April 3rd is Cantal-Dupart Day !

  

April 3rd is Michel Cantal-Dupart Day

The UofO is wishes you a very

Happy Michel Cantal-Dupart Day

Cantal called us from Paris, where he lives in a houseboat on the Seine, to say on his day we should remember his triptych from last year:

Think about

1) the history of the city

2) something that's not working that you'd like to see work and

3) a wonderful wild idea you'd like to see.

Bring your stories observations, and wonderful wild ideas to Placemaking, Saturday April 10th !

Heart of Orange Placemaking Conference

~ Saturday, April 10th, 2010 ~

10 am - 4 pm

(Registration opens at 9 am)

First Presbyterian Church

420 Main Street

At the first annual Heart of Orange Placemaking Conference, neighbors, friends and colleagues came together to create a vision for the future of Orange, NJ as the urban village of the 21st century, a just and beautiful city. Michel Cantal-Dupart, a world-renowned French Urbanist joined them. The result of this momentous gathering was the Heart of Orange Plan. The Plan lays out a strategy for Orange's future as a premiere 21st city. Building on decades of community organizing in Orange, sevearl exciting projects are now in motion that will: reclaim our public spaces, improve our economy and help residents at risk of losing their homes.

Our 2010 Urbanists-in-Residence Terri Baltimore, Rich Brown and Denys Candy will discuss how their community organizing and planning is revitalizing Pittsburgh's Hill District. Denys and Terri foundedand lead Find the Rivers! which is currently developing a "greenprint," for the Hill District. Rich Brown is a graphic designer whose work supports community organizing.

Workshops include:

The Bridge and Tunnel Project: South Essex

Imagining Tony Galento Plaza

Working on the Corner: Re-creating Space for Day Laborers

Tenant and Homeowner's Rights

Graphic Design and Community Organizing

~Lunch is provided ~

Admission is free but please R.S.V.P. to universityoforange@gmail.com with R.S.VP. Placemaking in the subject line.
*We will be collecting donations for earthquake relief. UofO is committed to the long-term struggle to rebuild.

To learm more, please watch these short movies:
2009 Urbanist-in-Residence, the world-renowned French Urbanist Michel Cantal-Dupart

The 1st Heart of Orange Placemaking Conference, 2009

For more information about our speakers, please visit their websites:

Find the Rivers!

The Hill House Association, Pittsburgh

Community Partner Institute

Please visit us at UniversityofOrange.org