The Parkdale Wellness Drop-In is a weekly community-led drop-in space for peer feminist counselling support and resources that will be hosted throughout September and October 2019. The space aims to fill the need for culturally relevant services that can overcome the stigma attached to mental health in diasporic and racialized communities to allow for community healing and learning. Each workshop will … Read More
Parkdale People’s Economy – Working Groups
On Monday, December 17th, 2018, the Parkdale People’s Economy will be bringing together eight of our working groups for an evening of community visioning and collaboration! The gathering will provide a space for community members to advance the Parkdale Community Plan and celebrate the year end. We will be providing free food, childcare, Tibetan translation services, and TTC tickets to … Read More
Parkdale Community Benefits Framework
Download the Parkdale Community Benefits Framework. Over the past 18 months, the Parkdale People’s Economy has been developing a Community Benefits Framework to build a proactive response to the rise of developments and investments in the Parkdale neighbourhood. The framework has been developed through a series of community workshops, public lectures, and grounded experience organizing for community benefits in new developments. … Read More
Parkdale People’s Economy – Working Groups
On Monday, October 29th, 2018, the Parkdale People’s Economy will be bringing together eight of our working groups for an evening of community visioning and collaboration! The gathering will provide a space for community members to learn about the Parkdale Community Plan and move forward our priority actions for 2018. We will be providing free food, childcare, Tibetan translation services, … Read More
Parkdale People’s Economy – Working Groups
On Monday, August 20th, 2018, the Parkdale People’s Economy will be bringing together our eight working groups for an evening of community visioning and collaboration! The gathering will provide a space for community members to learn about the Parkdale Community Plan, move forward our priority actions for 2018, and engage in participatory budgeting. We will be providing food, childcare, Tibetan … Read More
Parkdale People’s Economy – Working Groups
On Monday, April 30th, 2018, the Parkdale People’s Economy will be bringing together our seven working groups for an evening of community visioning and collaboration! The gathering will provide a space for community members to learn about the Parkdale Community Plan, move forward our priority actions for 2018, and engage in participatory budgeting. We will be providing food, childcare, Tibetan … Read More
Parkdale Leadership Training Series
Are you committed to social justice in Parkdale? Do you want to gain knowledge and experience in community organizing? Do you want to see people like you reflected in local leadership? If you answered yes to these questions, please apply to the Parkdale Leadership Training Series! The Parkdale People’s Economy and The Public Studio are partnering to provide a training series … Read More
Parkdale People’s Economy – Working Groups
On February 26, 2018, the Parkdale People’s Economy will be bringing together our seven working groups for an evening of community visioning and collaboration! The gathering will provide a space for community members to learn about the Parkdale Community Plan, review the directions, and set out priority actions for 2018. We will be providing food, childcare, translation services, and TTC … Read More
Not in our Lifetime: Neighbourhood Assembly to oppose the King Street Luxury Condo Proposal
Not in our Lifetime: Neighbourhood Assembly to oppose the King Street Luxury Condo Proposal Date: Thursday November 9th, 2017Time: 7-9PMLocation: 201 Cowan Ave (Basement) Lifetime Developments has proposed a 14-storey and 17-storey luxury condo development at the intersection of King and Dufferin. The developer is proposing to build 703 luxury residential units and 10 retail units, yet not one unit will be affordable. … Read More
Parkdale Community Benefits Workshops
PCED is hosting a series of Community Benefits Workshops for Parkdale on Wednesday August 30th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and Thursday September 7th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm*. Come learn about new developments arriving in Parkdale, discuss how they will impact the neighbourhood, and collectively develop ideas for how these developments can be best leveraged to benefit our community. Building on … Read More