Hoping 🇨🇦 politicians who think they can get away with saying they care about climate change while doing nothing about it are watching the world #RiseForClimate today. Canadians are next and we won’t stop until we get the action the world needs from us.

“We need culture sourced, community sourced places... We don’t need #indigenousplacemaking we need all #placemaking to be indigenous.” #LucyTukua and #FrithWalker of #NZPlacemaking #NZPlacemakingWeek at #AoCB2019

Today's #PlacemakingCanada event in Halifax. Lots of discussion around growing local and national connections, systems change, and making better cities for everyone all across the country. w Ethan Kent Ramon Marrades TJ Maguire Sophia Horwitz Fred Kent and many others!

#Halifax continues to serve as a model for leading a city-wide, and global, #placemaking conversation with aocb2019. Thrilled to get to launch @placemakingx in Canada and to connect #PlacemakingCanada with… instagram.com/p/B2jazTzp_nO/…

Important questions to be asking: What will our communities and places look like after COVID? #PlacesAfterCovid Also what can we be doing now?

Inspiring conversation and presentations from around the globe. What can we be learning together around #placemaking #socialcohesion #isolation #inclusion #PlaceAfterCovid?

With pride and purpose: COVID-19 Preston Response team galvanizes Canada’s largest Black community via @tim_bousquet halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/with-…

Let's take a lane for physical distancing and make #streetsforpeople #citiesforpeople #resilient #places #placesAfterCovid

Great to be part of the How We Thrive conversation today highlighting the incredible work the Indigenous-led Women’s Drum Group Eastern Owl and the Lady Cove Women’s Choir. #Resilient #Community #Collaboration #PowerOfTheArts youtube.com/watch?v=ubfdAX… #WeavEast

While acknowledging this is a ~wonky~ take, it’s a great example of how experimenting with policy ideas outside a dominant ideology can lead to great results. Also love seeing economist Amartya Sen’s Kerala development approach being spread ❤️

Milan has just announced that 35km (22 miles) of streets "will be transformed over the summer, with a rapid, experimental citywide expansion of cycling and walking space to protect residents as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted." theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…

Beyond thrilled to see our own version of Participatory City emerging in #Halifax. From just an idea, to incredible partnerships & now 36 open free unique sessions happening this March. Meet your neighbours, build, create, cook, & learn. Check it out: halifaxiseveryone.ca/about/.

Curious about NouLAB Academy? Great summary here. goo.gl/nMipwZ Thanks Huddle

Inspiring example of a thriving urban #civiccommons! #collaborative #emergence #practice #p2p #circulareconomy x.com/P2P_Foundation…

A fun collaborative experience tonight for the #imonthecommon Halifax Commons Master Plan engagement. Thank you hfxgov and the hfxplanning team for inviting people to meet, discuss and dream. Get involved: halifax.ca/about-halifax/…

Streets can be for everyone, it's about clarifying our priorities! #streetsareforpeople #livablestreets #civiccommons x.com/BrentToderian/…

Tomorrow is the last day to fill out the survey for the Common master plan! #halifax #peopleplaces #publicengagement #imonthecommon shapeyourcityhalifax.ca/halifax-common… … @uplandstudio hfxgov HTFC

Let's build for the future we aspire to: livable places & communities and not just more roads and high rises. #halifax #KJIPUKTUK #peopleplaces #civiccommons x.com/OurHRMAlliance…

Canadian double-standard / hypocrisy – Venezuela versus Honduras? mailchi.mp/rightsaction/c… Canadian officials won’t meet with political prisoners detained by Honduran regime, citing interfering with “internal Honduran matters”, while doing opposite for Venezuela