Published October 2, 2012
by iris_author
Today voting begins on Aviva Community Fund projects. The project York has submitted is the creation of sustainable furniture for the future Centre for Green Change at 2999 Jane Street. This is a grassroots community-university project to design and build sustainable furniture for this great initiative in the Jane-Finch neighbourhood of Toronto.
In order to receive funding for our project, York University (led by IRIS) and the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre's Centre for Green Change need you to cast your votes!
From noon October 1st until October 15th please visit the following page daily to vote:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Centre-for-Green-Change/210017432462935 and click the yellow VOTE NOW button!
The new Centre for Green Change will house the growing environmental education and green employment programs of the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre’s Green Change Project, serving one of Toronto’s most ethno-racially diverse and marginalized communities.
- The Centre’s furniture will be designed and created by community members with help from York University students and faculty, as well as local artists, craftworkers, and furniture makers.
- Using sustainable design principles and recovered or recycled materials, community members will both furnish their new Centre and acquire valuable skills.
- We also hope to develop this community-engaged design process into a more regular program wherein local designers are hired to mentor residents in sustainable design and help produce additional pieces for the Centre for Green Change.
VOTE NOW!
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