Esmond Lee 李春錦
@esmondlee
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phd candidate, critical geography • artist • architect #ScarbTO
Scarborough, Ontario
Joined January 2009
Public wi-fi should be expanded, not cut! The backroom deal made with Rogers under the previous mayor & TTC Board is not in riders' best interests: "According to the briefing note, continuing to offer public internet access "was not included in the TTC's agreement with Rogers."
Scoop: Rogers, TTC to pull the plug on free Wi-Fi in subway stations
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Humbled to share this inspiring conversation with Dr. Aleida Guevara.
Online first: Intellectual lessons from Dr Aleida Guevara (Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara's daughter) and a special meeting with Aleida March (Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara's wife) – Conversations on education, revolution, and socialism of care, Havana, May 2024 - Ranu Basu, Luisa Iñiguez Rojas,
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The standalone Service Ontario near me has shut down and the next nearest one is inside this Staples. Uniforms are branded with both Staples and Service Ontario logos.
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Worst person you know is somewhere saying “I’m passionate about uplifting communities”
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It is probably closer to 50 police officers in riot gear that York University sent in to clear the encampment — after releasing a statement yesterday which lied about wanting to “establish dialogue with the [*STUDENTS*] in the encampment.”
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And how many starchitect firms will drop their drawers to get into the action especially in the collapse of the Saudi Line. And under the auspices of a smart 15 minute city. Again innovation=plunder.
BREAKING: 🇮🇱Why did Israel commit the genocide in Gaza? The answer 👇 Netanyahu unveils plans to construct settlements in Gaza, backed by a staggering investment of USD 5 billion.
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Revitalization for whom? An important book that challenges the "successes" of Regent Park and Lawrence Heights redevelopment #topoli Check out my review for @ERSjournal
#ERSBookReviews 📚 Rosa’s book reveals how #marginalized communities in #Toronto mobilize and contest planners’ and police officers’ (re)production of #race and #class #hierarchies under neoliberal urban revitalization. Read @esmondlee's review here: https://t.co/TyKW38KZAS
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#Toronto is in a housing crisis, and crisis talk can confuse. Here, we debunk the dominant discourse of market housing supply and point to new openings through which housing may come to serve diverse social needs, not land rent imperatives. Open access via @Radical_Housing
Out now, our way of taking apart the case for market housing and the fetish called housing supply. @LuisaSotomayorA @Radical_Housing
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urban renewal, revitalization, community building, etc etc
“A house on the beach is not a dream”: An Israeli real estate company specialising in Jewish settlements in the West Bank is planning for the day after. This is beyond aspirational, their staff is already working on plans.
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[New Cities project] Israeli architects & planners started rendering images & visuals for “sustainable new city” in Gaza comprising of 6 colonial settlements. The atrocious complicit involvement of experts is no less occupying as the armed machines; both are mutually-constitutive
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I'll be presenting my ongoing research and art on migration and settlement in Toronto's suburbs at this event✨#ScarbTO
On November 8 we are hosting our first in a series of annual public events supported this year by @CIHR_IRSC. Join us as we discuss ways to make our cities healthier and better places to live for everyone #UrbanHealth Learn more: https://t.co/zd5tgj6zgQ
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This is kind of random but I'll be hosting the entertainment part of this event 😅🤷♂️
This year, the iconic Scarborough Civic Centre marks its 50th anniversary! 🎉 Join the celebrations on Sunday, October 1, at 1 p.m. at 150 Borough Dr., Scarborough. To find out more, visit: https://t.co/eJFRxqSe4e
#ScarboroughCC50
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Last week to check out my curation of these great artists whose processes and outcomes challenge and resist the binary construct of "newcomer". Thanks to @DMG_UTSC for giving me the freedom and support to realize this project.
Last week! Visit 'Persisting Multiplicities' in the @UTSC Instructional Centre Vitrines before September 30. Works by Mariana Bolaños, Fei Ji & Dana Prieto address migration, diasporic realities & the complexities of the newcomer experience. More info: https://t.co/S8pjEsVhXd
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Thanks to @Torontounion for the opportunity to speak about my process. It's great to be able to archive and share the complexity of our spatial imaginaries.
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I'll be at Toronto Union Station this Saturday at 7:30pm and again at 8:30pm to speak briefly about my recent project, "Flux". This project is the culmination of visual and spatial methodology and research spanning over a decade✨🖼️📸
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