SofC Connects! A Call for Student Fellowship Applications
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We are thrilled to announce the School of Cities Student Fellowship Award. The Award provides a forum and unique opportunities for urban-focused interdisciplinary and collaborative learning, mentorship, research, experiential and service-based learning to students at all three campuses and across divisional boundaries.
Student Fellowships are open to current University of Toronto students with a strong interest and passion for urban issues and critical challenges, and who are motivated to initiate and lead an innovative and impactful project during the winter term. The duration of the fellowship is four months, with flexibility to extend with approval, based on the type of project.
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2018-19 Fellows: Lamia Aganagic, master's student, Public Policy; Rushay Naik, undergraduate in human Biology: global health and peace and conflict & justice studies; and Jessika Tremblay, PhD student, Anthropology.
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Apply now for 2019-20 Small Grants
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U of T’s School of Cities establishes Community-Builders Fellowships in Partnership with the United Way
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Over the next nine months, six teams of three will be working on an initiative or project related to neighbourhood change in the Toronto region.
The proposed team projects include:
- A network of marginalized & low-income residents in Annex
- Build parents’ capacity in Thorncliffe Park
- Civic engagement of young women in Scarborough
- Eagle Spirits Indigenous Village in Mississauga
- Storytelling in Mount Dennis
- Telling stories of communities in York Region
Read the article at U of T News
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U of T School of Cities’ Lara Muldoon, senior partnerships, engagement and projects officer; Associate Professor Shauna Brail, associate director of partnerships & outreach; Nouman Ashraf an assistant professor at U of T’s Rotman School and faculty lead for the community-builders curriculum; United Way of Greater Toronto president and CEO Daniele Zanotti; and Nakia Lee-Foon, a PhD candidate at U of T's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the community-builders program research assistant.
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From left, Parkdale’s Ana Teresa Portillo and Mercedes Sharpe Zayas; Vic Gupta, CreateTO; U of T’s Susannah Bunce; and moderator Alex Bozikovic, House Divided co-editor and Globe and Mail architecture critic (photo by Alexandra Hu).
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Where We Gather
In a four-part lecture series presented by the School of Cities in partnership with the Toronto Public Library at branches across the city, urban experts will examine some of the challenges and questions that we should be asking to make sure that we get the most out of our public spaces.
Join us for the final talks in this series:
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The School of Cities is pleased to announce upcoming events that are co-sponsored or supported by the School:
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November 7 & 8
Mobilizing Justice
A two-day by invitation workshop that will bring industry, government, and community stakeholders together with academics to develop a shared vision for social equity and emerging transportation technologies, and to identify future research needs in this area.
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Educational initiatives/curricular innovation supported by the School of Cities:
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October 16
Guest Lecture by Dr. Akira Drake Rodriguez: "Demolition and Redevelopment of Public Housing in Atlanta" and Podcasting Workshop for Utopian Visions, Activist Realities (WGS370H1)
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Watch: U of T students mark global day for public use of city streets by taking over Toronto parking spot
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Watch: Participation and Advancement of Youth Civic Engagement (PAYCE)
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PAYCE is a student-led Student Academy working group whose goal is to increase political engagement, specifically voting, among young voters ages 16-30.
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School of Cities Fellow builds collaborative platform for the city's circular economy
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Circular Toronto is a project by School of Cities Fellow, Adrian Roy, MASc, civil engineering, focused on promoting the concept of and creating a platform for a circular economy in Toronto. The platform enables collaboration between community members involved in this socioeconomic movement and introducing the movement to the general public. The circular economy as defined by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has three main principles: Designing out waste and pollution; keeping products and materials in use; and regenerating natural systems.
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Urban Agriculture Speaker Series
The Dig In! Campus Agriculture Network exists to support, empower and grow small-scale, sustainable food production at the University of Toronto. We represent a network of autonomous urban agriculture projects and gardens, rooted in particular colleges, campus organizations, and academic departments.
Dig In! will host a series of four talks on urban agricultural topics, such as starting a community garden, permaculture, and container gardening.
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