WHAT: Parler Fort– Speaker Series at Fort York National Historic Site
WHERE: Fort York
WHEN: Monday November 15, Doors 7PM
HOW MUCH: $10
Before this year’s mayoral campaign was underway, David Miller wrote, “All too often in Toronto we remember to fight against something, but forget how to build a truly great city.”
He wrote Witness to a City to showcase 18 extraordinary – yet far from unusual – Torontonians who have transformed their own lives as they helped make Toronto a better place.
These 18 Torontonians are role models from whom all of us can learn as we find our own way to contribute to a better Toronto. 5 of them will be included on a Q&A panel with David Miller.
Stephen Diamond, a lawyer and developer, will interview David Miller about a Toronto that harnesses the energies and talents of all its citizens, and we’ll meet and hear about 18 exemplary Torontonians: parents, neighbourhood leaders, an innovative developer, a librarian, a hot dog vendor, a community gardener, and more.
Panelists include:
- Anne Johnson: former City Councillor
- Liz Briggs: on staff at Native Child & Family Services
- William Boyd: former bank manager who found himself homeless after personal crises, eventually benefited from the services of Homeward and has lived in safe, subsidized housing for the past 5 years
- Laura Reinsborough from Not Far From The Tree
Photo by jennyrotten