Action Calendar 2008

MARCH_______________________________________________

18 – The first PEDESTRIAN SUNDAYS COMMUNITY MEETING of 2008. Tuesday March 18th, 7 to 9pm at 21 Nassau (down the ramp to the Loft’s Meeting Room.) We’ll discuss all of your exciting plans for bringing magic to the streets, as well as the possibility of expanding the road closure area.

20 – CREATIVE ACTIVISM OPENING AT TORONTO FREE GALLERY. Thursday March 20. Show runs ’til April 19th. New Toronto Free Gallery location: 1277 Bloor at Lansdowne. Gallery hours: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays noon to 4pm, and Satrudays noon to 6pm. www.torontofreegallery.com. The show includes installations from over a dozen activist groups including ours:

Part street theatre, part protest, the message from Toronto activist group Streets are for People! to take back the commons is always accompanied by laughter and play. Stumble upon many a silly object in the tree-fort headquarters of these city-planning urban pranksters. In this veritable toy-box cockpit, musical instruments and silk-screening equipment sit snugly by sledge-hammers and pylons. Here, you’ll begin to understand how Temporary Autonomous Zones can be invoked with bits of cardboard, how the psychogeography of the city streets is completely altered with a clown nose, and how ultimately, the paintbrush will save us from the tyranny of the boxes we watch, work, shop, and drive in–boxes that pollute the biosphere, alienate us and enslave our minds.

28 – CRITICAL MASS with BICYCLE BOB. Critical Mass, as always, is the last Friday of every month. Cyclists meet at 6:00 at Spadina & Bloor, taking to the streets at 6:30. Bring instruments and costumes and anything fun you can carry on your bike. This month mass will be followed by a special presentation by Bicycle Bob, the granddaddy of the bicycle movenment in Canada at the Community Bicycle Network 761 Queen Street West. Hot chocolate and cookies!

APRIL________________________________________________

20 – EARTH DAY RALLY- Sunday April 20, in cahoots with a coalition of enviro orgs, join us for the Young & Dundas rally, parade & John Street street party, then…

22 – EARTH DAY PETITION CAR DELVIERY- Tuesday April 22, help deliver the Petition Car to Queen’s Park, in classic Streets are for People! style. Details coming soon!

MAY____________________________________________________________

25- The FIRST PEDESTRIAN SUNDAY OF 2008 – Join us in the streets for our fifth season of Pedestrian Sundays. Sunday May 25th celebrate P.S. Kensington at our grand-opening Spring celebration. See ww.pskensington for details.

Enjoy the streets at all this year’s Pedestrian Sundays:

• Kensington Market on the last Sunday of each month from May to October
• Mivish Village — June 8, July 13, and August 10
• Baldwin Village — To be announced
• Stay tuned for new neighbourhoods starting Pedestrian Sundays.

Be part of the street magic — share your time and talent! We still need volunteers to play music, tell stories, dance, pedal rickshaws, play giant scrabble, make decorations, hang out and talk to friendly strangers at the barricades. Let us know what youve got to offer: info

JUNE_______________________________________________

8 – P.S. Mirvish – Sunday June 8. Details to come

29 – P.S. Kensington — Sunday, June 29 – Fire! – Summer Solstice SUNday

BIKE WEEK – Beginning of June – Stay tuned for Royal Society of Adventurology Brand Bicycle
Polo, Construction Zone Reclamation & more…details T.B.A. Check out other bike week events: http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/bikeweek/index.htm

Birth of the TORONTO CYCLISTS UNION www.bikeunion.to

CYCLE MESSENGER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Toronto www.cmwc2008.com

TOWARDS CAR-FREE CITIES International Conference – June 16 – 20,
Portland, Oregon www.worldcarfree.net/conference, www.carfreeportland.org – We hope to share strategies with bike-minded souls from around the world and give a short presentation as well…know of any couches we could crash on while we’re there? Advice on what to check out? Where to eat and drink?

BIG FESTIVAL ON BLOOR - Saturday & Sunday June 21 & 22 – We’ll join the party that’s going to see Bloor carfree from Christie to Lansdowne. Details coming soon!

JULY________________________________________________________

13 – P.S. Mivish

27 – P.S. Kensington – Sunday July 27th — Water! –Streams of Consciousness

AUGUST______________________________________________________

10 – P.S. Mirvish

14 – RECLAIM THE STREETS / 5th YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLACKOUT EDITION - Thursday, August 14 – Help us take back the streets with a massive dose of merry pranksterism…big surprises in store for this one!!!

17 – P.S. Kensington – Sunday August 17 – Kensington Unplugged – Blackout Anniversary

31 – P.S. Kensington – Sunday August 31 – Air! – The Kensington Community Air Show

SEPTEMBER__________________________________________________

21 & 22 – WORLD CAR-FREE DAY - Sunday & Monday Septmber 21 & 22 Parking meter parties and parade on Queen St + a whole lot more, this is our Christmas and New Year’s Eve all into one and it’ll be the biggest yet!

28 – P.S. Kensington – Sunday, September 28 – Earth! – Celebrating global harvest traditions

OCTOBER____________________________________________________

26 – P.S. Kensington – Sunday, October 26 – Hallowe’en! Honouring our ancestors

Whew! It’s going to be a big year! If you’ve made it this far, you’re already a member of Streets are for People! Drop us a line and get involved! info

See you in the streets!