A Fresh Start for the Heart of the GTA
How could you feel happier?
If you moved around Toronto efficiently and had more time to spend with family and friends?
If you felt safe in every neighbourhood?
If Toronto's economy offered unlimited opportunities for fulfilling and well-paying work?
If Toronto's decision makers really listened to what matters to you and showed integrity in all of their actions?
If you felt important regardless of age, gender, race, culture or religion?
My name is Diane Devenyi and I have a dream for Toronto that includes all of these possibilities and more. The Toronto Election Sandbox supports this dream by bringing great people together to play with great ideas. We have everything we need to turn the Greater Toronto Area into the Greatest Toronto Area ever!
First, we need to be clear about what makes us happy. This means that we must hear from everyone
- even those who can't vote. Children, youth and newcomers are all necessary to contribute to
the future of Toronto right now.
Whether you live or work here - or simply enjoy visiting Toronto - join us in the Election Sandbox.
In our Toronto, everyone gets a vote.
Join Toronto's Starfish Enterprise
Time for fun and contests and great prizes! Check out how you can help craft the Greatest Toronto Area and win two times: for the city and for you!
Click here for more details and to view the contest leaders.
Get started today. Watch these sample videos and let your creativity run wild. Unleash your closet comedian, singer, dancer, designer, whatever. Do it now!
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New York Times Hoax: Create the news you want to see.
Happy & Grateful: Positive affirmations to world leaders.
Awakening the Dreamer: Powershift 2009 Symposium
The new GTA calls you to help build our ship as we sail it. Read the blogs and join the Sandbox Forum.
Create videos and share the links. Enter the contests. We are a collective genius ready to be happy with each other and the world. We need your unique contribution to be complete. Join us and be heard for a change!
What you think about comes about. - Buddha
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Toronto Election Sandbox: Home of Mayor Diane.
Daily Affirmation: Little Jessica inspires in a big way!
Awakening the Dreamer: Pachamama Aliance Trailer
The New GTA Process
The Greatest Toronto Area requires new ideas and actions.
Let's change our thoughts, change our words and change our world.
Week 1: GratitudeThe Grateful Toronto Area invites us to begin by acknowledging what feels good, what is working well.
Week 2: GlocalityThe Glocal Toronto Area celebrates unity, diversity and our unique gifts in every way possible.
Week 3: GeniusThe Genius Toronto Area supports lifelong learning for all and wise decision-making for the city.
Week 5: Glorious FunThe Glorious Toronto Area celebrates our arts, dining, shopping, entertainment and tourism.
Week 6: GenerosityThe Generous Toronto Area showcases the many ways in which Torontonians are of service everywhere.
Week 7: GuidanceThe Guiding Toronto Area is one in which every person is appreciated and thus finds dignity and purpose.
Week 8: GraceThe Gracious Toronto Area celebrates learning about others' faiths and practices and finding similarities.
Week 9: GrowingThe Growing Toronto Area plans sustainable, fulfilling and just expansion for healthy, happy people.
Week 10: Game-playingThe Game-playing Toronto Area supports development of well-rounded individuals and inclusive teams.
Week 11: GovernanceThe Governed Toronto Area balances our need for government with our desire to freely direct our lives.
Week 12: Good-willThe Good-willed Toronto Area is filled with confident, satisfied residents and service providers alike.
Events
Awakening the Dreamer:
Changing the Dream
This multimedia symposium invites active participation to consider the possibility of an environmentally
sustainable, socially just, spiritually fulfilling human presence on Earth.The Pachamama Alliance is hosting two symposia per week in the weeks leading up to the election.