Monday, January 29, 2007
Proposed panhandling ban
From the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee:
A panhandling ban for Toronto 's tourist areas has been proposed by CouncillorCase Ootes. The item went to the City's Economic Development Committeeyesterday (January 24th) and was sent to the city solicitor for study. You mayremember a panhandling ban was proposed in September 2006 by then CouncillorJane Pitfield. The item was sent to the city manager but died there since aCity election took place. We do not know how long this process will take.
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/174565
A panhandling ban for Toronto 's tourist areas has been proposed by CouncillorCase Ootes. The item went to the City's Economic Development Committeeyesterday (January 24th) and was sent to the city solicitor for study. You mayremember a panhandling ban was proposed in September 2006 by then CouncillorJane Pitfield. The item was sent to the city manager but died there since aCity election took place. We do not know how long this process will take.
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/174565
Friday, January 26, 2007
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Upcoming events at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
www.thepowerplant.org
Sunday 21 January, 2 pm. Free with gallery admission.
SUNDAY SCENEGallery Talk: Stefan Kipfer
In major cities in Europe and North America, notions of creativity (“the creative class,” “cultural capital”) have become instrumental for strategies of land valorization and economic competitiveness. U of T professor Stefan Kipfer offers an alternative way of thinking about creativity in the city: French radical philosopher Henri Lefebvre’s notion of the city as a collective work of art. Kipfer relates Lefevbre’s ideas to the We Can Do This Now exhibition.
Sunday 21 January, 3 pm. Free with gallery admission.
LIVEJumpsations: Jump Rope DemonstrationIn tandem with Luis Jacob’s piece From Stream to Golden Stream, a suspended sculpture made from thirty taxidermied pigeons, youth skip rope team Jumpsations demonstrate its dizzying techniques.
Thursday 25 January, 7 pm. $8 Members, $10 Non-Members.
LECTUREThe Utopian or Visionary in Three Dimensions:Marie-Paule MacDonald, Daniel Young and Christian Giroux.
Can utopian theoretical propositions be translated into realistic architectural forms? This discussion considers the structural and social viability of contemporary and historical utopian projects, relating these themes to design, art, and critical thinking.
FORUM Panel Discussion: Making a SceneBarbara Fischer, Luis Jacob, Tanya Mars, Clive Robertson, Jon SasakiThe Power Plant presents an afternoon panel discussion that responds to the current sense of anticipation and excitement about Toronto’s role as a cultural city and asks how creative communities are generated and sustained. Speakers review the state of arts communities, relating efforts at “making a scene” in Toronto to important national and international contexts. Touching on questions of inclusiveness and exclusiveness, they will consider the legacy of artist-run spaces, collectives, and collaborations to explore how artistic communities are generated and sustained.
www.thepowerplant.org
Sunday 21 January, 2 pm. Free with gallery admission.
SUNDAY SCENEGallery Talk: Stefan Kipfer
In major cities in Europe and North America, notions of creativity (“the creative class,” “cultural capital”) have become instrumental for strategies of land valorization and economic competitiveness. U of T professor Stefan Kipfer offers an alternative way of thinking about creativity in the city: French radical philosopher Henri Lefebvre’s notion of the city as a collective work of art. Kipfer relates Lefevbre’s ideas to the We Can Do This Now exhibition.
Sunday 21 January, 3 pm. Free with gallery admission.
LIVEJumpsations: Jump Rope DemonstrationIn tandem with Luis Jacob’s piece From Stream to Golden Stream, a suspended sculpture made from thirty taxidermied pigeons, youth skip rope team Jumpsations demonstrate its dizzying techniques.
Thursday 25 January, 7 pm. $8 Members, $10 Non-Members.
LECTUREThe Utopian or Visionary in Three Dimensions:Marie-Paule MacDonald, Daniel Young and Christian Giroux.
Can utopian theoretical propositions be translated into realistic architectural forms? This discussion considers the structural and social viability of contemporary and historical utopian projects, relating these themes to design, art, and critical thinking.
FORUM Panel Discussion: Making a SceneBarbara Fischer, Luis Jacob, Tanya Mars, Clive Robertson, Jon SasakiThe Power Plant presents an afternoon panel discussion that responds to the current sense of anticipation and excitement about Toronto’s role as a cultural city and asks how creative communities are generated and sustained. Speakers review the state of arts communities, relating efforts at “making a scene” in Toronto to important national and international contexts. Touching on questions of inclusiveness and exclusiveness, they will consider the legacy of artist-run spaces, collectives, and collaborations to explore how artistic communities are generated and sustained.
Lower Don Lands, submit a vision:
http://www.towaterfront.ca/dynamic.php?first=43fa75b221b08&second=43fa7f3cddad8&third=45abd9e029036
http://www.towaterfront.ca/dynamic.php?first=43fa75b221b08&second=43fa7f3cddad8&third=45abd9e029036
WHERE Goes the Neighbourhood? Managing Gentrification in Parkdale. A community forum presented by PLEDC, Monday January 22, 2007 - 7pm-9pm, free childcare provided. Gallery 1313, 1313 Queen Street West (West gates of the building)> free childcare is provided, please rsvp if you’d like to use it.
In the past several years our neighbourhood has undergone a considerable amount of change. Is that a good thing? Is that a bad thing? And what happens next? Join us on Monday January 22nd from 7pm to 9pm for a community forum bringing together residents, local business owners, community service organizations, and political and media types, to discuss, debate, and brainstorm how we can achieve a socially sustainable neighbourhood. A team of fourth-year Urban Planning students at Ryerson University will share a twenty-minute presentation based on a comprehensive study that they recently completed about gentrification in Parkdale. Following this, we will hold a moderated panel discussion to explore innovative solutions for how the community can deal with the ongoing changes in the neighbourhood. The panel features Matthew Blackett (Spacing), Misha Glouberman (Trampoline Hall), Craig Peskett (Parkdale Residents Association), Victor Willis (Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre), Margaret Zeidler (Urbanspace Property Group), and is moderated by Carl Wilson (The Globe and Mail). The final portion of the moderated panel discussion will include an audience/panel Q+A, and although the event will officially end at this point, participants are invited to stick around for an informal and semi-experimental breakout discussion designed to advance the dialogue on issues raised in the forum.
In the past several years our neighbourhood has undergone a considerable amount of change. Is that a good thing? Is that a bad thing? And what happens next? Join us on Monday January 22nd from 7pm to 9pm for a community forum bringing together residents, local business owners, community service organizations, and political and media types, to discuss, debate, and brainstorm how we can achieve a socially sustainable neighbourhood. A team of fourth-year Urban Planning students at Ryerson University will share a twenty-minute presentation based on a comprehensive study that they recently completed about gentrification in Parkdale. Following this, we will hold a moderated panel discussion to explore innovative solutions for how the community can deal with the ongoing changes in the neighbourhood. The panel features Matthew Blackett (Spacing), Misha Glouberman (Trampoline Hall), Craig Peskett (Parkdale Residents Association), Victor Willis (Parkdale Activity - Recreation Centre), Margaret Zeidler (Urbanspace Property Group), and is moderated by Carl Wilson (The Globe and Mail). The final portion of the moderated panel discussion will include an audience/panel Q+A, and although the event will officially end at this point, participants are invited to stick around for an informal and semi-experimental breakout discussion designed to advance the dialogue on issues raised in the forum.
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