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(New page: DavidM: project under development is described here: http://wiki.zooid.org/wiki/Intervention_2009 == Selected target communities == * Plateau arrondissemont municipal a...) |
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* SDC - merchant association | * SDC - merchant association | ||
* Parc Ex CEDEC discussion | * Parc Ex CEDEC discussion | ||
* Urban Ecology Center: | * Urban Ecology Center: | ||
Advocate for municipal transparency and citizenship. Founder of the organization is co-creator of Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities and founder of Montreal citizens summit. Bilingual organization. | Advocate for municipal transparency and citizenship. Founder of the organization is co-creator of Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities and founder of Montreal citizens summit. Bilingual organization. | ||
http://www.urbanecology.net/ | http://www.urbanecology.net/ (dmitri) | ||
* PARC -EX (physical community) Project Genesis | * PARC -EX (physical community) Project Genesis | ||
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Using the Montreal Charter as a document to leverage social change - specifically the following sections: | Using the Montreal Charter as a document to leverage social change - specifically the following sections: | ||
<blockquote>''Whereas Montréal recognizes that it may, through its actions and authority, help promote the rights and responsibilities of citizens; | <blockquote>''Whereas Montréal recognizes that it may, through its actions and authority, help promote the rights and responsibilities of citizens;''</blockquote> | ||
Whereas Montréal intends to engage its elected officials, employees, para-municipal agencies and city-controlled corporations in an effort aimed at promoting and protecting inclusive citizenship; | <blockquote>''Whereas Montréal intends to engage its elected officials, employees, para-municipal agencies and city-controlled corporations in an effort aimed at promoting and protecting inclusive citizenship;''</blockquote> | ||
Montréal hereby proclaims through this Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities its commitment to work with its citizens in building on these rights and responsibilities and in ensuring their application. | <blockquote>''Montréal hereby proclaims through this Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities its commitment to work with its citizens in building on these rights and responsibilities and in ensuring their application.''</blockquote> | ||
ARTICLE 16 | Commitments | <blockquote>''ARTICLE 16 | Commitments''</blockquote> | ||
To foster participation by citizens in municipal affairs, Montréal is committed to: | <blockquote>''To foster participation by citizens in municipal affairs, Montréal is committed to:''</blockquote> | ||
a) Encouraging public participation and providing citizens with useful and clearly formulated information; | <blockquote>''a) Encouraging public participation and providing citizens with useful and clearly formulated information;''</blockquote> | ||
b) Facilitating access to documents pertaining to municipal affairs;'' | <blockquote>''b) Facilitating access to documents pertaining to municipal affairs;''</blockquote> | ||
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=== Project Overview: === | === Project Overview: === | ||
Take advantage of the Urban Ecology Center as a place of municipal innovation and citizen engagement to assist community group working in a geographic area to assist them through identifying areas where IT (probably web based) could be used to facilitate better information transfer. Keep relationship with disabled association to make sure that solutions benefit everyone, including disabled, and keep a look out for areas which the three groups could participate together to push for policy change, possibly using the assistance of the Ombudsperson for the Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities. | Take advantage of the Urban Ecology Center as a place of municipal innovation and citizen engagement to assist community group working in a geographic area to assist them through identifying areas where IT (probably web based) could be used to facilitate better information transfer. Keep relationship with disabled association to make sure that solutions benefit everyone, including disabled, and keep a look out for areas which the three groups could participate together to push for policy change, possibly using the assistance of the Ombudsperson for the Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities. | ||