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Lawrence ALVAREZ

ZIMBABWEAN-CANADIAN. community CREATOR. PROJECT MANAGER.

my story
​Greetings and welcome!

I am Co-founder
 of the Canadian charity the Institute for a Resource Based Economy, was it's first President and Chairperson, and currently serve as a board member. I am Co-founder of the Canadian non-profit the Toronto Tool Library, was it's former Executive Director, and serve as a board member. Both organizations operate from Toronto. I was born and raised in Zimbabwe, have lived in Canada for the last 15 years, and currently live in Gothenburg, Sweden.

View my LinkedIn Profile here.

A Project Manager with 8+ years experience managing a community based tool sharing initiative including hiring employees and managing payroll, writing grants, fundraising, policy writing and customer relations.

A Public Speaker having delivered keynote presentations, panel discussions, and fire-side chats on topics such as the Alternative Library Movement, the 'Sharing Economy', and the value of 100 Year Cycle thinking.
Click here for recorded speeches. You can also read some testimonials here.

An Environmentalist having living in collaborative housing experiments, volunteered on organic farms, and volunteered for environmental organizations for 10+ years.

I speak English, and intermediate Swedish (SFI D nivå), and am currently seeking a job in Gothenburg. Please read about my story here! Connect with me here!

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President, Chairman, Co-founder (2011-2018)
Executive Director (2018)
Board Member (2018-Present)

New Collection ​Committee Member (2017)
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Co-Founder (2013-Present)
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Co-Founder (2016-Present)
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Agent of Change (2012-2013)
Mentor (2016-2018)

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Personal Philosophy: We are so few generations away from common parents. The resources of the Earth are the common heritage of all the Earth's people - they should not be withheld in ownership or for profit. Ownership is a burden and we are richer when we share. Life is a gift, not to be wasted on acquisition and accumulation, but to be celebrated in community and the common expression of love, as in a family. A human family.
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