much good work to be done in our city and our organizations that requires money. Often, we hear the message that there is not enough money out there to create the good we want to see, but this is a flawed message. The funding is out there, as are individuals willing to contribute to support work that builds the world they want to be a part of. What we often lack is the skill and confidence to ask.

If you're interested in learning how to apply principles of community organizing to the process of raising money for your organization or for the Calgary Alliance’s fundraising campaign, this training is for you. It is intended both for leaders who want to participate in this campaign and for leaders from our member organizations who want to learn how to raise money to support the mission of their organizations.

This training is based on the work of the James Company - a fundraising company developed by a former community organizer, which has used the lessons and practices of community organizing to raise over $1 billion for charities.

Free for all Calgary Alliance for the Common Good Members.

RSVP here: https://buff.ly/j2tdS9k

🗓️ June 04, 2026
🕖️ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
📍 Temple B’nai Tikvah
900 47 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2S 3C8, Canada

05/28/2026

Join us on Leader's Gathering - June 2026

We invite all members to send a delegation to our Leaders Gathering.
At this assembly, we will spend some time building relationships amongst our members, and together we will make decisions concerning:

1. Discuss upcoming Alliance priorities and campaigns, including the Alberta referendum
2. Participate in education planning and community engagement discussions related to the Alberta referendum
3. Strengthen leadership skills and collective capacity for community organizing and action

This gathering is an opportunity for our members to come together, make commitments to one another, and determine how we will build relationships and work together for the common good. Please make sure your organization is represented at this important gathering.

RSVP here: https://buff.ly/2hA1plH

🗓️ June 08, 2026
🕖️ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
📍 Calgary Unitarians
1703 1 St NW
Calgary, AB, T2M 4P4, Canada

05/27/2026

Alberta’s future should be built on belonging, fairness, and the common good of all. 💚

Join Calgary Alliance for the Common Good, community leaders, organizations, and neighbours from across Calgary for the launch of our campaign: Vote for Canada 🇨🇦, Vote No to Nine, Vote for the Common Good.
🩶🖤❤️

📍 Central Memorial Park
📅 June 3, 2026
⏰ 12 PM – 1 PM

Together, we’ll build relationships, share plans for public engagement, and take the next steps toward a more inclusive Alberta.

RSVP is encouraged to help us prepare for the gathering. You can sign up through the event page:
www.calgarycommongood.org/events

We’ll share the link in our stories.

Please invite your family, friends, neighbours, and community members to join us on June 3, and help spread the word by sharing this post through your social media networks and community channels.

05/27/2026

We are happy to celebrate that the Safer Together: Community Safety and Wellbeing Strategy Passed Council. Thank you to everyone who advocated for this. Your Voice Matters!

05/27/2026

Happy Eid al-Adha. To learn more about this Muslim celebration check out the link below.

Learn about the importance of the four sacred months in Islam. Gain a deeper understanding of their significance and the rewards of righteous actions during these periods.