Call for project submissions: Summit for Creative Community Solutions 2025

Feb. 27, 2025
For Immediate Release

BRANTFORD – Wilfrid Laurier University’s Hub for Community Solutions is inviting students, researchers, community organizations, artists, and changemakers to submit projects for the 2025 Summit for Creative Community Solutions.

Projects must be submitted online and address the Summit’s theme of Bridging the Gap through connections, accessibility and sustainability for communities. Organizers welcome submissions in the following areas:

Community connections and integration:

• Cultural and intergenerational initiatives that strengthen relationship and mutual understanding.
• Emerging trends in community-based media and alternative communication methods.

Accessibility in knowledge and skills sharing:

• Bridging the gap between academic research and community priorities.
• Strengthening educational pathways to prepare for emerging societal and economic needs.

Sustainability and resilience:

• Urban-rural partnerships that foster sustainable collaboration.
• Community-led solutions to overcoming barriers to sustainable living.

The deadline for submissions is April 8. Formats can include presentations, poster boards, or creative projects such as artistic, digital or multimedia projects. Projects must be submitted using the summit’s online form.

The summit will take place on May 8 on Laurier’s Brantford campus. It will feature keynote addresses from Lucy Marco, executive director of the Grand River Council on Aging; Alexis Buettgen, assistant professor of Psychology at Laurier; and Rita-Marie Hadley, director of Lansdowne Children’s Centre. A series of workshops, panel discussions, and artistic performances will round out the agenda. More information can be found on the summit web page.

“Our inaugural summit in 2024 showed the power of community in inspiring positive change,” said Christina Han, Director of the Laurier Hub for Community Solutions. “We are pleased to continue the momentum in 2025 with an event that will leverage creativity to tackle social issues and foster a deeper sense of belonging.”

The Summit for Creative Community Solutions is an initiative in partnership with the City of Brantford, Laurier’s Sustainability Office, and Laurier’s Office of Research Services.