IAF Northwest is a regional network of broad-based community alliances in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Each alliance builds civic leadership, strengthens member organizations, and serves as a vehicle for members to create systemic change for the common good.
The Alliances create opportunities for people to connect and act powerfully and creatively as leaders – to bring about practical solutions to the challenges facing their families and communities.
At the end of June, the Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good, based in Portland, Oregon, hosted its first bilingual training. The training was facilitated in both Spanish and English and simultaneously translated for the participants.
In June 2022, Queensland Community Alliance had a big community powered win with an historic increase in funding for Neighbourhood Community Centres.
At the end of June, the Calgary Alliance celebrated a huge win for Youth Mental Health Supports from their Provincial Government. Please join us in congratulating their Mental Health Research Action Team for the work they did to help take this big step towards their goals!
Read on to learn about the win from the perspective of the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good:
On Thursday May 19th, Common Good Missoula had its founding assembly. Community members from 37 different institutions from the Greater Missoula area joined together to celebrate the official beginning of the new IAF NW Affiliate.
