But this place is ours, isn’t it?
Nov 15One of our interviewees had planned a party in a park with a group of friends who only knew one another online. They thought it would be valuable to connect in person.
“We tried to make a booking, but had trouble getting a permit. We were thinking, ‘But this place is ours, isn’t it?’”
Permits are important. We want people to be safe. But nothing is safer, in the long run, than the social connections that create communities. In an earlier post, about making it easier for ideas, we shared the notion of a concierge to help people with ideas through bureaucracy with a sense of teamwork in mind.
It can work in businesses and in social ventures. It can work for community gatherings of all sorts. Most of the “space” inside a city is private space. When the Council (and therefore the people of Hobart) owns space, you want it to feel free and inviting. You want more trees. You want kids to play. You want to walk.
We heard many responses to, “What is a symbol of Hobart?”
It’s not particular to this place but you did talk about low fences and open doors as part of the safe feeling about the city. You’re not putting up walls. You’re not putting security guards at every door. You’re looking out for one another, and holding on to that quality, even as you grow.
November 28, 2017 at 8:39 am
Edwin QuilliamYou n’ Taboo meets first Sunday of each month to help smash the taboo that is….. talking anything related to dying and death. Kind of like our own local informal version of Death Cafes. Part of that is a special event each quarter. Check out our website and Facebook page. We have extensive experience in the funeral industry, are compassionate and passionate about people being informed.