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 real and imaginary barriers separating citizens from the political process and stage.
Description: Most residents are simply spectators, passively witnessing local politics through headlines and soundbites. How can we break this ‘fourth wall’ and create a culture of local citizen engagement? How can we open the doors to meaningful dialogue and participation, allowing us to collectively build the city we want to live in?
Place: Urban Space Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Toronto.
Date: Monday, January 30th
Time: We will visit the exhibit from 6:00-7:00pm. Afterwards, you are welcome to join us for a drink and discussion at Hey Lucy on King Street.
Cost: Free! A $5 donation to the Civics Education Network would be greatly appreciated, but is not mandatory.
Bio: Dave Meslin embraces ideas and projects that cut across traditional boundaries between grassroots politics, electoral politics and the arts community. Some of his projects include 2006′s City Idol contest, which put a new face on council elections; co-editing Local Motion, a book about civic projects in Toronto; and Dandyhorse and Spacing magazines. And he’s part of the Toronto folk/indie collective Hidden Cameras, using their worldwide touring to research voting practices in the cities where they play. He recently founded the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto (RaBIT).
Civescape: The Fourth Wall
Event: We will be visiting Dave Meslin’s exhibit ‘The Fourth Wall: Transforming City Hall,’ which explores the real and imaginary barriers separating citizens from the political process and stage.
Description: Most residents are simply spectators, passively witnessing local politics through headlines and soundbites. How can we break this ‘fourth wall’ and create a culture of local citizen engagement? How can we open the doors to meaningful dialogue and participation, allowing us to collectively build the city we want to live in?
Place: Urban Space Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Toronto.
Date: Monday, January 30th
Time: We will visit the exhibit from 6:00-7:00pm. Afterwards, you are welcome to join us for a drink and discussion at Hey Lucy on King Street.
Cost: Free! A $5 donation to the Civics Education Network would be greatly appreciated, but is not mandatory.
Bio: Dave Meslin embraces ideas and projects that cut across traditional boundaries between grassroots politics, electoral politics and the arts community. Some of his projects include 2006′s City Idol contest, which put a new face on council elections; co-editing Local Motion, a book about civic projects in Toronto; and Dandyhorse and Spacing magazines. And he’s part of the Toronto folk/indie collective Hidden Cameras, using their worldwide touring to research voting practices in the cities where they play. He recently founded the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto (RaBIT).
If you are not already familiar with Dave’s now-viral TED Talk, entitled ‘The Antidote to Apathy,’ it is a highly recommended resource for both you and your students. Please visit http://www.ted.com/talks/dave_meslin_the_antidote_to_apathy.html