Hi. It’s me again, the Festival and Community Engagement Manager at Luminato. I hope that 2022 is treating you ok so far. My hair is shorter. But after a tumultuous…
Festival Stories – Blog
In August 2021, we brought together four civic leaders from the Greater Toronto Area to discuss the opportunities and challenges of leading city-building organizations through change during a global pandemic.…
Looking to expand your playlists? Discover the eclectic sound of Toronto with these 14 Toronto artists from diverse backgrounds and genres. Each artist brings their own unique spin on the…
Explore hidden pathways and imagined futures of Toronto in Desire Paths, a series of artist-led Toronto audio walking tours that will help you see the city in a new light.…
This blog post has been updated as of December 6, 2021 in response to new learning that came to us through Instagram. We want to lead with the work of…
Open pit mines in Australia. Nickel tailings in Sudbury, Ontario.Vast marble quarries in Carrara, Italy. The Three Gorges Dam project in China. Pivot-irrigation systems across the Texas Panhandle. These are…
Hello again and welcome. In the last post we talked about the Indigenous perspectives of first contact with Europeans, trade networks that existed before contact, and how much change the…
Hello everyone! In our first post, I covered a brief overview of the pre-contact years in North America all the way back to the end of the ice age. You…
Aanii and welcome. I’m Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere. I’m Anishinaabe and Cree from M’Chigeeng First Nation where I grew up, though I’ve spent most of my adult years in Toronto. I’ve recently…
In my last post I told you about land sovereignty and the strategies Indigenous nations are using to regain their sovereignty. Today we’ll be looking at water issues and access…