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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 014, Summer Reading Series, Part I
Part One of our Summer Reading Series! We speak to Toronto journalist Jackie Burns about her children’s book “The Condo Kids: adventures with...
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Caribana and the meaning of ordered chaos
For nearly 40 years, Toronto’s Caribbean carnival was called Caribana. Since 2006, it’s been “Scotiabank Caribana,” “the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival...
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LORINC: Are Toronto’s high-rises safe for seniors? Part I
This is part 1 of a 3-part series on the challenges faced by residents of Toronto Community Housing Marjorie MacMillan, a retiree who lives in the Toronto...
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Design for reconciliation: The Indigenous Place Making Council reclaims public space for First Nations
“When Rita Joe first come to the city, she told me … the cement made her feet hurt.” The last line of George Ryga’s landmark 1969 play The Ecstasy...
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READ: Summer 2017 edition of Toronto contemporary history journal Fife and Drum
The latest edition of Fife and Drum, the quarterly journal produced by the Friends of Fort York, was just released. Here’s some of what you’ll find...
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Pride and Policing: a comparative history of Toronto and New York
The decision to ban uniformed police from marching at this year’s Toronto Pride Parade has prompted an invitation from the Gay Officers Action League...
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WATCH: Amazing archival videos of Toronto Pride 1988-1995
Between 1988 and 1995 (save for 1991 when he did not have a camera) Toronto editor and filmmaker James Leahy documented Toronto Pride, both the street...
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Islamophobia in Canadian public spaces: how to go from trauma to solidarity
There is a pressing need to turn public spaces where Muslims have been traumatized into spaces where solidarity is strengthened. Racialized communities...
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READ: Spring 2017 edition of Fife and Drum
The latest edition of Fife and Drum, the quarterly journal produced by the Friends of Fort York, was just released. Here’s some of what you’ll find...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 010, City Stories Live
Spacing Radio partners with Pressgang Theatre to bring you an evening of live storytelling. Co-hosted by Glyn Bowerman and Graham Isador (Vice/Hard...
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THE ARTFUL CITY: An Interview with Sean Martindale
Interview by: Melanie Fasche Sean Martindale is a Canadian artist and designer currently based in Toronto. He holds a Master of Fine Art from OCAD...
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Building community through the use of public space in the sharing economy
What happens when fare collectors start to become wise to over-turnstile Bunz trade activity occurring at Ossington subway station? The station’s central...
By Sarah Yellin