It feels like this project is off to a very good start!!! Big thanks to everyone who’s shown interest in specific stuff or in general. Let’s keep things moving.
We’ve got a volunteer to design a logo, and we could use a blog banner and maybe a background/ layout. Any ideas on any of these?
communitynoise blog – I’d like this to be a place for lots of people to post and respond, to host discussions both philosophical and practical. Vegan shopping, gender/ sexism in our lives, bike or guitar repair, the politics of dance music, the next book fair or conference. Anyone can comment and if you’re on blogger you can follow and ask to post. And you can contribute by email and in person. I also suggest:
Community – a page for links to projects, groups, movements and resources in Toronto and beyond. With quick descriptions, categories or tags to make them way more meaningful at a glance. I will try to get this started this month.
Calendar – listings of upcoming events. I imagine a listings style over a calendar but we can see what works. It will be intuitive in terms of relevance but very open and broad. We may want/ need someone to focus on this and hold it down.
communitynoise.bandcamp.com – I’d like to suggest a musical bulletin board, where people can post songs, demos, dubs, stuff seeking collaborators or remixers. We can host say 20-30 songs at any time. Awesome for when you need like-minded bands for your bill!
*I will be hosting a monthly meeting/ potluck/ performance night at my house. Probably kicking off March 04th or 06th. I think the first will see people introducing their interests, their projects and collectives, and then some music. Get in touch quite soon if you’d like to present or perform.*
Get in touch if you’ve got ideas or submissions for any of the above, and maybe want to help compile. I’d be happy to share some of the logins and passwords.
I think this might just be enough for February. It’s possible these things will grow very slowly and modestly. Though it’s possible they’ll explode or flower or balloon before our eyes. Culture and nature can surprise you sometimes.
Q And Not U - Beautiful People
communitynoise gmail.com
communitynoise.blogspot.com
communitynoise.bandcamp.com
Community Noise /////// on facebook
subcultures, communities and movements coordinating and sharing in and around Toronto.
It seems less urgent but we could also have a photo section on the blog or facebook group. I’ve got photos from our first show in the summer and we can have lots of other visual content. Urban photography? Community art?
ReplyDeleteEach of these sections, if they get rolling, could use its own editor. Could be a great way to get involved while focusing on the areas you love...