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Walking Conversations: An International Movement to Surface Community Wisdom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781459758193)
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xWalking Conversations celebrates neighbourhood stories, community wisdom, and the simple act of walking together to better understand our cities.
Jane's Walk began with a simple idea: When neighbours walk together, they see their cities differently. What started as a few conversations on Toronto's streets has grown into a global movement rooted in curiosity, care, and the belief that everyday people hold deep knowledge about the places they call home.
This book invites readers into that world. Through stories from sidewalks, parks, alleys, towers, and quiet residential blocks, it shows how walking can nurture connection, spark civic dialogue, and strengthen our sense of belonging. It brings together personal moments, community wisdom, and practical insight to reveal how the simple act of moving through a place on foot opens up new ways of noticing, understanding, and participating in the life around us.
Warm, grounded, and shaped by lived experience, this book celebrates cities as shared creations and extends an open invitation to step outside, pay attention, and join the conversation.
Author: Jane's Walk
ISBN-10: 1459758196
ISBN-13: 9781459758193
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2027
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Jane's Walk began with a simple idea: When neighbours walk together, they see their cities differently. What started as a few conversations on Toronto's streets has grown into a global movement rooted in curiosity, care, and the belief that everyday people hold deep knowledge about the places they call home.
This book invites readers into that world. Through stories from sidewalks, parks, alleys, towers, and quiet residential blocks, it shows how walking can nurture connection, spark civic dialogue, and strengthen our sense of belonging. It brings together personal moments, community wisdom, and practical insight to reveal how the simple act of moving through a place on foot opens up new ways of noticing, understanding, and participating in the life around us.
Warm, grounded, and shaped by lived experience, this book celebrates cities as shared creations and extends an open invitation to step outside, pay attention, and join the conversation.
Author: Jane's Walk
ISBN-10: 1459758196
ISBN-13: 9781459758193
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2027
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
By Jane's Walk
xThe book features contributions from civic leaders, planners, activists, cultural workers, and community advocates who have long championed walking, storytelling, and democratic participation. Editors Celia Beketa, Geraldine Cahill, Zahra Ibrahim, and Wes Reibeling all served on the Jane's Walk Steering Committee for many years. Currently, Zahra and Wes live in Toronto; Geraldine lives in Drayton Valley, Alberta; and Celia in London, U.K.
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