HomeMy WebLinkAboutSHCAC - 2013-04-04 - 2013 Jane's Walk Subject: Jane's Walk 2013: Lead a Walk in Your Neighbourhood! WĂ■śWalkisanannualcelebrationofpeopleandcitiesheldannuallyonthefirstweekendofMay. Throughthesimpleactofwalkingtogetheranddiscussingwhatmakesaneighbourhood,WĂ■śwalk helpsknitpeopleintostrongandresourcefulcommunities.Createdin2007byfriendsoftheurban eannualseriesoffree,volunteerledwalkshasgrownfrom27toover600walks. thinker,JaneJacobs,th Visitwww.janeswalk.nettogetinvolved,leadawalkandseeŎ╙ĂĊhappeninginKitchener,Waterloo andCambridge. Weareinvitingyoutoleadawalkintheareayoulive,workorplay.Itsimplyinvolvesplanninga route,thinkingthroughthestories,placesandpeopleyouwanttotalkaboutandpromotingitaround theneighbourhood.Youcanalsosharetheguidingdutieswithafewresourcefulfriendsorcolleagues. Allwalksaregivenandtakenforfree,andtheyaremeanttobefunandparticipatoryeveryonehasa storytotell! thth IfyouareinterestedinvolunteeringforWĂ■śWalkduringtheFestivalweekendMay4&5please contacttheOrganizerinyourCity,listedbelow: Kitchener:JuanitaMetzgerjmetzger@regionofwaterloo.ca519.883.2306 Waterloo:BethAttwoodbetha@communitysupportconnections.org519.772.8787 Cambridge:BethAttwoodbetha@communitysupportconnections.org519.772.8787 WĂ■śWalksareasdiverseanduniqueasanycommunity.SinceaWĂ■śWalkismeanttobea ľ◘■ōśʼnℓĂĊ╜◘■aboutneighbourhoodsandhowpeopleusecities,thechoiceofandthe placesyouchoosetovisitarereallyuptoyou!Ofcourse,youarelimitedonlybyyourimagination,not byŎ╙ĂĊbeendonebefore,buttogetyoustarted,herearesomepotentialWĂ■śWalkthemes: Urbanagriculture HistoryPast&Present Architecture PublicSpace NaturalistsintheCity Walkingtraildiscovery Brownfields AccessibilityandWalkability BeingaYouthinYourNeighbourhood NeighbourhoodExploration Redevelopment&Reurbanization LGBTQcommunity Renaturalization Industrialpast Downtownlife GenreMusicScenes&Venues NatureintheCity PublicArt Foodsystemissues Sports&recreation,health&wellbeing Safety 3 - 1 CommunityDevelopment BeingaNewcomerinaCommunity Transportation ALocalLiteraryTour WalkLeaderInformationSession Stillhavequestions?Wanttobounceyourideasoffsomeoneelse?Wantmoreinformationonhowto getstarted?DropbyourWalkLeaderInformationSessionandŎśhelpyoualongtheway WednesdayApril3,2013 99ReginaStreetRoom#309 4:006:00pm MaybeŦ◘ĵnotinterestedinleadingyourownwalkbutyouknowsomeonewithgreatstoriesthat needtobeĊ◘▄ŕPleasesharethisemailandencouragethemtoconsiderleadingaWĂ■śWalk.So, getthoseideascooking! Welookforwardtohearingfromyou!! Beth&Juanita, WĂ■śWalkCityOrganizers ConnectwithWĂ■śWalkonSocialMedia Twitter:@janeswalk Facebook:www.facebook.com/janeswalk íśgotsomelocal#hashtagstooifyouplantouseTwitterwhileŦ◘ĵplanningstartbuilding someinterestearly!! #janeswalkwaterloo #janeswalkkitchener #janeswalkcambridge 3 - 2