The Fourth Wall is influencing City Hall
On the cusp of our visit to Dave Meslin‘s exhibition the Fourth Wall its come to our attention that the exhibit is already inspiring changes at Toronto City Hall. Councillor Paul Ainslie has put forward a number of motions to the Executive Committee, proposing further study of a number of the Fourth Wall proposals. The agenda items are avaialble here and here but by means of a short summary, the proposals include studying: Opening a Civic Engagement Office in the Rotunda of City...
Read MoreCivescape: The Fourth Wall
On Monday January 30th, please join the Civics Education Network for our first ‘Civescape.’ In addition to our ongoing professional development offerings, we are beginning the new year with an exciting series of practical civic-related experiences. These outings are designed as opportunities to practice our own active and informed citizenship as adults and educators. Event: We will be visiting Dave Meslin’s exhibit ‘The Fourth Wall: Transforming City Hall,’ which explores the...
Read MoreThe Canadian $50 – Famous Five or Research Ship?
At CEN we work hard to support students across the province. Student led initiatives and great classroom projects deserve attention and we will focus on bringing these to you. A Havergal college, a group of students are leading the charge to change the upcoming changes to the $50 bill. Our current bill includes an image of the famous five, women who lead the charge on women’s rights in Canada. With the refresh of the currency going through the system now (starting with the $100 last...
Read MoreNew City of Toronto Resources
Our partners at the City of Toronto have passed on some useful information and resources: Elections are important for people of all ages, even if you are not old enough to vote, understanding the democratic process and learning what your City does for you is important. For those reasons we are updating and adding brand new education tools under the Students and Youth and Education sections on the Toronto Elections...
Read MoreArt of Democracy
Elections Canada and Apathy is Boring are leading an excellent new program called The Art of Democracy. Part of Canada’s Democracy Week, The Art of Democracy is an incredible chance to get our class involved in the concept of democracy and win prizes. The details are The Art of Democracy National Youth Challenge invites young Canadians aged 14 to 30 to submit images, videos, blog posts and tweets in response to the question “What does our democracy mean to you?”. A...
Read MoreForty-Nine Percent
We hit a sad milestone with the recent Ontario election. Once again the number of people choosing to exercise their right to vote has declined. But this time we dropped below 50%. Yes less than half of eligible electors chose to cast a ballot. Despite the valiant efforts ofElections Ontario (you couldn’t miss their ads) and organizations like Student Vote andApathy is Boring, only 49% of Ontarians came out. When does a democracy begin to lose legitimacy? When do we cease being...
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