Film screening and public discussion - Taskafa: Stories of the Street

Join us for a special screening of Taskafa: Stories of the Street, a film by London artist and documentary maker Andrea Luka Zimmerman.

The film is an artist’s essay about memory and the most necessary forms of belonging, both to a place and to history. It explores the relationship between Istanbul’s street dogs and the city's human populations.

For us, this film raises many important ideas about the right to the city, the value of non-human urban populations, community action/resilience and contested public spaces.

On the night, we will hear from guest speakers and invite discussion on the variety of urban narratives that create cities, neighbourhoods and streets.

Film screening and public discussion
Date: Thursday 30 May 2019
Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm
Location: Bargoonga Nganjin Community Room
North Fitzroy Library - 182-186 St Georges Road

Register
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/film-screening-taskafa-stories-of-the-street-tickets-61574182036

Light refreshments provided

This event is run by Architects for Peace and sponsored by the City of Yarra Council.

Public lecture Thursday 4 September 2008: Grocon’s proposed urban homeless shelter

WHEN: Thursday 4 September 2008, 7.00pm
WHERE: RMIT Building 50, Orr St (off Victoria St) Carlton
WHO: David Waldren, Victorian Design Manager, Grocon



















Construction giant Grocon has entered a partnership with the Victorian Government, Yarra Community Housing and non-profit organisation Homeground Services to build a supportive housing facility for the homeless at 660 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. It will be based on a New York model known as Common Ground, which incorporates the services the homeless may require in one facility.

The partnership was announced publicly by the Victorian Premier, John Brumby, on April 24, 2008. Grocon is building the facility at cost and many consultants with whom Grocon works have already agreed to work on an at-cost or pro bono basis. Works are expected to commence late in 2008 and be complete by around August 2010.

A national body known as Common Ground Australia has been formed, with Therese Rein as its national patron. This will be the first such facility in Victoria , although one has already been built in South Australia . Similar facilities for the homeless are planned right around the country.

David Waldren, Design Manager of Grocon’s Victorian arm, has managed several multi-million dollar projects in the past including a joint venture between the National Museum of Australia and the Australian Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. David is an architect and fellow of the Williamson Community Leadership program.


We invite you to learn more about the objectives behind this project and how they will be delivered.

Entry by gold coin donation, refreshments provided.

Help us to promote the event: view and download poster - here



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Watch the video of the presentation...

Common Ground Supportive Housing Project from Architects for Peace on Vimeo.

Presented by David Waldren (Grocon) in conjunction with Architects for Peace Melbourne.



September 4, 2008