Upcoming events with Five & Two
Community Centered Development Foundations Course
You're invited to join the Five & Two Network for a self-guided online course in the foundations of Community-Centered Development. This course includes nine self-paced modules designed to equip and inspire your local practice, along with two live Zoom check-ins on July 15 and August 5 for shared learning and connection. Whether you're just beginning or deepening your journey, this is a chance to grow alongside a global community committed to transformative work.
Laos Peace Camp: Candlelight of peace
Join us in Laos for Candle Light for Peace, a four-day peace camp from August 18–21, where we’ll explore the heart of peacemaking and reconciliation. Through shared learning, we’ll dive into themes like collaboration, conflict transformation, and community-centered development. Come be part of a hopeful, hands-on journey toward lasting peace in community.
The Abundance Banquet: A Five & Two Network Benefit
Join us for The Abundance Gathering – A Five & Two Network Benefit Event: Turning Assets into Lasting Change on September 19 at the beautiful Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. Enjoy delicious food, inspiring stories from community partners, and a small auction—all in support of community-led transformation. Come celebrate the power of shared resources and collective impact.
Global Gathering: Embodied Change-making & The Power of Play
Join the Five & Two Network Global Gathering as we explore embodied change-making and the transformative power of play in community-centered development. Together, we’ll reflect on how creativity and improvisation fuel growth and collective action.
“Improvisation, composition, writing, painting, theater, invention, all creative acts are forms of play, the starting place of creativity in the human growth cycle, and one of the great primal life functions. Without play, learning and evolution are not possible.”
- Stephen Nachmanovitch, Free Play, Improvisation in Art and Life
Come ready to move, imagine, and connect.
Friends of Five & Two: Prayer Gathering
“Prayer makes your heart bigger, until it is capable of containing the gift of God himself. Prayer begets faith, faith begets love, and love begets service on behalf of the poor.” - Mother Teresa
Pray and Connect with us! Every other month we have prayer gatherings for practitioners within the network to hear updates and join togethr in a time of prayer and encouragement.
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85807254489
Global Gathering: Community Centered Peacemaking
At the last Global Gathering we focussed on Peace Camps as a tool for activating communities and leading communities to engage the CCD process. It was so powerful and we got a lot of feedback that people wanted to share more on this topic. This time, we hope to hear from CCD practitioners who integrate peacebuilding strategies as it is necessary in the CCD process!
When engaging in Community Centred Development work, peacebuilding principles and tools are essential for creating sustainable, inclusive change. CCD focuses on uncovering and mobilizing a community's existing strengths—but in many communities, past or ongoing conflict, division, or mistrust can hinder this process. Peacebuilding helps address these dynamics by fostering dialogue, healing, and mutual understanding. It creates the safe, collaborative spaces needed for people to come together across differences, build trust, and co-create solutions. Integrating peacebuilding into CCD ensures that development efforts are not only asset-driven, but also relationship-centered, equitable, and resilient in the face of tension or change.
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85807254489