Over the past year, the Toronto Police Services has installed numerous cameras along Yonge Street and elsewhere in the city. These cameras monitor our public spaces 24/7. Is there a problem with this? Are we concered that our public spaces are no longer as open as they used to be? Or are cameras nothing to worry about from a public space standpoint?This week we are planning to start answering these questions. The kickoff meeting of the Cameras in Public Sapces Campaign is this Thusday, November 30th at 6pm in Metro Hall, Room 313.
If you are at all intersted or concerned about the growing number of police and government cameras in public spaces, come out to meeting. We will be discussing this growing issue, and what, if any, our reaction should be to it.Please bring with you any information you may have regarding the state of cameras in the city. Where you've seen them, and how/why they're used in that space. Are they monitored or recorded? Setup for sepcial events or running 24/7?
For more information, or to leave your comments if you can't attend, please contact Daniel Quinn at dan@publicspace.ca
Metro Hall is located at King and John. The nearest subway station is St. Andrew. It is easily accessible via the PATH system from the station or via the King streetcar.
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