Pecha Kucha: Initiatives for Resilience - Watch This Space

Join them at 327 Bathurst St on August 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM for a lively Pecha Kucha presentation on initiatives for resilience.

Through their designs, innovative ideas, and projects, speakers will share their insights, and models for capacity building. From sustainable practices to community-led projects, get ready to be inspired! 

Meaning chit-chat in Japanese, Pecha Kucha offers an informal, short and snappy presentation format. Storytelling is brought to life through the presenter’s images rather than text. Each presentation consists of 20 slides, and each slide is displayed for only 20 seconds before progressing to the next one.

After the presentations, there will be a short group discussion and time for audience questions to explore where these projects differ or intersect and how such work contributes to strengthening our urban communities and environment.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and be part of the conversation

Presentations by: 

• Bike Brigade I Jon Gruber-Benaich I https://www.bikebrigade.ca/
• Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op I Timothy Manolo I https://www.textilestudio.ca/
• Don’t Mess With the Don I Lawrence Warriner I https://www.dontmesswiththedon.ca/
• LGA Architectural Partners I Janna Levitt I https://lga-ap.com/
• StopGap Foundation I Luke Anderson I https://stopgap.ca/
• WE Hub (Scadding Court) I Grace Cameron I https://scaddingcourt.org/program-tags/entrepreneurship/
• Costi I Rahila Mushtaq I https://www.costi.org/programs/social.php

About Watch This Space

A free community event and photographic exhibition, together offering an active social format that encourages visitors to explore initiatives that foster resilience. You’re invited to join us in all ages activities and workshops, talks, and tours, while engaging with the sidewalks, street corners and other publicly shared resources being utilised in an uncommon context.  The WTS photo exhibit is a further opportunity to interact with the street as an all-hours “gallery” where images are displayed in multiple storefront windows and viewable 24 hours a day.

What is the closest TTC stop and parking lot to the venue location?

Via public transportation, the closest TTC stop is at Bathurst and Dundas St taking the 505 Dundas Streetcar, or the 511 Bathurst Streetcar.

Parking:

There is street parking or the closest Green P carpark 25

Accessibility:

The library entrance is accessible by ramp from Dundas St West and the basement meeting room is accessible by lift or stairs. There is an accessible washroom at basement level.

Please contact them if you have any questions: watchthisspacetoronto@gmail.com