UforChange works with new Canadian and low-income youth living in and around St. James Town to inspire them and give them the tools to succeed by providing support and resources to pursue higher education, volunteering, job shadowing and/or employment opportunities. They help to connect youth with professionals, artists, and community leaders who teach them how to use the arts as a vehicle for economic, cultural and social change.
UforChange is a federally funded pilot project until March 31, 2012.
If you’d like to see this program continue, you can make a donation HERE.
(Tax receipts are available for donations of $25.00 or more.)
To kick off the 10th anniversary of Winterlicious presented by American Express, we invited some of our friends to join us for dinner on January 27th. With 175 restaurants to choose from, we narrowed it down to Lee Restaurant, created by world famous Master Chef Susur Lee.
If you’ve never been to Lee before, you don’t know what you’ve been missing. We enjoyed a tapas-style dining experience, sharing different items from the special Winterlicious prix fixe menu. We tried everything from their famous Singaporean style slaw and oyster shooters, to their tasty rack of lamb with fried banana, green curry lentil, chili mint and a carrot cardamom coconut chutney. (Mmmmm, so good!)
If you haven’t made your Winterlicious reservations yet, don’t worry, you still have time – until Feb. 9, in fact. And American Express is also hooking up Cardmembers with the chance to win $2,000 in gift cards and a surprise VIP concert experience in Toronto. Check out www.dinewithamex.ca to enroll your card, and be sure to hit up two Winterlicious restaurants!
Congratulations to our friend Will who won a pair of VIP tickets to see War Horse courtesy of Front of the Line by American Express.
Toronto Facts
In the 1950’s, community organizations such as the Canadian Negro Women’s Association began to celebrate the importance of the history of the black community in Toronto. In 1979, Toronto became the first municipality in Canada to proclaim Black History Month through efforts of many individuals and organizations such as the Ontario Black History Society. In 1995, Toronto Area MP Jean Augustine introduced a motion which was passed unanimously by the House of Commons to recognise Black History Month across Canada.
For a complete list of City of Toronto Black History Month events, CLICK HERE.
Video courtesy of the University of Toronto (Sacarborough Campus).
I just found this great video featuring Toronto’s screen printing duo Michael and Bianca aka Kid Icarus. Watch the video and get familiar with this Kensington Market print shop.
GlobalToronto.com’s Camille Hemming visits Toronto Raptor Jamaal Magloire at the Air Canada Centre to talk about what it was like growing up in Toronto with dreams of playing in the NBA.
If you’re not from the east, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of The Avro, a small Queen Street East bar owned and operated by Rachel Conduit and Bruce Dawson. Since they opened their doors in 2010, they’ve been helping to reinvent the Leslieville area with a variety of community events featuring local talent. Most recently, The Avro launched a calendar project entitled “East Side Icon Project”, which honours some of the area’s unsung heroes. All the money raised from this project will go directly to community-building initiatives to rejuvenate the East Side.
44 Wide presents the launch of the Toronto Liberty Project with a special photo exhibition called “The City Limits” featuring the work of Ryan Emond (who made the incredible Toronto Tempo timelapse), Javin Lau, Neil Ta, Brandon Tarek, and Ronnie Yip.
The Toronto Liberty Project (TLP) is a new group of Toronto-area photographers looking to build a community by sharing their knowledge, experience, and expertise with others. The main objective of the Toronto Liberty Project is to showcase the exceptional work of both established and aspiring photographers through a series of regularly scheduled gallery exhibitions
Tonight is opening Night!
Where: 44 Wide (171 East Liberty St, Unit 122) When: 6-9pm
It’s been a few months since our last “1 LOVE T.O. Around The World” post, but that doesn’t mean YOU haven’t been wearing your t-shirt wherever you go. In this edition, we’ve posted some photos from Europe, China, Africa, the Philippines and even Jerusalem. Take a look to see where else 1 LOVE T.O. has been over the past few months…
CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE IT!
Photos in order (Left To Right/Top to Bottom):
1-2. Europe
3. Hawaii
4. India
5. Jamaica (Bob Marley’s home)
6. Jerusalem
7-9. England
10. Miami
11-12. China (Great Wall)
13. Philippines
14-15. Munich
16. Tanzania (Africa)
17. Uruguay
18. California
19. Unknown
20-27. Toronto
If YOU go on vacation or have a great pic of yourself wearing the t-shirt, please email us at: info@1loveto.com.
If you want your own 1 LOVE T.O. shirt, stop by our shop located at 707 Dundas St. West (east of Bathurst). Our winter hours are Saturday and Sunday 1-5pm.
Here’s a great look into The Toronto Transit Story courtesy of our friends at My City Lives. Whether you take the TTC or not, the idea of transit in Toronto should be an important issue to you. A city like Toronto, which is growing rapidly, not only downtown, but in the surrounding GTA, needs a better transit system. Take a minute to watch this video, and if you’d like to get more involved, visit coderedto.com.
Improv Toronto held their 5th annual “No Pants! Subway Ride” yesterday, taking over the TTC subway cars, and surprising riders along the way. Look at some of the pics below.
We know some of you were celebrating New Year’s Eve at Nathan Phillips Square, or watching it from the comfort of your own home on CityTV, but for those of you who missed the fireworks, watch the video above! 10, 9, 8…
To see a full recap of CityTV’s New Year’s Eve bash, CLICK HERE.
Photography has never been so easy, with affordable digital cameras, smart phones, and apps like Instagram, everybody has the ability to take and share great photos. The new book “My Eyes, Your Thoughts” is a perfect example of how easy it is to create and share a collection of photos. Self taught photographer Taha Muharuma took a series of photos in Toronto, from March to November 2011, using only his iPhone4 (and iPhoneography apps).
A group of young people from Toronto have created “Youth Making Movements”, their aim is to inspire, motivate, and educate, while leaving a positive mark in the community. On Thursday, December 15, they held their first charity event, a 4-on-4 basketball tournament at Middlefield Collegiate Institute, in support of Free The Children. Toronto’s own Linda Luztono was on hand as the special guest host, and we donated some 1 LOVE T.O. t-shirts to help raise funds through their raffle. All together, they managed to raise over $500 in donations!
We’d like to say thanks to everyone who came to our 2nd annual 1 LOVE T.O. Holiday Ice Skating Party this past Saturday, December 17th, at The Harbourfront Centre. The night was full of fun, with great people, incredible music, free hot chocolate, and of course dancing on the ice. Take a look at some of the pics below…
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