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March
2005 Newsletter ~ Toronto Public Space Committee
1)
ACTION ITEM: Stop the anti-postering bylaw!
2) PUBLICity: A gallery
exhibit of Toronto's public spaces
3) MONSTER GARBAGE CANS
~ Where are they?
4) TOOKER ~ One Year Later
~ Community gathering & ritual
5) TPSC MONTHLY MEETING
~ Wednesday March 2nd
6) UNISON: The Art of Stencils,
Stickers & Posters
7) CROSSING CANADA ~ Moosejaw
Public Space Committee?
8) DUNDAS SQUARE GENERAL MANAGER
~ Looking for a new career?
9) TPSC NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
~ now online
10) WELCOME TO OUR LIVING ROOM
~ photos online
11) WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
- I love you!
12) SUPPORT the TPSC ~ Every
dollar moves us forward
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1) ACTION ITEM: Stop the
anti-postering bylaw! (Monday March 7th)
The City's anti-postering bylaw is two steps away from becoming law. Your
last chance to speak against the proposal is on Monday March 7th, at the
the Planning and Transportation Committee.
We need your voice at City Hall! Members of the Committee want to hear
your concerns. You can give a five minute lecture, or you can just get
up for five seconds and say "I'm a citizen of Toronto and I think
what you're doing is wrong. Please protect our right to poster."
If you can't make it to the morning meeting (11am), you can send written
comments to the Committee Clerk, and they will be included in the meeting
agenda for Councillors to read.
FIND OUT MORE: http://www.publicspace.ca/postering.htm
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2) PUBLICity: A Gallery
Exhibit of Toronto's Public Spaces
Spacing magazine and the Toronto Free Gallery are excited to present PUBLICity,
a five-week photo exhibit examining Toronto's urban landscape and public
spaces as captured by the city's top photobloggers. By gathering together
these highly-regarded multimedia artists, PUBLICity will showcase the
variety of life that arises from our unique city.
Please join us Thursday March 17 (7-10pm) as we launch this exciting show
featuring the work of Sam Javanrouh, Matt O'Sullivan, Rannie Turingan,
Davin Risk, Gayla Trail, Jonathan Day-Reiner, and Adam Krawesky. Their
images have graced the pages of Spacing, or your computer screen, but
now you have the chance to examine their beautiful photographs up close.
http://spacing.ca/gallery
March 16 to April 23, 2005.
Toronto Free Gallery (660 Queen St. East)
Gallery Hours Wed-Fri: 11 to 6, Sat: 12 to 6
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3) MONSTER GARBAGE CANS
~ Where are they?
Dozens of new 7.5 foot tall illuminated billboards (disguised as garbage
cans) are supposed to be on our streets any day now. If you see one, please
let us know right away!
http://www.publicspace.ca/monster.htm
Get involved! Monster Garbage can planning meeting: March 9th.
details: http://www.publicspace.ca/getinvolved.htm
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4) TOOKER ~ One Year Later
~ Community Gathering & Ritual
'Petals & Pebbles' ~ Thursday March 3
Join with others to commemorate the life and contributions of Toronto
(and global) activist-extraordinaire Tooker Gomberg. In ritual and in
song, we will honor all those who are vulnerable in our communities. Tooker
passed from our earthly lives one year ago, Mar. 3, 2004, but our commitment
to community and to a better world continues.
Thur. Mar. 3, 5:30 p.m. soup, 6 p.m. ritual
Dufferin Grove Park firepit (Dufferin south of Bloor)
All are welcome. Free.
There will be ritual, speakers, soup, sharing, music, and more.
Download a flyer (1.6 MB)
http://www.publicspace.ca/tooker_ritual_toronto.pdf
If you can't attend, you are invited to do the ritual on your own on Mar.3.
See:
http://www.greenspiration.org/Memorial/PebblesAndPetals.html
For more info
http://www.greenspiration.org
or email greenspi@web.ca
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5) TPSC MONTHLY MEETING
~ Wednesday March 2nd
We hold open public meetings on the first Wednesday of each month. We
discuss our strategies, plan our timelines, propose new campaigns and
update old campaigns.
Get Involved! All welcome.
Next General Meeting:
Wednesday March 2nd, 6:30 PM
City Hall (Queen & Bay), Committee Room #3
http://www.publicspace.ca/getinvolved.htm
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6) UNISON: The Art of Stencils,
Stickers & Posters
February 25 to March 20 @ BASE Gallery
UNISON is a creative collaboration between two of Toronto’s leading
urban art organizations: 4UNITY productions youth media association and
Style in Progress. Both non-profit organizations are community-based and
provide support, promotion, training and advocacy for young urban artists.
UNISON promotes respect and independence for urban artists. UNISON values
and affirms urban art forms and is committed to promoting the diverse
urban disciplines.
BASE Gallery
48 Abell #310.
416-588-2882.
http://www.basegallery.ca/unison_feb.htm
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7) CROSSING CANADA ~ Moosejaw
Public Space Committee?
Are you a TPSC fan living outside Toronto? Why not start your own local
Public Space Committee? We're going on a coast-to-coast tour later this
year and we hope to leave a trail of PSCs behind us! We'll do a presentation
in each town and facilitate. The goal is to have www.publicspace.ca as
a national link to all of these groups. If this sounds exciting to you,
please contact us so we can incorporate you into our tour schedule!
Send an e-mail to: tour@publicspace.ca
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8) DUNDAS SQUARE GENERAL MANAGER
~ Looking for a new career?
One year ago, we informed our subscribers that the Dundas Square Board
of Directors was hiring a new General Manager and if you got the job,
you could take over Dundas Square, rather than simply complain about it!
Missed your chance in 2004? You can do it again. The most private public
square in Canada is hiring a new General Manager, again!
Your job is to "program and operate this unique focal point in Toronto's
downtown area." It sure is unique. With more commercial surface area
than the Goodyear blimp, massive video screens designed to distract drivers,
private security and a $2,000 permit fee to use the space it's no wonder
that the square is usually empty.
The job description offers some clues about how the City thinks public
spaces should be run:
"The successful applicant will be an innovative, dynamic entrepreneur
with demonstrated ability to successfully lead a business unit of similar
scope, and will play an integral role in this exciting, new public-private
partnership."
Public space? Why don't they just rename it the "Yonge Dundas Business
Unit"?
Anyway, you can make $90,000 a year, so why not give it a shot?
You can send your application to their office....IN BRAMPTON!
Deadline: by Friday, March 11, 2005
"We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for
an interview will be contacted."
details at: http://www.ydsquare.ca/gm_position.htm
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9) TPSC NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
~ now online
We've been sending out e-mail newsletters since February 2001. Originally
going out to a small handful of local activists, the list is now sent
to over 2,000 people.
All of our past newsletters are now online in our newsletter archive.
News items, "website of the month", action items, events, exhibits
etc... It's all there!
http://www.publicspace.ca/newsletter.htm
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10) WELCOME TO OUR LIVING ROOM
~ photos online
Thanks so much to the performers, volunteers and 850 guests who joined
us at the Bloor Cinema on
February 18th to raise money and awareness about the proposed anti-postering
bylaw and other threats to our shared public spaces.
Photos are online at: http://www.publicspace.ca/livingroom.htm
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11) WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
- I love you?
someone painted "I Love You" 100+ times across toronto.
sharon harris decided to document it.
http://www.iloveyougalleries.com/photography/torontoindex.html
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12) SUPPORT THE TORONTO PUBLIC SPACE COMMITTEE
The TPSC relies 100% on community donations. We receive no government
grants.
Please make a financial contribution today towards our campaigns so we
can continue with this newsletter, run our campaigns and provide an alternative
voice inside City Hall. Thank You!
publicspace.ca/donate
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Toronto Public Space Committee
~ Reclaiming the Streets ~
http://www.publicspace.ca
253 College Street, Box 372
Toronto, ON M5T 1R5
contact@publicspace.ca
416.654.TPSC
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