Heritage Builds Resilience
October 2-4, 2014 |
Be part of Canada’s largest heritage learning and networking event
In association with the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals and in collaboration with the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation
Meet some of our featured speakers who will challenge your thinking and give you practical strategies for action:
- Tonya Surman (Executive Director, Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto)
Be inspired by one of Canada’s foremost social entrepreneurs and community animators, and learn how old buildings can be incubators for social innovation.
- Brenda Barrett (Living Landscapes Observer, Pennsylvania, USA)
At the cutting-edge of heritage region and landscape preservation practice and policy for the past 30 years, Barrett knows how to capitalize on rural values and build local momentum.
- Japonica Brown-Saracino (Associate Professor, Sociology, Boston University)
Gentrification is bad, right? Not so fast. Brown-Saracino shows how a new breed of gentrifiers is helping to foster the long-term “social resilience” of older towns and urban districts.
- Ron Williams (Author, Landscape Architecture in Canada)
Explore the themes of resilience Williams developed in his ground-breaking 2014 history of Canada’s designed and cultural landscapes.
Register online today and be at the front of the line for workshops, tours, and other special events.
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Website:
heritagecanada.org |
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Confederation Centre of the Arts |
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Charlottetown, PE |
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| Contact Information |
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cwiebe@heritagecanada.org |
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