8 80 Cities
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We are guided by the simple but powerful idea that if everything we do in our cities is great for an 8-year-old and an 80-year-old, then it will be better for all people.
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How do public plazas strengthen communities? In this blog post, guest contributor Ronika Postaria
discusses how they’re more than open spaces—they’re catalysts for engagement, creativity, and well-being.
🔗https://www.880cities.org/collective-spaces-public-plazas-toronto/
#PublicPlazas
discusses how they’re more than open spaces—they’re catalysts for engagement, creativity, and well-being.
🔗https://www.880cities.org/collective-spaces-public-plazas-toronto/
#PublicPlazas
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
How do public plazas strengthen communities? In this blog post, guest contributor Ronika Postaria
discusses how they’re more than open spaces—they’re catalysts for engagement, creativity, and well-being.
🔗https://www.880cities.org/collective-spaces-public-plazas-toronto/
#PublicPlazas
discusses how they’re more than open spaces—they’re catalysts for engagement, creativity, and well-being.
🔗https://www.880cities.org/collective-spaces-public-plazas-toronto/
#PublicPlazas
The 8 80 Cities November Newsletter is here!
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-november-25-newsletter
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🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-november-25-newsletter
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November 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The 8 80 Cities November Newsletter is here!
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-november-25-newsletter
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🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-november-25-newsletter
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🎉Earlier this November, we gathered for our final virtual meetup and officially celebrated the graduation of the 2024-2025 Ontario Community Changemakers cohort!
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🎉Earlier this November, we gathered for our final virtual meetup and officially celebrated the graduation of the 2024-2025 Ontario Community Changemakers cohort!
Thank you to Muslims in Public Space and Sisters Through Faith for organizing this workshop, led by Amina Rizvi.
Photography by Zoobia Ilyas.
Photography by Zoobia Ilyas.
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Thank you to Muslims in Public Space and Sisters Through Faith for organizing this workshop, led by Amina Rizvi.
Photography by Zoobia Ilyas.
Photography by Zoobia Ilyas.
The afternoon was full of conversation, quiet focus, and the kind of comfort that comes from sharing homemade food and time with others. These gentler moments remind us how community care shows up in many forms, from big celebrations to small, intentional gatherings.
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The afternoon was full of conversation, quiet focus, and the kind of comfort that comes from sharing homemade food and time with others. These gentler moments remind us how community care shows up in many forms, from big celebrations to small, intentional gatherings.
While Cooksville filled the fall with colour and movement, Rockcliffe Smythe brought a different kind of warmth to 8 80 TowerPOPS. Our Prayer Bead Workshop invited neighbours to slow down together, sip hot chai, and create something meaningful with their hands.
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
While Cooksville filled the fall with colour and movement, Rockcliffe Smythe brought a different kind of warmth to 8 80 TowerPOPS. Our Prayer Bead Workshop invited neighbours to slow down together, sip hot chai, and create something meaningful with their hands.
As the weather turns colder and we start moving into winter and the holiday season, we have been reflecting on the moments that brought warmth, joy and connection to our TowerPOPS communities this year. Cooksville’s Garba Night was one of those special evenings that stayed with us.
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
As the weather turns colder and we start moving into winter and the holiday season, we have been reflecting on the moments that brought warmth, joy and connection to our TowerPOPS communities this year. Cooksville’s Garba Night was one of those special evenings that stayed with us.
Happy Halloween 🎃👻
Check out these links on halloween in cities and stay safe!
https://medium.com/reimagining-the-civic-commons/what-halloween-can-teach-us-about-civic-life-1221f3538333
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/trickorstreets.shtml
#happyhalloween #trickortreat
Check out these links on halloween in cities and stay safe!
https://medium.com/reimagining-the-civic-commons/what-halloween-can-teach-us-about-civic-life-1221f3538333
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/trickorstreets.shtml
#happyhalloween #trickortreat
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃👻
Check out these links on halloween in cities and stay safe!
https://medium.com/reimagining-the-civic-commons/what-halloween-can-teach-us-about-civic-life-1221f3538333
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/trickorstreets.shtml
#happyhalloween #trickortreat
Check out these links on halloween in cities and stay safe!
https://medium.com/reimagining-the-civic-commons/what-halloween-can-teach-us-about-civic-life-1221f3538333
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/trickorstreets.shtml
#happyhalloween #trickortreat
📫The 8 80 Cities October Newsletter is here! This issue is a wrap-up of our work this fall. We welcome 30 Changemakers from Ontario and share events, videos, podcasts, and a bunch of valuable resources for you to enjoy.
🔗https://ow.ly/cZvQ50XkUUv
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll
🔗https://ow.ly/cZvQ50XkUUv
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📫The 8 80 Cities October Newsletter is here! This issue is a wrap-up of our work this fall. We welcome 30 Changemakers from Ontario and share events, videos, podcasts, and a bunch of valuable resources for you to enjoy.
🔗https://ow.ly/cZvQ50XkUUv
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll
🔗https://ow.ly/cZvQ50XkUUv
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll
🇨🇦 Raquel Bremmer —Clinical Director, Primary Care Services, Black Health and Social Service Hub, Peel.
🚶♀️ Amanda O’Rourke — Executive Director, 8 80 Cities.
🚶♀️ Amanda O’Rourke — Executive Director, 8 80 Cities.
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🇨🇦 Raquel Bremmer —Clinical Director, Primary Care Services, Black Health and Social Service Hub, Peel.
🚶♀️ Amanda O’Rourke — Executive Director, 8 80 Cities.
🚶♀️ Amanda O’Rourke — Executive Director, 8 80 Cities.
Pete Bombaci — Founder & CEO, GenWell Project.
🌎 Gil Penalosa — Founder, 8 80 Cities & CReating Cities For All.
🌎 Gil Penalosa — Founder, 8 80 Cities & CReating Cities For All.
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Pete Bombaci — Founder & CEO, GenWell Project.
🌎 Gil Penalosa — Founder, 8 80 Cities & CReating Cities For All.
🌎 Gil Penalosa — Founder, 8 80 Cities & CReating Cities For All.
🇩🇰 Ann-Britt Elvin Andersen — Chief Communications Officer, BLOXHUB.
🌍 Jakob Norman-Hansen — Director of Global Networks & Partnerships, BLOXHUB.
🌍 Jakob Norman-Hansen — Director of Global Networks & Partnerships, BLOXHUB.
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🇩🇰 Ann-Britt Elvin Andersen — Chief Communications Officer, BLOXHUB.
🌍 Jakob Norman-Hansen — Director of Global Networks & Partnerships, BLOXHUB.
🌍 Jakob Norman-Hansen — Director of Global Networks & Partnerships, BLOXHUB.
🍂As we head into a weekend of community, we ask: how can cities foster connection in the face of urban loneliness? Join us for The Paradox of Proximity, a panel + Q&A on tackling the loneliness crisis in cities across Canada and beyond.
Meet our panel:
Meet our panel:
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🍂As we head into a weekend of community, we ask: how can cities foster connection in the face of urban loneliness? Join us for The Paradox of Proximity, a panel + Q&A on tackling the loneliness crisis in cities across Canada and beyond.
Meet our panel:
Meet our panel:
🚀 Exciting news! 8 80 Cities announces their 30 #OCChangemakers who will receive $5,000 to bring their ideas to life through the Ontario Community Changemakers program! 🤝🏼Powered by 8 80 Cities with funding from Balsam Foundation. 🔗 Learn more: ontariocommunitychangemakers.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🚀 Exciting news! 8 80 Cities announces their 30 #OCChangemakers who will receive $5,000 to bring their ideas to life through the Ontario Community Changemakers program! 🤝🏼Powered by 8 80 Cities with funding from Balsam Foundation. 🔗 Learn more: ontariocommunitychangemakers.org
REMINDER! Book your tickets now for The Paradox of Proximity, a free panel and Q&A.
Link in bio!
📅Tuesday, October 14, 2025
⏲️ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET
📍Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Main Floor
Link in bio!
📅Tuesday, October 14, 2025
⏲️ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET
📍Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Main Floor
October 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
REMINDER! Book your tickets now for The Paradox of Proximity, a free panel and Q&A.
Link in bio!
📅Tuesday, October 14, 2025
⏲️ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET
📍Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Main Floor
Link in bio!
📅Tuesday, October 14, 2025
⏲️ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET
📍Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Main Floor
The 8 80 Cities team is reaching out as fellow parents, neighbours, and volunteers who care deeply about making Toronto’s streets safer for children to fight back Premier Ford’s recent plan to dismantle Toronto’s lifesaving Speed Safety Camera program.
Info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/events
#SafeStreets
Info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/events
#SafeStreets
October 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The 8 80 Cities team is reaching out as fellow parents, neighbours, and volunteers who care deeply about making Toronto’s streets safer for children to fight back Premier Ford’s recent plan to dismantle Toronto’s lifesaving Speed Safety Camera program.
Info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/events
#SafeStreets
Info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/events
#SafeStreets
8 80 Cities welcomes our Copenhagen partners @BLOXHUBdk for a panel on The Paradox of Proximity: Tackling Loneliness in Cities.
📍 UrbanSpace Gallery
📅 Oct 14 | ⏲️ 6:30–8:30 PM ET
🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/the-parado...
Free event, limited space. Let’s rethink connection in urban life.
📍 UrbanSpace Gallery
📅 Oct 14 | ⏲️ 6:30–8:30 PM ET
🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/the-parado...
Free event, limited space. Let’s rethink connection in urban life.
October 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
8 80 Cities welcomes our Copenhagen partners @BLOXHUBdk for a panel on The Paradox of Proximity: Tackling Loneliness in Cities.
📍 UrbanSpace Gallery
📅 Oct 14 | ⏲️ 6:30–8:30 PM ET
🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/the-parado...
Free event, limited space. Let’s rethink connection in urban life.
📍 UrbanSpace Gallery
📅 Oct 14 | ⏲️ 6:30–8:30 PM ET
🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/the-parado...
Free event, limited space. Let’s rethink connection in urban life.
We honour the #NDTR and Orange Shirt Day, dedicated to reflecting on the painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools in Canada. This is an opportunity for us all to learn about and acknowledge the truth about the experiences of Indigenous peoples, their children and survivors.
October 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We honour the #NDTR and Orange Shirt Day, dedicated to reflecting on the painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools in Canada. This is an opportunity for us all to learn about and acknowledge the truth about the experiences of Indigenous peoples, their children and survivors.
📫The 8 80 Cities Sept. Newsletter is here! This month, we share a collection of articles on School Streets, residential schools, the joys of growing up with grandparents fond of nature, events, resources, and more!
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-september-25-newsletter?e=9fb1bea2d1
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-september-25-newsletter?e=9fb1bea2d1
October 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
📫The 8 80 Cities Sept. Newsletter is here! This month, we share a collection of articles on School Streets, residential schools, the joys of growing up with grandparents fond of nature, events, resources, and more!
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-september-25-newsletter?e=9fb1bea2d1
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-september-25-newsletter?e=9fb1bea2d1
🎉All are invited! TowerPOPS Cooksville Garba Night!
Join us for a night of dancing at the TowerPOPS location in Cooksville, Mississauga. There will be simple how-to-Garba demonstrations.
🔗https://bit.ly/46APoPo
Join us for a night of dancing at the TowerPOPS location in Cooksville, Mississauga. There will be simple how-to-Garba demonstrations.
🔗https://bit.ly/46APoPo
September 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🎉All are invited! TowerPOPS Cooksville Garba Night!
Join us for a night of dancing at the TowerPOPS location in Cooksville, Mississauga. There will be simple how-to-Garba demonstrations.
🔗https://bit.ly/46APoPo
Join us for a night of dancing at the TowerPOPS location in Cooksville, Mississauga. There will be simple how-to-Garba demonstrations.
🔗https://bit.ly/46APoPo
📫Our August Newsletter is out! We wrapped the month in our most recent blog post, part of this edition, and curated great content to share with you all. Enjoy! 💫
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-august-25-newsletter?e=9fb1bea2d1
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-august-25-newsletter?e=9fb1bea2d1
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll
August 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
📫Our August Newsletter is out! We wrapped the month in our most recent blog post, part of this edition, and curated great content to share with you all. Enjoy! 💫
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-august-25-newsletter?e=9fb1bea2d1
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll
🔗https://mailchi.mp/880cities.org/8-80-cities-august-25-newsletter?e=9fb1bea2d1
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll
Did you miss our Ontario Community Changemakers Info Session last week? If you couldn't make it, we are happy to share it here: ow.ly/fR7P50WygWN
Ready to apply? Visit ontariocommunitychangemakers.org
#OCChangemakers #SocialInclusion #PublicSpace #CivicEngagement #Ontario #BalsamFoundation
Ready to apply? Visit ontariocommunitychangemakers.org
#OCChangemakers #SocialInclusion #PublicSpace #CivicEngagement #Ontario #BalsamFoundation
July 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Did you miss our Ontario Community Changemakers Info Session last week? If you couldn't make it, we are happy to share it here: ow.ly/fR7P50WygWN
Ready to apply? Visit ontariocommunitychangemakers.org
#OCChangemakers #SocialInclusion #PublicSpace #CivicEngagement #Ontario #BalsamFoundation
Ready to apply? Visit ontariocommunitychangemakers.org
#OCChangemakers #SocialInclusion #PublicSpace #CivicEngagement #Ontario #BalsamFoundation
20 community leaders from 8 Knight cities will gather this August in #Toronto for a 3-day workshop hosted by 8 80 Cities w/support from @knightfoundation.org. Learn more: emergingcitychampions.org/blog/20-knig...
#Akron #Macon #StPaul #Charlotte #Detroit #Miami #SanJose #Philadelphia #K880Champs
#Akron #Macon #StPaul #Charlotte #Detroit #Miami #SanJose #Philadelphia #K880Champs
July 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
20 community leaders from 8 Knight cities will gather this August in #Toronto for a 3-day workshop hosted by 8 80 Cities w/support from @knightfoundation.org. Learn more: emergingcitychampions.org/blog/20-knig...
#Akron #Macon #StPaul #Charlotte #Detroit #Miami #SanJose #Philadelphia #K880Champs
#Akron #Macon #StPaul #Charlotte #Detroit #Miami #SanJose #Philadelphia #K880Champs
Our 8 80 Cities July Newsletter is out! Great articles, updates on our work and more.
🔗https://www.880cities.org/july-25-issue
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll #RightToPublicSpace #ightToParticipation #ightToMobility
🔗https://www.880cities.org/july-25-issue
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll #RightToPublicSpace #ightToParticipation #ightToMobility
July 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Our 8 80 Cities July Newsletter is out! Great articles, updates on our work and more.
🔗https://www.880cities.org/july-25-issue
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll #RightToPublicSpace #ightToParticipation #ightToMobility
🔗https://www.880cities.org/july-25-issue
#880Cities #CreatingCitiesForAll #RightToPublicSpace #ightToParticipation #ightToMobility
The #OCChangemakers program continues to support diverse, multigenerational projects across urban and rural Ontario. Aligned with 8 80 Cities' vision of inclusive communities for all ages, the program uplifts creativity, resilience, and local leadership.
🔗ontariocommunitychangemakers.org/apply-now
🔗ontariocommunitychangemakers.org/apply-now
July 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The #OCChangemakers program continues to support diverse, multigenerational projects across urban and rural Ontario. Aligned with 8 80 Cities' vision of inclusive communities for all ages, the program uplifts creativity, resilience, and local leadership.
🔗ontariocommunitychangemakers.org/apply-now
🔗ontariocommunitychangemakers.org/apply-now