The YIMBY Festival provides a social space for people and groups involved in grassroots, locally-driven community development to gather, exchange ideas and strategies to effect change, and imagine their future city. It's a chance to celebrate achievements and identify new challenges and opportunities, in an atmosphere focused on listening, learning and engaging.
This one-day event invites community groups from across Toronto to turn the table on politicians and policy makers, to educate them and each other about the issues that face each community. YIMBY provides an opportunity for neighbours to meet neighbours, residents to meet politicians and politicians to meet community groups in the spirit of people coming together for positive change.
Toronto has a rich history of civic engagement and community involvement. This year's YIMBY AT FIVE marks a critical point in the evolution of Toronto as a DIY city! Hosted by the Centre for City Ecology and 401 Richmond, YIMBY AT FIVE will be held in the Urbanspace Gallery, and coincide with the opening of an exhibition on civic engagement guest-curated by Dave Meslin. YIMBY AT FIVE will include poster presentations, hands-on workshops, information materials and displays, and entertainment celebrating the unique self-organizing energy of Toronto!
Attend YIMBY!
No RSVP necessary! Anyone is welcome to drop in anytime between 11:00 and 4:00. A kids' table will be provided for our youngest Torontonians.
Schedule
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11:00 |
Launch: Gillian Mason (CCE) and Dave Meslin |
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11:30 |
Toronto Food Strategy, Toronto Public Health: City Hall 101 |
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12:20 |
Clean Train Coalition screening of Bending the Rails |
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1:00 |
Butterfly Communities: Scarborough Showcase and Network |
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2:00 |
MINT Film Festival Previews |
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3:00 |
Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre: Workshop on Taking It To The Streets |
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4:00 |
Closing: Josh Fullan, People Plan Toronto |
Who You'll Find At YIMBY
- Active 18
- Annex Community Garden
- Annex Residents' Association
- ArchiTEXT
- Bay Cloverhill Community Association
- Butterfly Communities
- Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association
- Clean Train Coalition
- Craft Divas
- Dream Team
- Hilditch Architect
- Houselink
- Mainstay Housing
- MicroSkills
- MINT Film Festival
- Mount Dennis Weston Network
- Not Far From The Tree
- PARC
- People Plan Toronto
- Social Planning Toronto
- Spacing Magazine
- Swansea Area Ratepayers Association
- Toronto Cyclists Union
- Toronto Environmental Alliance
- Toronto Food Strategy - Toronto Public Health
- Toronto Historical Association
- United Way Toronto
- URSSU - Urban Studies Student Union
- Vedic Harmony Green Solutions
- Wabash Building Society
- Wellesley Institute
- West End Food Co-op
Host a table at YIMBY!
Your group can make a difference. Last year YIMBY included over 45 associations and hundreds of visitors including policymakers and politicians who came to listen to YOU. It was so successful we had to find a larger venue!
What it brings you:
- A broader awareness of your work to inform the public and policymakers about the issues that face your community. The event will be widely publicized and attended.
- New networks to share strategies with other community, neighbourhood and advocacy groups and associations.
- A relaxed, fun atmosphere to showcase your group in the historic 401 Richmond St. W building.
Pre-registration is required so apply for a spot now!
The cost to register for a display table is $25 + HST per organization.
Find out more
YIMBY AT FIVE is being organized by the Centre for City Ecology. You can phone us at 416-583-5763 or email us at info@yimbytoronto.org.