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Title Cities and the Public Realm: Reinvesting in Community Assets Day / Time Monday, June 19th / 16:30 - 18:30 Room Oceanview 2 Event Description The quality of urban life is rooted deeply in the strength of the public realm. Education, health care, social services, transit, the arts, water and sanitation, safety, justice, libraries, natural and built heritage, parks, recreation facilities, streets, markets and public places are connecting tissues linking our individual private worlds and fusing one generation to another. The public realm is the glue holding a city together and the bedrock upon which it builds prosperity, communities and social peace. Join CUI and its southern partners in an international dialogue on new ways to use urban economies and civic engagement to restore our city regions and their community assets, ecological systems, cultural souls and rural hinterlands. This gathering will provide unique perspectives from Ethiopia, Philippines, Cuba, Jamaica, Brazil and Ukraine. Session Language English French Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Hon. David Crombie, President & CEO, Canadian Urban Institute and former Mayor of Toronto Hon. Jerry Treñas, Mayor, Iloilo City, and President, League of Cities of the Philippines H.E. Ato Arkebe Oqubay, State Minister, Ministry of Works and Urban Development, Gov. of Ethiopia   Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) Host Organization Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) Host Organization Description Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to enhancing quality of life in urban areas across Canada and around the world. A Canadian leader in progressive thinking for cities, CUI brings together people, resources and ideas to build strong communities and equitable, sustainable and competitive urban regions. It does so by: (i) 'connecting' decision-makers at all levels of government and within the community and business sectors to enhance urban policy making, governance and management, (ii)'convening' leaders, decision-makers and stakeholders to foster information exchange, civic engagement and new partnerships for urban development, and (iii) 'communicating' ideas and know-how through education, applied research, conferences and leadership development to bring about more co-operative and integrated approaches to urban issues. With a network of international partners, CUI shares with the world Canada’s experiences of managing its urban regions. Website (Organizer and partners) www.canurb.com www.canurb.com/wuf

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