Jane's Walk: Invitation to be a Walk Leader
If you're in London, Ontario, please consider being a Walk Leader for Jane's Walk this year on May 2nd, 3rd or 4th. The Jane's Walk
festival is an annual series of free, volunteer-led urban walks that
honour the urban thinker Jane Jacobs and her idea that cities
can provide something for everybody only when they are created by everybody.
Jane’s Walks are like ‘walking conversations’ about
neighbourhoods and how people use and enjoy their cities. Walks are led by a
wide variety of people, particularly those want to share their pocket of the
city.
The walks are as varied as the people taking part, and
they usually last about 90 minutes. We ask each Walk Leader to offer their
perspective along the route, and to encourage the public to weigh in. The
simple act of walking and talking creates a space for people to connect, share,
and develop ideas about where their communities and cities are at and where
they are headed.
Last year, over 100 cities participated from Calcutta to
Canberra, Sao Paulo to Saskatoon. This is the first time London, Ontario is
participating and we would really benefit from your voice in the mix!
London has a strong and developing urban life and we hope to
show off London’s many vibrant streets and neighbourhoods.
We're very excited to get residents involved in
articulating their hopes and dreams about civic space.
Organizing a Jane's Walk is easy. It simply involves
planning a route, thinking through the stories, places and people and ideas you
want to hear and talk about, and promoting it around your neighbourhood. Simply
register a Jane’s Walk on our city page by clicking ‘Create a Walk’ and filling
in the details (start and end time and place, a walk
title, and a brief description of your walk).
There is helpful information under the ‘Resources’ tab to
help you develop and organize a walk.
I’m happy to provide further advice or answer any questions
you may have. Click the envelope icon on this page, or connect with me on Twitter.
Very best,
Mark Jull (City Organizer)
Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkJull
London, Ontario Jane’s Walk page: http://janeswalk.org/canada/london/
Main Jane’s Walk Twitter: https://twitter.com/janeswalk
Main Jane’s Walk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/janeswalk
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