The 519 Church Street Community Centre /newsfeed News en-ca Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:45:08 PST ©2009 The 519. All rights reserved. The 519's Mosaic Project /newsfeed/the519smosaicproject /newsfeed/the519smosaicproject Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST The 519 Mosaic is an interactive, hands-on community based art project. Community members will participate in the creation of a large-scale mosaic beginning in January 2010. The project is aimed at participants of all ages, and abilities drawn from the diverse communities that call The 519 Community Centre home.

The 519 Mosaic will be led by a leadership team of artists Anna Camilleri and Tristan R. Whiston of Red Dress Productions (RDP), along with three youth apprentices. The leadership team will work with community members at all stages of development from concept to design to implementation: co-facilitating community meetings, working with participants to develop ideas toward the creation of one overall design. The leadership team will also provide mentorship and support to project participants in the form of hands-training on mosaic technique.

The design concepts of 519 Mosaic will emerge from a series of 8 consultations with community members and program participants. During the consultation process community members will share experiences and experiment in visual media including paint, pastel, and collage to tell their story of The 519. Consultations will be held in each of the programs beginning January 25th. In addition, three public consultations will be held on:

Saturday, February 20th 1pm-3pm
Tuesday, March 9th 7pm-9pm


This project locates itself within a tradition of public art that is truly community engaged—not just viewed by community, but also created by community members with the intent of exhibiting the artwork in the public domain. There are many examples of public art in Toronto; however the great majority of those public artworks are privately commissioned. 519 Mosaic will be a public artwork created by community members in a democratic and collaborative community art process where participants are directly engaged at all stages of creation. All participants, community partners, and sponsors will be named in a plaque permanently installed at the site of 519 Mosaic.


Mosaic Images: SCAPE, mosaic public artwork, 18' x 5', Red Dress Productions, 2007

]]> H1N1 Influenza Information /newsfeed/h1n1influenzainformation /newsfeed/h1n1influenzainformation Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT Every year as winter approaches, we begin to hear about influenza (the flu). This year we are hearing about a different flu season. In addition to the regular or seasonal flu, we have to protect ourselves against the new H1N1 flu (also known as swine flu) virus that has been a major story worldwide in 2009.

Toronto Public Health is working with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Public Health Agency of Canada to monitor and investigate the illness. For more information on protecting yourself from the flu, visit the Toronto Public Health Website by clicking here.

Vaccination Clinic

Toronto Public Health will be administering the H1N1 Vaccination on Monday, November 23, 2009 from 9:30 to Noon at The 519.

 

]]> Good Food Box /newsfeed/goodfoodbox /newsfeed/goodfoodbox Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST Foodshare buys top quality fresh fruit and vegetables directly from farmers and from the Ontario Food Terminal, and volunteers pack it into green reusable boxes at the Field to Table warehouse.  Those boxes are then delivered to The 519 Church Street Community Centre for pick-up.  There isn't an easier way to buy local, fresh produce for your home!

The contents of each box vary with each delivery, according to what is in season, what is available locally and what is reasonably-priced. Note that * indicates locally grown

Good Food Box - $17
Family-sized selection of affordable fresh fruit and vegetables, with an emphasis on seasonal produce and one or two "interesting" items each delivery.

Small Good Food Box - $12
A smaller version of the Good Food Box for singles, seniors or small families.

Fruit Box - $12
Just fruit, with an emphasis on what's at its best and in season at the moment.

Large Organic Box - $32
Certified organic produce, mostly local. Very seasonal, lots of root vegetables in the winter. The higher price of this box reflects the higher production costs that come from producing food organically.

Small Organic Box - $22
Smaller version with the same certified organic produce, mostly local, very seasonal.

Wellness Box - $12
A week's worth of servings of fruits and vegetables cut-up and measured for you with love and care. Suitable for seniors and students.

For delivery information, or to place an order, contact Karin Lundberg at The 519's Front Desk. Payment can be made by cash, cheque, debit or credit cards.

For more information about Foodshare's Good Food Box program, visit Foodshare's website by clicking here.

]]> Our communities meet at The 519 /newsfeed/ourcommunitiesmeetatthe519 /newsfeed/ourcommunitiesmeetatthe519 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT Every year over 31, 000 people visit The 519 to attend meetings, groups and to participate in Centre programs.  The diversity of our community is reflected in the day-to-day activities of the Centre. 

Click to see who is meeting at The 519 this month.

]]> Summer Day Camp Spaces Available! /newsfeed/summerdaycampspacesavailable /newsfeed/summerdaycampspacesavailable Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT The 519 Summer Camp is a great option for kids 6-12 in the downtown core! It is low cost ($75 a week, with subsidies readily available), and runs Mon-Fri, 8:30-5:30 (long hours!) from July 6th to Aug 28th. Parents may register for one week or for all 8. Our unique camp programming focuses on social justice, arts and recreation, and we have lots of great, fun activities planned for the whole summer (including weekly field trips to city-wide attractions).

For details about camp programming, click here, or for more information about camp and registration, contact:

Darya Ilyenko
Summer Camp Coordinator
The 519 Church Street Community Centre
(416) 355-6793

 

 

]]> The 519 wins Pride Parade Award! /newsfeed/the519winsprideparadeaward /newsfeed/the519winsprideparadeaward Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT The 29th Annual Pride Parade was a massive success yesterday, and despite a rainy start was shining all the colours of the rainbow! All of the community came together as one to showcase the LGBTTIQQ2S community in the form of fabulous floats and marching contingents.

The 519 Church Street Community Centre was honoured with a 2009 Toronto Pride Parade Award for "Best Story / Message".  The award reinforces the strength of our new logo and image - an identity which is all about stories and messages. 

Many have said that our new logo resembles a speech bubble signifying the voice that the Centre gives to the neighbourhood and community.

Since 1975, we’ve offered a place where everyone is welcome to speak, listen and be heard. We will never remain silent in the face of discrimination and we will continue to provide a place where the diversity of our community is welcome and our voices are never quieted.

Thank You Pride Toronto, volunteers, staff and everyone who celebrated Pride for making it such a huge success!

]]> Salah Bachir awarded Pride Toronto Lifetime Achievement Award /newsfeed/awards /newsfeed/awards Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT The 519 has two fabulous reasons to be even more proud this June.  At the Annual Pride Gala, Salah Bachir, the 519’s Honorary Patron, will be honoured with the Pride Toronto Lifetime Achievement Award.  Matthew Cutler, The 519’s new Coordinator of Resource Development and Communications will receive the Pride Toronto Youth Leadership Award.

Congratulations to both of you, The 519 is proud to have such distinguished members of our community working with us!

 

Watch Salah's and Matthew's acceptance speeches below:

]]> Your community centre adopts new look, website /newsfeed/newlook /newsfeed/newlook Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT The 519 is a place which has given our community a voice for over 30 years – that was the message we heard loud and clear in over 60 surveys, 3 public forums and countless meetings.  But how do you take all of our shared history, memories and activism and roll it up into a single logo?

“We heard several common messages in our consultations to find a new logo, but what stood out the most was that everyone feels welcome at The 519, and everyone who’s been through the Centre has a story to tell about it,” says Maura Lawless, Executive Director of The 519.

The new logo designed by Jason Ford, uses a contemporary, visibly bold and proud icon with a heavy block of colour to symbolize presence, pride and prominence of The 519.    

The 519 will launch its new website, designed by Mouth Media, with many interactive features that will allow you to engage with the Centre in a new way—using social networking and Web 2.0 technologies.

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