Our Streets, Our Gallery Photo Exhibit and Walkingshed
What is your Niagara River? What does it mean to you?
What do you love about it?
What is the image that best represents your connection to it?
The Niagara River is nourished by an intricate array of watercourses that make up one vast watershed. The ebb and flow of its waters sustain and connect all those who live on this watershed.
This photography exhibit enhances your street experience by inviting you to connect the Niagara River and its watershed with the history and heritage, culture and arts, nature, community, and thriving economy of Niagara.
The exhibit runs northeast between the Niagara Falls History Museum on Lundy’s Lane and HI-Niagara Falls Hostel on Cataract Avenue situated west of the Niagara Parkway and only a short distance away from the site, marked with a plaque, of the Falls 1600 B.C.
The exhibit cuts across a hidden section of the city. Look around for factory, residential, entertainment, cultural, commercial, government, hospitality, and heritage buildings that serve as backdrop to photographs that highlight the rich connections between humans and other-than-human life forms the Niagara River sustain.
Look at the urban landscape and street trajectories through the lens of water in its diverse states, forms and pathways. Give a new meaning to the street by imagining yourself as part of the river’s watershed and belonging in a place all people in Niagara share.
Number of photo stations: 8. Total number of photo panels: 22. Visit all in one day or on different days.
Distance: 3 miles (5 kilometers). Duration: 1h30m – 2h.
Modalities of enjoyment: walking, cycling, rollerskating, skateboarding, jogging, wheelchairs, walkers, scooters, among others.
Keywords: Watershed; Complete Streets; Placemaking; Social Fabric.
Who Are We? Seedling for Change in Society and Environment (SCS&E) is a collective of people who plant and nourish seedlings of creative transformation that engage in diverse ways. Through practices of dwelling, making, engaging and connecting in History and Heritage, Sports and Health, Sustainability and Environment, Culture and Arts, and Education SCS&E creates new value.
SHARE – After the walking tour, share with us your thoughts about your experience.
LEAD – Partner with SCS&E and bring this experience to your neighborhood, municipality, or city.
LEARN – Visit Share Peace, Discover Niagara River on Facebook.
ENGAGE – Facilitate “Our Streets, Our Gallery Photo Exhibit” tour.
EXPLORE – For more information or to discuss opportunities for collaborating, please contact us
Water in motion, unity in action
The Niagara River is nourished by an intricate array of watercourses that make up one vast watershed. The ebb and flow of water that sustain and connect all those who live on its watershed find their correspondence in the ethical and moral guidelines a society cultivates in order to foster non-violence among human and other-than-human rights-bearers such as animals, plants, forests, wetlands, watersheds, rivers, lakes, and oceans.
This project aims at engaging every person in acts of remembrance and future-oriented actions that contribute to restoring and renewing the connection between society and environment at home and at work, in urban and rural areas, on their backyards, neighborhoods, and communities.
The project comprises a series of lectures, a walking photographic street circuit displaying photographs submitted by residents of Niagara Falls and/or visitors, and street art and a large-scale mural painted by children. The project was launched on the 150 Canada Day Celebration and will wrap up in October. It will involve Brock students, partner organizations, and local residents.
The lectures will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 5, 2017 from 7 to 9:30 pm with opening and closing ceremonies on the first and final dates. Niagara Military Museum is the main venue.
The project revolves around the Niagara Falls (Canada) Peace Conference which convened May 20, 1914. Representatives from the ABC powers, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile mediated diplomatically with representatives from Mexico and the U.S. in order to avoid further conflict between the two nations.
Thursday, September 14th
Major Alan Woolley
Peacekeeping in conflicts around the world
Major Woolley, a resident of Fort Erie, speaks on his peacekeeping experiences. He is currently serving as a civilian cease-fire monitor in the conflict region of the Ukraine
Thursday, September 21th
Albert Garofalo
Environmental Perspective
Historical and Current Wetlands in the Niagara River Watershed
Albert Garofalo, an environmentalist, is recognized as one of Niagara’s top botanists and will address the environmental perspective of the Niagara River. Garofalo completed a three year study of the botany of the North coast of Lake Erie, he is considered an expert with this habitat.
Thursday, September 28th
Laura-Lee Karen Burey
One from Many Worlds
Burey is a Seedlings for Change researcher. Her topic is Racial Intermixture in Canada and Latin America: the Métis and the Mestizo in History, and the objective was to reveal the true story of the Métis people in the Niagara Region and the Mestizo people of Latin America by connecting their histories of colonial transculturation and racial intermixtures.
Thursday, October 5th
Adalbert Lallier
The Other Side of War
Hungarian -born Lallier, retired Concordia University professor, was forcibly inducted into the SS at 17. In 1945 at 19 he witnessed Julius Viel raise his rifle and randomly shoot seven Jews suddenly and without provocation. Responding to his decades long agony of conscience, after fifty five years Lallier went to Stuttgart, Germany, to testify against Viel who was successfully charged.
Thursday, October 5th
Ron Dale
Break in the Covenant Chain
Ron Dale had a 38-year long career with Parks Canada. Ron managed Niagara National Historic Sites including Fort George, Butlers Barracks, Fort Mississauga, Navy Island, Navy Hall, the Commons and Brock’s Monument. He is the author of books on the history of Niagara-on-the-Lake, the War of 1812 and the French and Indian War
Venue:Niagara Military Museum,
5049 Victoria Avenue , Niagara Falls ON L2E 4E2
Free admission and parking
All events are followed by social
Water in Motion,Unity in Action
Mobile Murals
Invitation to participate in two activities each comprising building and painting a large scale mobile mural. We are inviting children, youth, and adults to reconnect and reflect on peace and the Niagara River and its watershed as diverse ecosystems through play and story-telling in several languages.
Activity no. 1: (Done)
Bridging the Generational Gap, Delivering Street Art
When: July 1, 2017
Event: 150 Canada Day Celebration
Where: Corner of Ontario and Queen St. (G7 on the map of event), Niagara Falls
Activity no. 2:
Seedlings Open Air Painting Studio
When: September 16 and 17, 2017
Event: Carmel Fine Art and Music Festival
Where: Firemen’s Park, Niagara Falls
Seedling for Change in Society and Environment and Niagara Military Museum invitation to participate
Seedlings Open Air Painting Studio
Share Peace, Discover Niagara River Mobile Mural
Water in Motion, Unity in Action | Making Connections We Create Value
When: September 16 and 17 2017
Event: Carmel Fine Art and Music Festival
Where: Firemen’s Park, Niagara Falls
Time: 10 am – 3 pm
We are inviting children, youth, and adults to reconnect and reflect on peace and the Niagara River and its watershed as diverse ecosystems through painting and story telling.
The Niagara River is nourished by an intricate array of watercourses that make up one vast watershed. The ebb and flow of water that sustain and connect all those who live on its watershed find their correspondence in the ethical and moral guidelines a society cultivates in order to foster non-violence among human and other-than-human rights-bearers such as animals, plants, forests, wetlands, watersheds, rivers, lakes, and oceans.
This activity aims at engaging children, youth, and adults in creative acts of celebration that contribute to remembering, restoring, renewing, and expanding the connection between society and environment.
Our Streets, Our Gallery Photo Exhibit and Walkingshed
What is your Niagara River and what does it mean to you? We are inviting residents and visitors to share with us via our social media black-and-white or colour photographs of the Niagara River featuring any aspect of its hydrological richness (watercourses, riverbanks, flora, fauna, topography, and infrastructure) that convey your love for it. Deadline for submission: August 31, 2017. Find out more about this invitation on our Facebook page: Share Peace, Discover Niagara River.
Acknowledgements
SCS&E thanks the City of Niagara Falls through the NFCDF program for funding this project; Sharon Janzen, B.Sc. Map Library Associate, Geospatial Data Coordinator, University Map, Data & GIS Library, Brock University for the Niagara watershed map; Julia Rose Simone and Jonathan (Jono) Bond for the logo art and design; Albert Garofalo for the photograph of the Niagara River.
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