The Bentway’s growing Safe in Public Space initiative broadens the definition of public safety, addressing new public health challenges and deep systemic inequities to build a new shared social contract for public space.
Ebti Nabag
Ebti Nabag examines how ideas of safety manifest and are communicated in public space through borders and boundaries, signs and symbols, public space architectures, and delineations.
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Real vs. Symbolic Accountability: The Excesses of G20 Policing and the Long Quest for Accountability
Christine Brubaker and Alok Mukherjee discuss the realities of accountability and the role of policing through the lens of the G20 summit and the upcoming Shakespeare adaptation, Henry G20.
In Conversation with: The Bentway’s Public Space Fellows (Part 2)
Public Space Fellows Gelila Mekonnen and Nahomi Amberber reflect on their time spent working on The Bentway’s Safe in Public Space initiative.
Stewards: Building Community Coalitions for Community Safety with Betty Yu
In this week’s Stewards piece we followed up with multimedia artist and activist Betty Yu to unpack how ideas of safety are rooted in systems of inequity, and how community based approaches present alternative opportunities for transformative justice and accountability.
Unravelling the Measures of Safety: A Dialogue with PROCESS
We spoke with the team at PROCESS to discuss what it means to create inclusive and equitable community engagement.
Stewards: Expressions of Place-keeping with Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook
In our inaugural Stewards piece, we take a deep dive into unpacking and unlearning colonial relationships to the land, as well as their implications for public safety, with Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook (Senior Lead of Indigenous Engagement at Evergreen and Future Cities Canada).
Decolonizing Design: The Case for Universal Inclusivity
Mohawk architect Matthew Hickey argues that designing safer public spaces starts with broadening our definition of inclusivity.
Snapshot: Centering Indigenous Perspectives in Public Space
In the first Snapshot, we discuss what it means to center Indigenous peoples, knowledge and history in public space - and why Indigenous worldviews, place-keeping, and decolonization are important to creating safer public spaces.
In Conversation with: The Bentway’s Public Space Fellows (Part 1)
In July, The Bentway Conservancy issued a call for Public Space Fellows with the aim of broadening the public space field to amplify marginalized perspectives and steward in a future of public space that ensures resiliency, inclusion and equitable access. Meet Gelila Mekonnen and Nahomi Amberber.