# Event Details - **Event Name**: Story Time at the Bench — Our Journeys, Our Gifts, Our Community - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: A community listening circle beside the river at Pomona Mills ParkAbout this EventAbout the Gathering:Join us for a simple evening of storytelling, listening and community connection beside the river at Pomona Mills Park.Participants are invited to share short stories about their journeys, families, cultures, gifts and contributions to life in the Greater Toronto Area.No speeches, presentations or formal program are required. We will gather at the bench, listen to one another and explore what peace, belonging and community mean in the places where we now live.? Event DetailsDate and time: Sunday, July 26, 2026 from 6:30–9:00 PM EDTLocation: Pomona Mills Park, Thornhill (Markham), ONOfficial address: 244 Henderson Ave, Markham, ONEntrance (Parking): Enter from John St. (#200) @ Pomona Valley Tennis Club Parking areaMeet at the double bench beside the river. (West of the playground -- follow the paved path)Format:? In-Person Gathering? Registration:Please register to receive full access details. (who to meet / photos / phone no. etc.)? Who Can Join?Everyone is welcome.No experience needed — just a willingness to listen and be present.You may join for any part of the gathering.Whether you are an elder, youth, artist, educator, community organizer, faith leader, public servant, or simply someone interested in meaningful conversation, you are welcome.About the gatheringEvery person carries stories of movement, memory, struggle, contribution and hope.Some of us came to Canada from other countries. Others were born here but carry the journeys of parents, grandparents and ancestors. Each person also brings skills, cultural knowledge, relationships and gifts that help shape the GTA’s living mosaic.Story Time at the Bench is a small community listening circle where people can meet one another without pressure, formal presentations or debate.We will gather beside the river at Pomona Mills Park and invite participants to share brief stories about:coming to Canada or finding a sense of home;family, cultural and community memory;skills, knowledge and gifts brought into the community;ways people contribute to the GTA mosaic;experiences of welcome, exclusion, peace or belonging;hopes for the community that younger generations will inherit.Listening is as valuable as speaking. No one will be required to share.Our approachThis is not a political debate, professional networking session or formal conference. It is an unhurried community conversation rooted in respect and curiosity.We ask participants to:listen without interrupting or correcting another person’s story;speak from personal experience;respect cultural and spiritual differences;avoid sharing another person’s story outside the gathering without permission;help create a welcoming environment for children, Elders, newcomers and neighbours.Photography and documentationPhotographs or recordings will only be taken with permission. Participants may attend without being photographed or publicly identified.What to bringPlease bring:a folding chair or blanket if possible;drinking water;weather-appropriate clothing;a short story, memory or reflection, should you wish to share.Children and families are welcome. The gathering is free.Weather noteBecause this is an outdoor gathering, an update will be shared if severe weather requires postponement or relocation.Hosted locallyThis gathering is being developed by community members Lloyd Helferty and Mohamed Azar as a small, local experiment in storytelling, listening, belonging and stewardship.? Hosted byUnityNet International (#UNI)Markham / Greater Toronto Area, CanadaInspired by conversations and friendships spanning:• Bermuda• Haliburton Highlands• Toronto & Brampton• Communities across Canada and beyondBefore communities build programs together, they need places where people can meet, listen and recognize one another.--Note: l (#UNI) will also be Publishing an Event Report.By attending this Public event, unless otherwise indicated, you grant #UNI the right to use your likeness in photographs and video for Promotional Purposes, where these images may be used as part of our Press Release for this event and/or for future marketing, including on Social Media. By attending this event you waive any rights to compensation or ownership of said images unless you expressly indicate to the organizers that you do not wish to be filmed or photographed.If you do not wish to have your likeness shown in any future marketing and promotions please let the Hosts (UnityNet International) know (ahead of time / before the start of the event) and we will unsure that your name and/or likeness does not appear in any future prmotional or marketing materials (photos, videos or other digital or print and copy).Note also: By consenting to attend this Public event hosted in cooperation with UnityNet International (#UNI) you also agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless #UNI from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including legal fees, arising out of or in connection with your attendance at this Public event.--This Event is being done as a #Partnership between: (#UNI)The #UnityNet Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14648110/The #UnityNet Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14276888/The #UnityNet and NetworkThe #UnityNet TeamThe #UnityNet Network & ToursThe #UnityNet NetworkThe #UnityNet NetworkThe #UnityNet Youth-led cycling journeys across Turtle Island and Africa, linking Peace Routes with climate action and intercultural exchange.The #UnityNet The #UnityNet The #UnityNet (#GSSP)The #UnityNet The #UnityNet Globally Coordinated teamThe #UnityNet NetworkThe #UnityNet (“Sonic Heritage” project) – a Jubilee Year Cultural Diplomacy InitiativeProfessionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14635302/The #UnityNet The (DAWN) NetworkThe #UnityNet NetworkThe #UnityNet NetworkThe # NetworkThe #UnityNet (#HHC)The (#FAU)The "" event seriesThe #UnityNet NetworkThe #UnityNet NetworkThe #UnityNet IDEAS Forum Team (Organizing / Event Planning Committee)? Food, Culture & Regeneration InitiativesThe #UnityNet Tea Diplomacy Initiative (#TDI) and the Circle of Tea (#CoT) gatherings at local — discussing #Peace, #ClimateAdaptation, and #RegenerativeDevelopment through community dialogue.TDI Public group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/368714421751019TDI Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9162897/CoT Public Group: facebook.com/groups/1284111233126396The # Federation of Bioregional (HSE) Coops, including the Universal Climate Smart (formerly CSAFT Centres), and the Plant-based CSF Network (#PlantBasedCSFoodGrp).The Science for Peace “Climate Smart Food (CSF) Programme”, including the CSF Certification System (CSF Protocols Forum), CSF Consulting Group demonstrating PaGGI Payments — rewarding producers of certified Climate Smart food products & more!The Federation of FFHE Members (Female & Feminist Humanitarian Entrepreneurs) is leading Local & Regional , Community , and — productive 3D polyculture food forests and regenerative learning spaces.The #UnityNet , showcasing CSF-certified regenerative honey production on restored landscapes, integrating carbon sequestration through soil biochar and biodiversity recovery.Public Group: facebook.com/groups/1439511069814092Professional Network: linkedin.com/groups/14194639? Social Media Hashtags:#community #storytelling #multicultural #listeningcircle #newcomerstories #belonging #intergenerational #gathering #familyfriendly #outdoor #communityevent #Thornhill #Markham #PomonaMills #Park #culturaldiversity #immigrantstories #communityconnection #peace https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/8c5ecf90-8677-11f1-8897-d1c887d26697-rimg-w740-h740-dcfefefe-gmir.jpg #UnityNet Story Bench — Community Trust & Dialogue Pilots(LinkedIn) Professional Network:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/18680022/Listen to water. Remember together. Restore peace.This group supports the #UnityNet Story Bench initiative — a simple, low-barrier, neighborhood-first pilot model for building trust and intergenerational dialogue.A Story Bench is exactly that: a bench in a park (or shared public place) with a light conversation protocol that invites respectful listening between elders, youth, and neighbors.Focus:• intergenerational listening• cultural memory & lived experience• community trust-building• #StoryPOD & Language Preservation pathways• small, replicable local pilotsPrinciple: Trust first. Infrastructure later.This is a working group for pilot organizers, observers, educators, and community partners.Waters remember. Communities listen. Futures heal.Listening restores waters, memory, and community.#UnityNet #StoryBench #TrustFirst #IntergenerationalDialogue--Public (FB) group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/storybench4peacePrivate (WhatsApp) Discussion group: (Please Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/8c7fc510-8677-11f1-a8a4-631b175f3d78-rimg-w1200-h420-dcfffffe-gmir.jpg UnityNet InternationalA Humanitarian Enterprise and Hybrid Holistic Practicum Learning System (#H2PLS) Management Companyhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/unitynet-international/UnityNet International has a mandate to establish the Global Unity Network (#UnityNet) and to help develop #gLocal #Empowerment Networks.Description:A Humanitarian Enterprise and Global Sustainable and Regenerative Development (#RD) Corporation Supporting and Promoting the local delivery of Open Source Regenerative "Climate Smart" Infrastructure set up as LIFE Learning Gardens.We are supporting the delivery of Community Engagement Tools, including various Events, Projects, Campaigns and Activities including:• Tree of Peace and Reconciliation tree planting CeremoniesPublic group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/904814154754966(LinkedIn) Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14416397/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join)• Sunlight Spectacle Virtual Edutainment & Shows• Coordinated International Bubble Fun FestivalsPublic group: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalUnityBiz/(LinkedIn) Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13979024/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/8ca352a0-8677-11f1-a8a4-631b175f3d78-rimg-w1200-h655-dcffffff-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/8cce3330-8677-11f1-a8a4-631b175f3d78-rimg-w1200-h444-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Children & Youth (International) NetworkPromoting: Life Value Peace Education (#LVPE) & Leaving No One Behind (#LNOB).UnityNet Children & Youth has a mandate to mobilize, educate & empower young people in each of our Local communities, tap into their Creativity & Ambition, & ensure that they focus on People + Planet (Humans & the Environment) as we move toward building a 21st Century #gLocalized Responsible Productive (#gRP) Compassionate Collaborative Regenerative Economy (#CCRE) that Leaves No One Behind (#LNOB).We wish to include child & youth representatives from ALL the local schools (all levels) as well as Educators who understand the importance of Life Value Peace Education & Leaving No One Behind.--Public Discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3307124976200959Professionals network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14012693/Professionals Network of Humanitarian Educators delivering Life Value Peace Education through the lens of Etuaptmumk inter-cultural collaboration.Open Discussion group (WhatsApp): (Please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/8cf5df70-8677-11f1-9a9e-39ca0151cd66-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet #StoryPODs ProjectA #Transformational #Regenerative Development project of #UnityNet.#ExperienceLifeLocalSeeking to help advance and contribute to the co-creation of a #Bioregional Earth through Creative Collective #gLocal Actions that each of us can do in our own local communities toward the creation of an #AbundanceEconomy that Brings Everyone Forward (#BEF).Our Purpose: Help create #sacred & #ethical spaces in all local communities of #UnityNet.--#StoryPODS at Youth Peace Gardens (#YPGs) and Forests (#YPF) can also serve as #Safe / #Sacred / #Ethical social spaces for dealing with trauma."It is very important to address the trauma that generates conflict"."People need to have conversations about moving forward and creating trust relations.""We need to develop spaces in Every community for communications from the heart to take place; this is very important." - Joe Brewer--The #YPGs are places where people can, "come back to find a safe space to do their work; to focus on what is important"."This is analogous to creating 'containers' that can help to bring strength to what is already happening... by bringing people together to help them continue"."Spaces for engaging people; spaces for where discussions can flow and meanings can be interpreted.""Places that include #children and #elders, across generations, who will also be making their own points about taking care of the #waters & putting their #voices into the mix in order to help create community and foster #connections with individuals."--#UnityNet EVENTS that take place at the #YPGs also allow local communities to create volunteer opportunities that will help to foster *trusting relationships* at the community level everywhere -- using practices that are based on indigenous cultures -- like #CirclesOfWord engagement activities that help to generate #dialogue among & between communities.Events can include activities that support #Transformative experiences that will enable people to transform themselves through interaction with #people and #landscapes.--Public group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/708372311445957Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14415035/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join)--The #UnityNet Unity Dreamboards NetworkThe UnityNet Unity Dreamboards team (and campaigns) help to Mobilize the youth and help turn their dreams into reality.This is a group that is affiliated with the C4 Group, where the "themes" of the C4 Group includes:-Architecture & Planning,One of the key members of the C4 Group is:e7 Architecture Studio "VCAP Modeling and mapping" (software): http://www.e7studio.net/mission.htmlwhich does:- Visualization & Imaging... a critical part of developing "Community Unity Dreamboards" (in Every Community).--Public discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/712479447758060Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14420349/(WhatsApp) discussion group: (please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/8d1dd9d0-8677-11f1-9a9e-39ca0151cd66-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Watershed Peace Gardens CampaignA Campaign led by the # Network working in #Partnership with # and #UnityNet members to #Protect the #EcologicalIntegrity of Lakes, Rivers and Watershed # (Hotspots) as well as #Bioregional Eco-Integrity using the #UnityNet system of working with local # and their #Allies to,○ Establish #Rings and #Networks of around all #Sacredwaters and in all Sacred #Ecoregions, planted by young people and their families of the regions that need #EcologialProtection from #Degenerative Development (like #Urban and #Industrial Developments, Mining or other such activities that can Contaminate the waters or damage the #EcologicalIntegrity of our #Bioregions)○ Establish Local #Teams of #Pollinator and #Watershed Ambassadors through the # at local schools in all local communities of these ○ Demonstrate # that help to Restore and Regenerate Ecosystems and Watershed Integrity as people live their Day-to-Day Lives--The #UnityNet Youth Peace Gardens Network#UnityNet Youth Peace Gardens allow community members (through the #UnityNet #Empowerment Network) to engage in dialogue with youth about their future Well Being and how they can #empower them by providing opportunities for the youth to meet their own needs and achieve their collective dreams of a Better World for All (Humans and #AllOurRelations). #BW4AllPublic Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/627859355327748Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12708603/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join)--The #UnityNet Youth Peace Forest (#YPF) Network#UnityNet Youth Peace Forests allow community members (through the #UnityNet #Empowerment Network) to engage in dialogue with youth about their future Well Being and how they can #empower them by providing opportunities for the youth to meet their own needs and achieve their collective dreams of a Better World for All (Humans and #AllOurRelations). #BW4AllPublic Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/805584698196999Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14441529/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/8d402ee0-8677-11f1-8897-d1c887d26697-rimg-w822-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Interbioregional Youth Peace Garden (#YPG) & Forest (#YPF) NetworkA Network Discussion Group for people in local Communities, Watersheds and Bioregions globally to Register their interest in establishing a Youth Peace Garden (#YPG) or Forest (#YPG) by undertaking some #Coordinated tree planting #Ceremonies in their own local Communities, Watersheds and Bioregions in #Partnership with other local Watershed Councils (#INAB2Cs), globally, in order to establish their own #glocal #UnityNet Watershed Council (#INAB2C) #Empowerment #Partnership and #team in their own local #Watershed along with a #registered space on the #UnityNet that shows all of the #Interbioregional Youth Peace Routes (#YPR) on all of the Continents and Islands, globally.--Note: Any organization that #Registers formally into this program will also be offered a space on the #UnityNet #Interchange4Peace VCN #gLocal #Trade Network for ALL #Sustainable and #Regenerative Goods and related Services produced globally in All #Watersheds of All #Bioregions and Islands of #UnityNet.--Public group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486271417149632Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14483516/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join)==============See also:The #UnityNet Youth Peace Gardens NetworkPublic Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/627859355327748UnityNet Youth Peace Gardens allow community members (through the #UnityNet #Empowerment Network) to engage in dialogue with youth about their future Well Being and how they can #empower them by providing opportunities for the youth to meet their own needs and achieve their collective dreams of a Better World for All (Humans and #AllOurRelations). #BW4AllProfessionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12708603/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #request to join)---The #UnityNet Youth Peace Forest NetworkPublic Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/805584698196999UnityNet Youth Peace Forests allow community members (through the #UnityNet #Empowerment Network) to engage in dialogue with youth about their future Well Being and how they can #empower them by providing opportunities for the youth to meet their own needs and achieve their collective dreams of a Better World for All (Humans and #AllOurRelations). #BW4AllProfessionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14441529/(WhatsApp) Discussion Group: (please #Request to join)---Supporting: (#IGU Network)All #UnityNet Youth Peace Garden and Forest spaces shall have a planted, an flying (where permitted) as well as a erected in a conspicuous location with high foot traffic within or next to the garden, symbolizing the hopes and dreams of the entire human family, standing vigil in silent prayer for peace on earth.Ref:Unity Tree of Peace & Reconciliation Planting CeremoniesPublic group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/904814154754966(LinkedIn) Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14416397/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join)Note: Youth Peace Gardens do not need to be food gardens, but can also be "ornamental", but should reflect the local cultures. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8d5cb790-8677-11f1-a8a4-631b175f3d78-rimg-w1200-h603-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The Global Unity Network is delivering Education, Training and Awareness-raising programs in cooperation with UnityNet International, which is networked through an international “Unity Gardens” Network that is also helping to establish Victory and Unity teams in local communities, worldwide.These local teams engage with local citizens, including local youth, educators, decision-makers and other community members through periodic, purposeful events that focus on the delivery of learning programs and exchanges that help local Humanitarian Entrepreneurs establish various types of local Humanitarian Enterprises in their own local communities, where the local Humanitarian Entrepreneurs are also supported and empowered to achieve success through their membership in an international network of glocal networks.Public Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/Unity-Network-105861365071867Primary Professionals Directory:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14011707/Unity Gardens Network:https://www.facebook.com/groups/3925729530807640Professionals Network:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13982532/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #request to join)Unity Learning Network:Public chat group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/164608325572811/Professionals Network:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12541432/Open Discussion Group (WhatsApp): (please #request to join)RelatedThe Regenerative Living Learning and Lifestyle NetworkPart of the #UnityNet Unity Gardens Global Network Established for the purpose of delivering the Biopsychosocial Learning Systems that will help to ACCELERATE the transition that Humanity needs from "Homo Confligiere" to "Homo Amore Universalis".https://www.facebook.com/groups/187512406468834(Linkedin) Professionals Network:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13974251/The (#UnityNet) is continuing our #AHIABGA - PARXTC - eZ-XPO partnership following the introductory weekly Indigenous Global Unity (#IGUSummit) platform that ran from June 10th, 2021 until December 28, 2023 and allowed indigenous people from Turtle Island to connect with other people and communities from around the world in order to have frank conversations and be given opportunities to present and discuss their own personal and collective perspectives and ideas related to the #UnityNet - AHIABGA process of #gLocalizing the Global Goals (currently the #SDGs) and other relevant subjects that they believed were important matters for all World Citizens to know or be aware of -- and particularly for Children and YOUTH and All future Leaders in both the Developed world and, especially in the Developing world to understand, so that they do not repeat our mistakes, especially as humanity collectively enters the to Deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (the current "SDG Period"), which is only the second 15 year timeframe of the MDG's (the "Millennium Development Goals"), which refers to the original Thousand Year Plan for achieving Peace on Earth through a fundamental transformation of humanity from "Homo Confligiere" to "Homo Amore Universalis".Subjects of discussions within # and during all of our events since 2021 have been related to the journey that humanity is taking toward achieving true "World Peace" and Unity as "Global citizens", and have ranged from Mental Health, Recovery from Trauma, Finance, Leadership, Humanitarian Advocacy, Breaking the Cycles of Uncertainty, Navigating the “new normals”, Expanding our Collective and Individual Horizons in understanding our Interconnectedness, Care and Protection of Mother Earth and Each Other, and Bridging the unique Challenges of the 21st Century.Discussions also include how governments and communities can collectively work with individuals across multiple sectors of our societies so that we can come together and rise to the occasion, such that will be able to face all of our many challenges simultaneously, inclusively, and sustainably and with creative, impactful solutions that are discovered through respectful, inclusive, empathetic and genuine conversations among all members of communities and that extend all the way down to the lowest "grass-roots" levels, but that also extend beyond one’s own community in an effort to bridge the many geographical, political, institutional, commercial, religious, language and cultural barriers and borders that too often separate us as Human Beings.During the next phase of Development of the our pre-2030 work will focus on all of the necessary Practical #Actions that will be needed to help us collectively achieve an Abundance Economy that seeks to Bring Everyone Forward (#BEF) through the demonstration of practical, real-world community-based solutions that demonstrate #gLocalizaton of the Global Goals through # (as per SDG#17).Definitions:An Abundance Economy = a #gRP #CCRE that #LNOBwhere,#gRP = #gLocalized Responsible Productive;#CCRE = Compassionate Collaborative Regenerative Economy;#LNOB = Leaves No One BehindOur Purpose at #:Help create #Sacred & #Ethical spaces for # and # in all local communities of #. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/8d86adc0-8677-11f1-9a9e-39ca0151cd66-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg #UnityNet-PODNet #Bioregional Humanitarian Social Enterprise (#HSE) Coop for the Greater Tkaronto Bioregion (#GTB)The Professionals Network for the #UnityNet-PODNet #GTB #Bioregional #HSE Coop Focused on #implementing, #demonstrating and #promoting various local "Climate Smart" solutions that will help to achieve the Global Goals (#SDGs) locally as a means to establish an Abundance Economy (#AE) that seeks to Bring Everyone Forward (#BEF) in the Greater Tkaronto Bioregion (#GTB) of Southern Ontario, Canada (in the Eastern Great Lakes region of Turtle Island / North America) and globally.--The primary (initial) "Climate Smart" #PoC Project #Solutions that the Coop members will #focus on include,a) The #UnityNet "Climate Smart" Ag & Food Training Centres (#CSAFT), a.k.a. Universal Climate Smart Community Humanitarian Social Enterprise (#HSE) Hubs (formerly known as CSAFT Centres)Ref1: The #UnityNet CSAFT Centres NetworkPublic Discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/219750254238411Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14269428/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #request to join)and,b) The "Climate Smart" Kitchens (Community Learning Labs) NetworkRef2: The #UnityNet C-S Kitchens NetworkPublic Discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/116617903682198Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14159235/(WhatsApp) discussion group: (please #Request to join)--Related:#UnityNet PODNet GTAPOD-Net global cooperative enterprise network of Regenerative housing/buildings and community solutions.Supporting:The SpARK4Humanity Hub network of "Climate Smart" Education and Training Centres in Canada--Delivered through the Global Unity Network (#UnityNet) "Unity Gardens" Learning (Education and Training) Network that uses the #UnityNet / #AHIABGA system and methods of #gLocalization of the Global Goals (starting with the Sustainable Development Goals | #SDGs).Delivered locally by: the CSF Development GroupPublic Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/617242305719163/Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14097453/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join)Affiliated (global) Enterprise #Teams:#UnityNet PODNet Malawi Enterprise Hub#UnityNet PODNet Uganda Enterprise Hub#UnityNet PODNet Nigeria Enterprise Hub#UnityNet PODNet Kenya Enterprise Hub#UnityNet PODNet Zimbabwe Enterprise Hub https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/8dd19970-8677-11f1-a8a4-631b175f3d78-rimg-w1200-h509-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet International Bubble Fun Festival NetworkProThe International Coordinated Bubble FUN Festivals professionals Network for those who wish to help organize "Bubble Fun" events in their own local community/ies.Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14189521/Complimentary FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2663876033927344/and(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join)Coordinated through the Greater Unity Network management team and supporters: https://www.facebook.com/globalunitypandemic/An International partnership for Global Unity - toward Humanitarian Entrepreneurship education and training.With support from the members of The Global Unity Network (Learning Partnership for Global Unity) #UnityNetA Regenerative Solutions Collaborative Exchange and Promotions Network Helping the world transition to a gLocalized Productive Compassionate Collaborative Regenerative Economy (#CCRE) that Leaves No One Behind (#LNOB).Public Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/Unity-Network-105861365071867Primary Professionals Directory: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14011707/Delivering Education, Training and Awareness-raising programs in cooperation with the Global Unity Business Group (UnitNet International), which is networked through an international “Unity Gardens” Network. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/8dfb6890-8677-11f1-a8a4-631b175f3d78-rimg-w1005-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The Indigenous Global Unity (#IGU) NetworkThe Indigenous Global Unity Network is a network that is intended to bring together all indigenous communities from around the world to contribute to the achievement of a #gLocalized ResponsibleProductive Compassionate Collaborative Regenerative Economy (#CCRE) that Leaves No One Behind (#LNOB).Public Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210151031081588/Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13993563/(WhatsApp) discussion group: (please #Request to join)--Symbolism on the Logo:Ref: https://www.ancient-symbols.com/native_american_symbols.htmlHope, Trust, Honour, Strength, Wisdom, Power, Freedom, Healing Energy, Leadership, Long life (slow but steady), Safety and shelter and the Gathering places for Transformation, Knowledge, and Understanding.--Related:#UnityNet Pilgrimage of Reconciliation (Working Group)The #UnityNet Pilgrimage of Reconciliation discussion is where we can begin to plan some #Grandmothers' #EARTHWalks across multiple countries (starting on Turtle Island/ Canada and Europe/ Italy and on multiple other Continents, globally -- including in Africa) in a collaborative effort to create as many local Youth Peace Gardens (YPGs) and Forests (#YPF) as possible leading up to and during the #Jubilee Year, 2025.We will start such #actions in Ontario, Canada, with each one #Twinned between local communities (through the INAB2 Collaboratives) and with other #YPGs in other local communities, especially in #LDCCEs, globally.--Members of this #team may also work with others to help with #fundraising that would allow our #UnityNet members to build Community Learning Centres (including and , or both) wherever there is an "accumulation" of the #YPG in each #Administrative District.--Ref:"I ask everyone to accompany this pilgrimage of reconciliation with the world that is our home and to help make it more beautiful”, says Pope Francis (LD #69).https://laudatosimovement.org/news/unveiling-laudate-deum-illuminated-by-leaders-across-faith-policy-and-science/“Laudate Deum” (Praise God), the new exhortation of Pope Francis “about the climate crisis”https://laudatosimovement.org/news/download-the-laudate-deum-toolkit-the-new-exhortation-of-pope-francis/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/8e3f4f60-8677-11f1-8897-d1c887d26697-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Practical Reconciliation ProjectConversations around processes of Practical Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples through implementation of the #AHIABGA and #UnityNet process of gLocalization of the Global Goals (SDGs) in partnership with members of the Indigenous Global Unity Network (#IGU Network).The Goal: Helping to establish a gLocalized Responsible Productive (#gRP) Compassionate Collaborative Regenerative Economy (#CCRE) that Leaves No One Behind (#LNOB), through Community Engagement and Hybrid Practicum Learning of Humanitarian Entrepreneurship with #FFHE in Unity Gardens.Public Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/477963760900265/Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14161388/(WhatsApp) Group discussion: (Please request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/8e610830-8677-11f1-8897-d1c887d26697-rimg-w1200-h444-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Unity Tree of Peace & Reconciliation Tree Planting CampaignA Global Unity Network public discussion group that is focused on coordinating the planting of Trees of Peace and Reconciliation in all of the local communities of #UnityNet.This group is here so everyone can work together, to coordinate the "Globally Coordinated" local Tree planting Ceremony events on World Environment Day (June 5th) each year, with the Tree Planting Ceremonies intended to establish Youth Peace Gardens (#YPG) and Forests (#YPF) as well as Watershed Council Empowerment teams (#INAB2 Collaboratives) in all local communities around the world.#INABB Collaboratives == Interfaith Non-Governmental Academic Business and Banking (B2) Collaboratives == Watershed CouncilsPublic group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/904814154754966Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14416397/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/8e858020-8677-11f1-9a9e-39ca0151cd66-rimg-w1200-h587-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Interfaith Partnerships NetworkThis Network is grounded in The Document of Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, the agreement signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar as a foundation for interfaith collaboration.https://www.forhumanfraternity.org/document-on-human-fraternity/--The #UnityNet Interfaith Partnership Network is part of the #Foundation for our work in #UnityNet as we seek to implement the various local #Learning programs, the #infrastructure and the #LifeLearning Gardens & Forests and all of the local, #Regenerative Practicum Community-based Learning spaces that can provide #immersion experiences, especially with young people, the elderly, their families and friends, across generations, and with those who are curious and Love Life and all of it's miracles.Public group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/620770953848345--The #UnityNet Interfaith Dialogues NetworkHelping to bring together Interfaith Communities in support of the #AHIABGA / #UnityNet process of #gLocalization of the Global Goals and for the establishment of local #Watershed Councils (INAB2 Collaboratives) that will help to #Empower our local Humanitarian Entrepreneurs (#FFHE).--ALL Faith Leaders from around the world are invited to engage in dialogue with the Leaders and Members of the Global Unity Network (#UnityNet) about #LocalSolutions that help to create #Peaceful #Sustainable and #Regenerative Development (both pre- and post-2030) to help local communities collectively achieve an Abundance Economy (#AE) that Brings Everyone Forward (#BEF), i.e. a #gLocalized Responsible Productive #CCRE that #LNOB.--Public group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2084931778566256Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14514027/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join)--#Interfaith Communities (and #organizations) are one of the key "pillars" of the "Hepta-Matrix" Partnership Template that is used to help create the INAB2 Collaboratives in every local community on Earth.see #HMPTemplate graphic in the #Logo: From the Drawdown Markham "Community Climate Action Hub" (#CCAH). https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/8eb87700-8677-11f1-8897-d1c887d26697-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg #UnityNet Peace & Reconciliation Corps – Strategic Collaboration Hub and Global Community CircleThe #UnityNet Peace & Reconciliation Corps (PRC) is a globally coordinated initiative to embed deep peace, spiritual security, and regenerative justice at the core of community development and international diplomacy.We support intergenerational teams in conflict-impacted, climate-vulnerable, and post-colonial regions to:• Interfaith & Indigenous-led dialogue circles• Restorative economy pilots (Food, Water, Shelter, Peace)• Memorial storytelling and #SSWMap documentation• Implement bioregional peace councils and cultural restoration programs• Facilitate Youth-led Tree of Peace & Reconciliation Ceremonies Youth-led & Sacred Site Renewals with mayors, youth, elders, faith leaders, and intergovernmental partners• Deploy regenerative infrastructure for food, energy, housing, and trauma-informed education• Advance a shift from militarized aid to love-rooted sovereignty — from Homo Confligiere to Homo Amore UniversalisGrounded in the Usalama Msingi Framework, this corps helps local communities become global models of Unity Consciousness + Financial Resilience.Engage with us as a co-creator, policy influencer, field leader, or regenerative diplomat.#UnityNet #PRC #PeaceCorpsReimagined #RegenerativeDiplomacy #UnityConsciousness #GlobalGoals #SystemTransition https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/8ede9ca0-8677-11f1-9a9e-39ca0151cd66-rimg-w819-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Mentor Coaches NetworkThe #UnityNet Mentor Coaches Network was established with the understanding that the Future of Education is not so much about Education DELIVERY (by teachers), but will be done in #partnership with "Mentor Coaches" in is a world in which students are in charge of THEIR OWN learning and know how to use the right #tools, like #AI #Technology, for the maximal #BENEFIT of mankind and all our relations.Because the Future of #Education is about teachers becoming the Mentor Coaches who serve the #students mostly "on the side"...... NOT by "delivering" #knowledge, but by being there to help #Motivate the Students to WANT to #Learn and constantly improve their #skills.--The purpose of this Network is to assist in global efforts at Transforming #JustInCase Education to #JustInTime Education and to guide #Learners using the tools of #EthicsEducation -- where we seek to find ways to encourage the practical implementation of the #PlatinumRule -- through the incentivization and the delivery of education related to #Humanitarian #Entrepreneurship (#HE).Ref: Ethics Education Programme (EEP), UNESCOhttps://www.unesco.org/en/ethics-science-technology/education--Mentor Coaches are here initially to #Teach people (#Learners) about how to become Independent, Life-Long Learners.--Public group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1041179854292415Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14474377/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/8f0844b0-8677-11f1-8897-d1c887d26697-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Elders & Seniors NetworkFocused on the needs of Older Persons (Elderly & Seniors).We want to ensure that we Leave No One Behind as we begin the transition to a Regenerative #Abundance Economy (#glocalized Responsible Productive #CCRE that #LNOB) that seeks to Bring Everyone Forward (#BEF).Through this group we will engage community partners, government stakeholders, and older adults themselves as authentic partners -- and demonstrate novel Health promotion and prevention strategies that can enhance the lives of older people.We do this by Mobilizing partners and provide them the knowledge, tools, and support they need to create change.Public Discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1076884669664977(LinkedIn) Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14142222/(WhatsApp) discussion group: (please #request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/8f332540-8677-11f1-8897-d1c887d26697-rimg-w867-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Water Network#WaterIsLife --> #WaterInMotionDancingIsLifeIsLoveA node of the Global Unity Network that is designed to address all of the various Water Sustainability issues that are related to the achievement of the Global Goals, starting with the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs), in all #LDCCEs around the world, and toward the global transition to an Abundance Economy -- a #gLocalized Responsible Productive Compassionate Collaborative Regenerative Economy (#CCRE) that aims to Leave No One Behind (#LNOB).Regenerative *Water Professionals* Network:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9126262/Public Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/125227757047158 https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/8f5c7f30-8677-11f1-a8a4-631b175f3d78-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Sacred Site & Watershed Mapping ProjectOur #UnityNet Sacred Sites and Watershed Mapping Project will create a (dynamic) map of the location of all of our Trees of Peace & Reconciliation that have been planted in all of the local communities around the world, mapped onto an Open Map that also shows the Watershed boundaries & "geographic flows" (of how water moves within the local watersheds, from rainfall to rivers to lakes & ultimately to the ocean).The Map will include info about:-The Local Community (and Forests), the Unity Gardens network, Unity Peace Centres [& #CSAFT] & more... **#LifeLearningGardens--** The #Info and #knowledge on the #SSWMaps will include it's location, it's #boundaries, it's #Watershed and its #Bioregional connections -- including its #drainage to the ocean, its #Twins around the world, its #Indigenous #Herstories from the different perspectives of the #WatershedGrandmothers and other local #stewards, its #WatershedUnityFlag, #WatershedUnitySong, #WatershedUnityDance and the #WatershedUnitySports Council & Networks plus many more #attributes that give #meaning to #Local.--Public discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/670923711548451Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14286310/(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/8f7dc2d0-8677-11f1-a8a4-631b175f3d78-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg #UnityNet Water for the World CampaignWelcome to the UnityNet "Water for the World" Campaign — a global movement and community dedicated to ensuring clean water access for all through sustainable practices, education, and collaborative partnerships to ensure water sovereignty, dignity, and sustainability for all. We support community-led innovation, Indigenous stewardship, regenerative tech, and collaborative infrastructure. Join us to turn every watershed into a peace system. #WaterSanctuaries #UnityNet #PeaceWithWater--Let us not aim for what is easy—let us aim for what is needed.Because we believe: You cannot hit what you do not aim for.Join the #UnityNet Water for the World Campaign.--Public (FB) group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/553022424357015(LinkedIn) Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14721041/(WhatsApp) Chat group: (please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8fa9b4d0-8677-11f1-a8a4-631b175f3d78-rimg-w1200-h657-dcffffff-gmir.jpg The #UnityNet Ecosystem Restoration Network – Professional CircleThis network brings together ecological restoration professionals, regenerative agriculture experts, and community-based innovators committed to building bioregional resilience through hands-on, youth-led, and feminist-informed ecosystem healing projects.Key initiatives include:• Nature Restoration Labs in schools• Productive 3D Polyculture Food Forests• Certified “Climate Smart Honey” from restored landscapes• Feminist-led enterprise models & #PaGGI Payments for Global Goals ImplementationJoin us to co-design, mentor, and scale #ClimateSmart solutions that restore ecosystems and regenerate livelihoods.#UnityNet #EcosystemRestoration #CSF #ClimateHoney #FFHE #LP4GU #PaGGI #RegenerativeEconomy--Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14692188/Public network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4124370697817959(WhatsApp) Discussion group: (please #Request to join) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/8fd112f0-8677-11f1-9a9e-39ca0151cd66-rimg-w819-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg Unity Network (#UnityNet) GTARegional INAB2C support networkProfessionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14009882/Focused on developing the "Model" for and a LOCAL (Greater Toronto Area / Southern Ontario) Network of Regenerative "Climate Smart" Education practitioners and organizations that will assist in and undertake the delivery of practical and useful content for all of the people who are or will become members of the , with a special focus on Female and Feminist Humanitarian Entrepreneurs (#FFHE) and their supporters, which includes all people who are associated with the Global Unity Network of networks.Supporting ALL #UnityNet members and related organizations in the (#GTB)Public Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2993557734217958/Discussion group: (please #Request to join)#UnityNet CanadaDiscussion around implementing the full suite of Open Source Regenerative Climate Smart Infrastructure in local communities in Canada and North America/Turtle Island as an important first step toward #gLocalization of the Global Goals (#SDGs) for all people everywhere, leaving no one behind.Starting w. tree planting events...Then: Unity Gardens, Climate Smart (SpARK) Learning CentresOther events and ceremonies:- Sunlight Spectacle events- Bubble Fun Festivals & SportsPublic Network: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1129718367574583Professionals Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12672378/(WhatsApp) Discussio - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/markham/story-time-at-the-bench-our-journeys-our-gifts-our-community/100001994395938941 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, business, workshops, sports, festivals, it, science-fair, art, nonprofit, storytelling, entertainment, music, theatre, trips-adventures, cycling, conferences, contests, charities, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes - Location: Pomona Mills Park - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Markham - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Pomona Mills Park - **lat**: 43.8173734 - **long**: -79.41095539999999 - **full address**: Pomona Mills Park, 244 Henderson Avenue, Markham, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Story Time at the Bench — Our Journeys, Our Gifts, Our Community - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/0af3361733093e3f3ece3cd713eac1ff4ed4da6d42c68c683b4590017e780bd8-rimg-w1200-h670-dcf8e8d8-gmir.jpg?v=1786248864 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Story Time at the Bench — Our Journeys, Our Gifts, Our Community being held? - **A:** Story Time at the Bench — Our Journeys, Our Gifts, Our Community takes place on Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Pomona Mills Park, 244 Henderson Avenue, Markham, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Story Time at the Bench — Our Journeys, Our Gifts, Our Community? - **A:** Story Time at the Bench — Our Journeys, Our Gifts, Our Community is organized by Global Unity Business Group. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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