Attention #UrbanismBookClub lovers! My friend @jaypitter.bsky.social’s really important new book “Black Public Joy” is out there for purchasing! Congratulations Jay! I encourage everyone seeing this to check the book out and help spread the word. It frankly couldn’t be more timely. #BlackPublicJoy

Three days before Black Public Joy hits shelves, I’m grateful for a full-page Globe and Mail spread featuring my essay on Black laughter. Laughter was the soundtrack of the book—so I started there, and expanded out to how it can light the way for us all amid crumbling civic systems + spaces.

Apply by EOD Monday to be an Early Career Cdn. Urban Leader or Urbanist-in-Residence. Visiting experts engage in intellectual, cultural, artistic exchange; nurture new ideas; support research & knowledge creation across geographies, disciplines, communities https://ow.ly/5x9250XZouW

We look forward to welcoming you back to Knowledge Café at 12 p.m. ET today! Today we'll hear about far-right movements & how they're shaped by emotional currents that circulate through digital platforms and connect local grievances to global narratives https://ow.ly/K07f50XT5YX

Six years ago I was given the honour of building an engagement practice in Toronto’s Parks & Rec division from the ground up.

I’m grateful to @newamerica.org for sharing our journey—and to work in a division that gives us space to take risks & learn.

#PublicEngagement #Democracy #Toronto #parks

I recently joined GHD’s Transform podcast to talk about AI and innovation in community engagement.
We explored how new tools are helping us reach more people, make sense of complex feedback, and improve outcomes.
Listen here: www.ghd.com/en/insights/...

#AI #CommunityEngagement #Innovation