Economic disparity continues to be a growing trend, and The Three Cities Within Toronto report from the University of Toronto, written with J. David Hulchanski, found that from 1975 to 2005, Toronto has had a significant increase in low-income households and a rapidly disappearing middle-class. This is affecting how and where Torontonians live, as well as creating long-term consequences on health, prosperity and the city’s sense of social cohesion.
What can be done to end this trend and ultimately decrease the economic gap? Continue reading ...
We’d like to thank everybody who shared their stories and poems with us, filling our map and making it as colourful as the city itself. We received many fabulous submissions and have chosen the winners of the contest. Continue reading ...
Diaspora Dialogues introduces a fun interactive project titled Day in the Life of Toronto. This is a unique series of five audio narrated stories shared by Mayank Bhatt, Catherine Hernandez, Cherie Dimaline, Fereshteh Molavi and Ian Malczewski . Continue reading ...
Calling all writers! Toronto is a city of a million different stories – and we want to map them all. Give us your place-specific flash fiction or your haikus, and the best ones will win a prize. NEW deadline: October 15, 2011. Continue reading ...
An online makeover has been long overdue for Diaspora Dialogues, and with a generous grant from Canadian Heritage through the Canada Interactive Fund, we’re finally able to make it a reality. Continue reading ...
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