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Check out the poster Georgetown University made for our presentation there this coming Wednesday.
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[UN]CONFERENCE UNFOLDS
I’ve only just recovered from it, and it happened over a week ago!
As promised, here are pics from our people-mash-up.
For one day, we brought together over 100 people from all walks of life to watch and discuss participatory media around young parents of no fixed address. The main room was set up in a “circle of circles” to help our smorgasborg mix of politicians, service-providers, academics, people with first lived experience of homelessness and media-makers to get to know each other, and share ideas and solutions. We had reps from all levels of government, and a great quorum from many advocacy groups, hospitals and other participatory media groups.
Hosted and designed by the brilliant Misha Glouberman — with advice and support from the “professor of open,” Mark Surman (who kindly blogged about the day here).
The day got off to an electrifying start with the world premiere screening of “UNEXPECTED” a new 17 minute documentary which follows a video bridge project between health-care professionals and young mothers who have experienced homelessness. Here’s Jess, one of the I WAS HERE videobloggers in the film.
Toronto Mayor David Miller dropped by to show his support and to meet the baby star of UNEXPECTED, our new short video documentary.
Participants propose subjects for breakout sessions. Above, an I WAS HERE photoblogger, Nicole, the doctor guy, Mike Evans, and documentary maker and visionary Peter Wintonick all give breakout-session-subjects a kick at the can.
So many good sessions, so little time.
Looks like boardrooms, but its really participant-led breakout sessions.
We’re meeting again on May 7th to unveil a document of KEY RECOMMENDATIONS. The wise policy expert Margot Lettner will be “translating the poetry from the day into policy recommendations”. If you have any comments for her, feel free to leave one here. And please get in touch if you want to come! Space will be limited to the first 50, so please contact us soon.
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MORE CONFIRMATIONS FOR [UN]CONFERENCE
Sorry for the silence. Its been a busy few months. Lots to report, but we’ll start here:
We are very happy to announce that Mayor David Miller will begin our day on March 20th at HAND-HELD with an opening address. You may recall the artists of I WAS HERE have met with him several times, and they have made an indelible impression on each other.
We are also very happy that our expert host and event designer, the brilliant and funny Misha Glouberman, has declared “I’m *really* enthusiastic about it - everyone involved is pretty amazing, and I think it’ll be a really remarkable event.”
We are completely sold-out and we have a waiting list. But don’t hesitate to sign-up, things can still change!
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