2009 DiverseCity Fellows City-Building Action Projects
Drawing on their rich experience and knowledge, the DiverseCity Fellows have developed six original project concepts that they will bring to life over the course of the program.
1. Toronto Youth Share
At this half-day youth skills-sharing event, youth who want to share resources or practical skills will present to peers with the goal of strengthening relationships across Toronto communities and building personal and group skill-sets. Youth from the non-profit, arts, advocacy, and entrepreneurial fields will be invited to the skill-share. Toronto Youth Share is creating an opportunity for youth to share the skills and knowledge they possess and to celebrate those skills and the acts of sharing.
2. KNOW T.O.
KNOW T.O. is a board game. A game about Toronto. About Toronto’s stories. About Toronto’s history. About Toronto’s diversity. Think Monopoly meets Trivial Pursuit. The objective of this project is to learn about Toronto in a fun and interesting way … and in the process, become one of its ambassadors. http://knowto.wordpress.com/
3. Flavours From Home
Partnered with the North York Harvest Food Bank, this project will explore concrete sustainable opportunities to improve emergency food services for ethnic communities, including widening the Food Bank’s access to culturally-familiar and nutritious foods more appropriate to the communities it serves, as well as supporting the Food Bank to be more accessible to ethnic communities.
4. Local Democracy Week (LDW)
Building on a program developed in the UK, Local Democracy Week is about getting young people more involved in and aware of their local governments and their personal role in the decision making process. LDW will take place on November 27th and will consist of interactive events with politicians, civic leaders and youth. http://localdemocracyweek.ca/
5. CityBuilders
CityBuilders will profile young city builders who are contributing to the city in the physical and imaginary sense. Their stories will be compiled and published as a book and will also take other forms, such as travelling exhibitions or newspaper/magazine inserts, to reach different audiences across the GTA. http://www.citybuilders.to/
6. My TO Tour: Exploring Toronto’s Tales
This project will design a series of new Toronto tours that are inspired by the Tate Britain’s walking tours. Working with communities in Toronto, the project team will establish a set of core principles/ values that inspire the tour series. My TO Tour will create a platform for Torontonians and tourists to tell stories and share their hidden gems about the city.
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