How Local Groups Digitally Engage Torontonians

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The talk will present research from a Future of Canada Fellowship about how resident-led and community-serving groups are mobilizing and engaging the public in Toronto. The presentation will discuss how hyperlocal online spaces are being used and designed to conduct the on-the-ground outreach efforts of 15 local civic organizations, the types of issues these organizations are focused on, the challenges they face and opportunities to support their efforts.

Topic: Things Only Move at the Speed of Trust’: How Local Groups Digitally Engage Torontonians

The talk will present research from a Future of Canada Fellowship about how resident-led and community-serving groups are mobilizing and engaging the public in Toronto. The presentation will discuss how hyperlocal online spaces are being used and designed to conduct the on-the-ground outreach efforts of 15 local civic organizations, the types of issues these organizations are focused on, the challenges they face and opportunities to support their efforts.

Speakers: Nick Vlahos

Nick Vlahos is the Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy Innovation at the National Civic League, working to improve official public meetings, mapping the American healthy democracy ecosystem, researching local civic leadership, and bringing together parliamentarians for an exchange on global innovations in democracy. Nick is passionate about citizen empowerment and collaborative public service provisioning in contexts of inequality.

Join us in person:

• We’re meeting at UofT’s Myhal Centre, at 55 St George Street. We’ll be on the 8th floor. There will be signs!