Shift: The Dalhousie School of Planning Conference

03/10/2022

Meet our Panelists for People.

Jennifer Watts
Jennifer Watts is CEO of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS), the largest immigrant-serving agency in Atlantic Canada. ISANS provides a wide range of programs and services including resettlement, language, employment, business development, employer engagement, community integration and online programs both pre and post-arrival. Trained as an Urban and Rural Planner, Jennifer has a background in community development, urban and rural planning and municipal issues having served as a Municipal Councillor on Halifax Regional Council from 2008-2016. Jennifer has lived overseas in Central America and the Middle East and her family has been involved in supporting refugees through private sponsorships and university refugee programs.

Mapfumo Chidzonga
Mapfumo Chidzonga is currently working at Halifax Regional Municipality as a Diversity and Inclusion Advisor within the Planning and Development department. While he began his career as an intern, he is now a Diversity and Inclusion Advisor working at the forefront of championing equity, diversity and inclusion as primary and core considerations in policymaking, city-building plans, service delivery and community engagement practices. He is passionate about building trust, equitable service, inclusive and meaningful relationships and centring the voices of underrepresented communities. Mapfumo’s life journey started in Harare, Zimbabwe and so, his values are proudly rooted in the African worldview of Hunhu (Ubuntu) through which he was raised to embody and instill the qualities of integrity, compassion, community responsibility, empathy, respect for life and dignity of all persons. He describes himself as an aspiring change-maker committed to life-long learning. He holds a master’s degree in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University.

Carmel Farahbakhsh
Carmel Farahbakhsh (they/them) is a community educator, art maker, and youth worker. They have collaborated on The Khyber Centre For The Arts board for four years, and are enjoying their new position as co-director of local music festival EVERYSEEKER. They recently transitioned from a five-year term coordinating the South House Sexual and Gender Resource Centre to working as the Executive Director at the Youth Project-- seeing a direct link between this community work and access to creative spaces/arts community. As the Executive Director of the Youth Project Carmel works holds a youth-centric approach to organizational movement and support. Carmel builds their vision from their community education background and aims to apply an anti-racist and trauma-informed framework to their work. They also collaborate and organize with local initiatives, artist-run-centres, and community partners with an aim to create a wider 2SQTBIPOC community and support systems within the HRM.

Image Description- All three images are at the center of the image in a circular background are our panellist. On the top left of this is an image of Jennifer Watts, on the top ride is an image of Mapfumo Chidzonga and at the center of the bottom is an image of Carmel Farahbakhsh. Behind all of this is a black background with grey dots at the bottom and blue, yellow and neon pink arrows at the top.

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03/10/2022

Meet our Panelists for Places.

Treno Morton Treno Morton
Treno Morton is a graduate of Queen's University, with a degree in Geography and Planning, with a certificate in planning, and a minor in Global Development Studies. His goal is to use his education to help counteract the gentrification he's seen plaguing not only his own community but countless other Black and underrepresented communities across Canada. Treno also has experience working with and advising local community groups, non-profit organizations, and government corporations. He is also the co-owner and Creative Director of Fumes Rolling Papers Incorporated, a blacked owned and operated rolling paper company founded by his brother and himself to help re-establish black ownership in the cannabis industry.

Meaghan Dalton Meaghan Dalton
Meaghan is a Community Developer for HRM’s Parks & Recreation department. She has a background in planning, politics, and research. As a Community Developer, Meaghan supports grassroots groups harnessing their passions, skills, and community assets to create positive change in their communities. She supports groups with strategic planning, board development, and community engagement, and through capacity-building programs, such as Neighbourhood Placemaking, Community Gardens, Step Up to Leadership (a volunteer training program), and the annual HRM Volunteer Conference. Meaghan also supports the Parks & Recreation department with expertise in community engagement and outreach.

Tammy Ewing
Tammy is dedicated to advocating for and lifting up opportunities that help people overcome challenges faced by Nova Scotia communities. She is inspired by working with those who believe in a Nova Scotia that offers a sense of belonging for all. Tammy understands the importance of hearing from those who are traditionally overlooked and is passionate about seeking equity for all Nova Scotians. Tammy has been part of the active transportation work from the beginning in 2017 when the first group formed (Rural Access to Physical Activity). She continues working alongside others to further this work and is now Co-Chair of the East Preston Active Transportation Committee.

Image Description- All three images are at the center of the image in a circular background are our panellist. On the top left of this is an image of Treno Morton, on the top ride is an image of Meaghan Dalton and at the center of the bottom is an image of Tammy Ewing. Behind all of this is a black background with grey dots at the bottom and blue, yellow and neon pink arrows at the top.

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03/10/2022

Meet our Panelist for the Journey of Goods.

Tyler Boutilier Tyler Boutilier
Tyler is an urban planner with the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) with a focus on optimizing port assets and cultivating meaningful port-city relationships. With his background in civil engineering and urban design, he uses his technical skillset to create long-term strategic plans for port infrastructure. Since beginning his career at HPA, he has gained an appreciation of how to port assets impact the lives of so many people throughout Nova Scotia and the rest of Canada. Tyler strives to include effective social and environmental thinking throughout his work to lead port-city planning into the future.

Elissama Menezes Oliveria
Elissama Menezes is a Latina woman living in K’jipuktuk, Mi’kma’ki (Halifax, Nova Scotia). She is a Project Co-lead at Inspiring Communities, conducting Social Research and Development through a participative, experiential learning approach to help sector change. She is also a Research Assistant at Dalhousie, looking at the participation of Indigenous women in the Arctic climate change science. Elissama co-runs an environmental NGO in Brazil focused on ocean and climate change advocacy and engagement with socially vulnerable coastal communities through art and sports. Her work focuses on the intersection of climate crisis solutions, maritime transportation, environmental and social justice, and systemic changes.

Ahsan Habib Muhammad Ahsanul Habib
Dr. Ahsan Habib is a transportation professor and the Director of Dalhousie School of Planning. He is the founder of the Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC), a CFI-sponsored multidisciplinary research unit. His research interests include transportation modelling, microsimulation of urban systems and smarter mobility planning. Dr. Habib believes that multi-modal mobility options are the key to ensuring the sustainability of our cities.

Image Description- All three images are at the center of the image in a circular background are our panellists. On the top left of this is an image of Tyler Boutilier, on the top ride is an image of Elissama Menezes and at the center of the bottom is an image of Ahsan Habib. Behind all of this is a black background with grey dots at the bottom and blue, yellow and neon pink arrows at the top.

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02/10/2022

Danny Graham (Chief Engagement Officer Engage Nova Scotia)

Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Danny Graham is the son of former senator Al Graham. He is an alumnus of Dalhousie University. Danny believes Nova Scotians are calling for a new future – one where they can be part of the solutions.
Before entering politics, Graham practised as both a corporate and defence lawyer. He also worked for two years as a special adviser in the federal Justice Department.

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01/25/2022

Shift: Journeys 2022 will be a conference that looks at the past, present, and possible futures of the concept of journeys. While we're on our own trip, we'd want to highlight people's travels, places' journeys, commodities' journeys, historical adventures, and more! COVID-19 has touched and challenged our daily lives, as we have all experienced as our journeys have been impacted and affected. M.Plan 2021/2022 Graduate Planning Society Dalhousie University Dalhousie Society of Undergraduate Planners Develop Nova Scotia Downtown Halifax Dalhousie Student Union
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12/02/2021

‘Save the date this Spring,
For the JOURNEY we are going to bring!’
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03/16/2021

SPECIAL EVENT: Becoming a Licensed Professional Planner!
Hear from Professional Standards Board (PSB) staff as they provide information and advice to help you navigate the PSB certification process to become a Licensed Professional Planner. You’ll also hear from a certified planner about their experience with the certification process and what it’s like to be an LPP.
Presenters: Nzinga White, Operations Manager, Professional Standards Board and Chrystal Fuller, LPP, MCIP
Register here https://shiftplanningconference.webnode.com/tickets/
for Day 3 of the conference, and join us from 2-3 PM AST.

03/15/2021

Join us today! Register here

Webinars - March 15 to 19, 2021