People have forgotten the classic texts

That was a very good day

I have no talent for it but if u ever feel inspired by something on my feed, feel free!

I think the missing link would an emerging (presumably less expensive) class of student artist and an explicit mandate to do it instead of blobs when possible.

What drives me nuts is *that program supposedly already exists* www.toronto.ca/services-pay...

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a long continuous stretch of it

Honestly someone better at this me might’ve stepped up to fill the void if they got frustrated black of action. But, if I’m honest and putting humility aside, I can trace how my intervention directly created this particular outcome.

I told Gord that security had taken the briefcase id handcuffed to my wrist, which contained a recorder playing the names of the petition signatories on a loop. He was amused but earnestly against the idea: “it needs to be SHORT”

The one real barrier is time and persistence. Another Glass Box started as a newsletter almost eight years ago (my tone is softened since, but still recognisable). That's almost a decade of building an audience and learning before a tangible win.

You gotta trust the process.

I had never run a petition before, Finch Store trusted me to go for it.
I had never deputed before, @alexbeheshti.bsky.social suggested I try.
I had never done a Jane's Walk before, @moreneighboursto.bsky.social approached me with a concept.

I want people to try this for themselves!

When I first got mad about this subject because of Finch Store’s potential closure over an espresso machine, it was folks like @markshawtoronto.bsky.social who educated me about EHON’s retail push. It was input from my community that shaped my advocacy and approach to this topic.

Yeah, I did a lot of leg work. I spent a bunch of money on hosting and domains. I am still dealing with bizarre accusations I’m a paid lobbyist for Big Corner Store. But ultimately I just keyed into a groundswell of support and frustration that’s been building for years.

I heard that City just passed some sort of measure that is going to introduce pot shops and 7-11s on neighbourhood streets, so I will be asking them to rescind it.

Most normal thing in the world and they’re presenting it like a dystopia.

Believe the second guy is joking…hoping