Rivers, Ravines, Resilience, Resurgence

Rivers, Ravines, Resilience, Resurgence
Every Saturday in March.
@ 11:00AM – 4:30PM.
 

Take a Field Trip every Saturday in March to learn about Toronto’s lost history with rivers and ravines and the relationships to who we are and who we aspire to be. Lunch is provided before the fieldtrip. This program is FREE and includes orientation, guided tour and transport to and from the site.

Register now! *Preference is given to New College Students, followed by U of T students.

New College/U of T students are chronicling their trips by feeding photos into the Instagram Feed for Dan Berman’s film ACCIDENTAL PARKLAND.  Follow their journey this month!

@accidental_parkland account on Instagram and @TO_Ravines on Twitter

Select images from the Instagram feed, from New College/U of T students and other photographers, will be exhibited at New College during the CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, May 10-20, 2018.

Also to be exhibited: 

*photographs of a beaded Great Lakes Map created by students at First Nations School working with  artist Amber Smith and landscape architect Sheila Boudreau (TRCA)

*Images from projects by students at the Daniels School of Architecture and Planning (Alissa North’s course on Rivers and Ravines).

Upcoming trips:

SATURDAY, MARCH 17th, 2018

Toronto Aboriginal Eco-Tours w/ Alan Colley

With the mighty Humber River as our backdrop, Alan Colley and Toronto Aboriginal Eco Tours will connect ritual, ceremony, and the arts and lead us on a deeper understanding of the river and the land, historical and contemporary. Toronto Aboriginal Eco Tours is a liaison of Aboriginal culture and environmental understanding provided by nature guide Alan Colley. Their mission is to create a sustainable relationship with Toronto, Turtle Island (North America) and Mother Earth for generations to come. They help people nurture connections to the natural, sacred spaces of Toronto.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24th, 2018

Lost Rivers/Rivers Rising w/ Helen Mills and Sabina Ali, Chair, Thorncliffe Park Women’s Committee

Lost Rivers reconnects people with the social and environmental history of the city, and the way that human and natural systems interact in their own backyards. Rivers Rising explores Lost River Watershed communities to capture and share stories where food, water, history and cultures intersect. Students can even join the River Rising team. This trip will particularly touch on the historical role of women in water walks, women and leadership,  and contemporary question of new immigrants to this land.

Central question: How is the city haunted by the rivers that were buried?