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| [[File:Profile Picture.jpg|thumb|This is a picture of Derek Alton from a retreat on reconciliation in 2016 held by 4R's Youth Movement at a YMCA Camp near Banff. | | [[File:Profile Picture.jpg|thumb|This is a picture of Derek Alton from a retreat on reconciliation in 2016 held by 4R's Youth Movement at a YMCA Camp near Banff. |
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| Photo Credit: Fatin Chowdhury | | Photo Credit: Fatin Chowdhury |
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| Derek Adam (Weber) Alton | | Derek Adam (Weber) Alton |
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| Born: October 29, 1988 | | Born: October 29, 1988 |
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| London, Ontario | | London, Ontario |
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− | "Is more of a lover than a fighter but is also a fighter so look out" ~From a Beer Commercial some where. | + | "Is more of a lover than a fighter but is also a fighter so look out" ~ from a Beer Commercial some where. |
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| Derek Alton is an environmental and democracy activist, a community organizer and currently a public servant for the Government of Canada. His core passion is transforming the way Canada's democracies works to empower citizens and enable people to effectively create a more just society while tackling the great challenges of our time. Derek has a background in social innovation, human behaviour change and movement building. | | Derek Alton is an environmental and democracy activist, a community organizer and currently a public servant for the Government of Canada. His core passion is transforming the way Canada's democracies works to empower citizens and enable people to effectively create a more just society while tackling the great challenges of our time. Derek has a background in social innovation, human behaviour change and movement building. |
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| Derek is an active writer. You can read many of his short thought pieces on his [https://gccollab.ca/profile/Derek.Alton GCcollab Account.] | | Derek is an active writer. You can read many of his short thought pieces on his [https://gccollab.ca/profile/Derek.Alton GCcollab Account.] |
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| + | <u>Education:</u> |
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| + | Summary: Derek's research has focused on how individuals and societies transform their structures and behaviours. |
| + | * University of Guelph: Undergraduate Degree in Political Science (2011) |
| + | ** ''<small>THESIS: Leadership and Social Change - End of Apartheid and the Fall of the Soviet Union</small>'' |
| + | ** ''<small>MAJOR PAPER: Culture and Stability in Botswana</small>'' |
| + | * University of Guelph: Certificate in Leadership (2011) |
| + | * University of Waterloo: Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation (2014) |
| + | ** <small>''SUMMATIVE PAPER: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByH7wmq4z9MRQ1RrZmNYcVAtS0E/view?usp=sharing Change Labs: Taking Bold Risk's But Not Alone]''</small> |
| + | *** <small>An Examination into the role of Labs as a way of fostering social innovation in governments</small> |
| + | * University of Wilfrid Laurier: Master's in Community Psychology (2017) |
| + | ** ''<small>THESIS: [https://gccollab.ca/file/view/270774/nurturing-close-friendship-in-the-21st-century-thesis Enabling a Sense of Community]</small>'' |
| + | *** ''<small>An examination into the regular behaviours that emerging adults use to deepen their close friendships (How do we bridge the intention-behaviour gap?)</small>'' |
| + | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oG5O3gvEu858CbzhFMpj9y8gnkCinpMi/view?usp=sharing '''Derek's CV'''] |