Community Voices:
What Scarborough Needs

Community Voices: What Scarborough Needs is hosted by the School of Cities, supported by Wellesley Institute, the Suburban Mobilities Cluster of Scholarly Prominence (SuMo) at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and Progress Toronto.

This event is taking place on Wednesday, June 29 at 5:30PM-7:30PM and brings together researchers, civic leaders and residents who care deeply about ensuring Scarborough neighbourhoods are thriving, to discuss Scarborough's priorities for the upcoming municipal elections. Informed by research from the Community Voices Project and the Suburban Mobilities Cluster, the event features a dynamic panel and interactive session engaging audience members.

Moderated by, Anjum Sultana, Director of Youth Leadership & Policy Advocacy at Plan International Canada, the event will feature a dynamic panel discussion and interactive sessions engaging audience members.

*This is a free event, please register to attend. Food and beverages will be provided Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free and Halal options will be available

Community Voices: What Scarborough Needs
Wednesday, June 29
5:30PM - 7:30PM ET
1265 Military Trail, Highland Hall (at University of Toronto Scarborough)
Toronto, ON M1C 1A4

 

Sign up to volunteer at the June 29 event!

Progress Toronto would like to invite you to volunteer with us at the forum hosted by School of Cities and Progress Toronto Founding Advisor Kofi Hope. Volunteers will facilitate breakout discussions and will also have the opportunity to listen to speakers and connect with members of the Scarborough community.

Agenda

  • 5:30 PM - Doors Open

  • 5:55 PM - Welcome Remarks

  • 6:00 PM - Presentations : Community Voices & SuMo Research + Breakout Discussions

  • 7:00 PM - Panel Discussion

  • 7:30 PM - Event Concludes

Speakers & Research Leads

Steven Farber, Associate Professor of Human Geography , University of Toronto Scarborough

Kofi Hope, Co-founder, Monumental and Urbanist-in-Residence, School of Cities, UofT

Daniel Silver, Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Scarborough

Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Ph.D, Research Coordinator - Suburban Mobilities Cluster, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Geography, UTSC.

Panelists

Samiya Abdi, Senior program specialist, Public Health Ontario

Liben Gebremikael, Executive Director, TAIBU Community Health Centre

Andrea Hazell, President and Chair, Scarborough Business Association | Founder & President at Winspire Generational Wealth Solutions

Esmond Lee 李春錦, Scarborough based Artist, Researcher and Architect

Moderated by: Anjum Sultana, Director of Youth Leadership & Policy Advocacy, Plan International Canada

About the Event’s Partners

Wellesley Institute
Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health. Wellesley Institute is a registered non-profit charity.

University of Scarborough & SuMo (The Suburban Mobilities Cluster of Scholarly Prominence)
SuMo is a multi-disciplinary research program at UTSC that draws on expertise across nine disciplines to tackle four suburban mobility challenges: rising suburban inequalities, improving transportation design and technology, climate change, and resilience to shocks.

School of Cities
The University of Toronto's School of Cities is a solutions incubator for urban-focused researchers, educators, students, practitioners, institutions and the general public to explore and address the complex global challenges facing urban centres.

The School of Cities is committed to making its programs accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please write to 'schoolofcities (at) utoronto.ca' at least 48 hours prior to the program with information regarding the requested accommodation