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Andrew Pask
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Urban Planner, City of Vancouver | Adjunct Prof UBC SALA | Placemaking & Public Space Advocacy via @vpsn and @placemaking-canada | Situated on xʷməθkʷəy̓, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw & səl̓ilwətaɁɬ territory (aka Vancouver).
One of the many lessons from the evening: the importance of advancing human rights in 'small places' - local settings, whether at a dinner table, among a your own peers, in your own public spaces and neighbourhoods. The big work isn't always about the global stage.
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Finally, on the subject of maps, #ReggioEmilia is famous for its approach to early childhood education - and, in part, its focus on nurturing symbolic communication.

Here is a map of the centre produced by children included in a 1993 research paper by Sheridan Bartlett and Lella Gandini.
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fast forward to the 21st-century, and the historic centre of #ReggioEmilia is surrounded by newer neighbourhoods - as this contemporary real estate map shows.
September 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM