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Background

Urban Rez Solutions is a culturally sensitive social change, community capacity building and conflict management consultancy operated by Roderick Brereton and Farley Flex. Flagship initiatives, Just Think 1st and Take Back Your World Navigate Your Life” Read more

Capacity Building Experts

We have delivered our programming to a wide range of clients including; Toronto District School Board, Toronto Police Services & The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, OPSEU, Canadian Training… Read more

Training

A robust ‘train the trainer’ approach increases community capacity by enhancing leadership skills, highlighting collective and individual accountability and honing decision making skills. All training components include culturally sensitive material… Read more

About Us

With over 25 years combined experience we offer a wide range of intercultural conflict management workshops and seminars designed to enrich the client group. To date we have delivered our programming to service providers including; Toronto District School Board, Toronto Police Services & The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, OPSEU, Canadian Training Institute, JVS, Native Child and Family…

Testimonials

“I feel like we have a clear path forward to bring to the administrators to gain buy-in.”

Corporate Client Testimonial: Received June 23, 2016

Hi Farley, “It was nice meeting you today. Thank you so much for taking the time to sit and talk with “_______” and for creating such a great program. I am happy I found out about Just Think 1st and I would really like the UrbanRez teachings to become a fundamental part of “______” development and evolution (no matter what part she decides to take.”

Parent Testimonial: Received Feb 1, 2017

“The facilitation of an open and engaging conversation – you demonstrated active listening – led by example”

Community Organization – August 2016

“I respect Roderick, I would never not go back. I would go back in there, even if I had nothing to do I would go back. It teaches us sense trust me. One—he teaches like he changes, he changes certain people I’m telling you. I swear to god. Right now if Roderick—if I never came to this program I never—you know where I’d be right now."

Student Intervention Program participant Testimonial
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Making an impact

We’ve worked with numerous organizations for over 15 years around the world.

“Feed a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day…teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for life.”

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