Yes In My Back Yard Festival

Date:

24 September, 2016

Yes In My Back Yard Festival 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Metro Hall, 200 Wellington St. W

The annual YIMBY Festival provides an inclusive space for people and groups involved in grassroots community development to gather; exchange ideas, skills and strategies; and collectively imagine our future city. Last year’s festival featured over 100 community-based groups, free, interactive workshops and activities, and opening remarks from Mayor Tory.

This year's theme is Massively Open. We’ll be focusing in on inclusivity and accessibility, practicing empathy and vulnerability, sharing connections, expertise, data and more. Through the festival, we will be exploring how being open can support us in realizing our collective hopes for a better Toronto.

YIMBY 2016 is presented by Shape My City, in collaboration with ThinkFresh Group.

This year's YIMBY Festival will be hosted at the Metro Hall Rotunda at 55 John Street on Saturday, September 24th.

The tentative schedule is as follows TBD:

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Table and workshop set up
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Festival open to public
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Post-festival food and networking for tablers

The core of the YIMBY Festival Programming is an interactive information fair where community groups set up table displays and connect with the public. There will also be opportunities to go beyond hosting a shared table by hosting an interactive experience for attendees in addition to hosting a table! Some examples of interactive experiences include hosting a workshop, curating an art installation, demonstrating a tool or skill, etc.

Details about programming will be available to registrants in the coming month.

WHO SHOULD REGISTER?

Grassroots and community-based organizations of all shapes and sizes who are actively working to build a better Toronto are invited to register for YIMBY.

Taking part in YIMBY is a great way to promote your work to a wide and engaged audience, build connections with other groups who are working on similar issues, and to participate in an annual celebration of Toronto’s community initiatives.