The Current

From jail cells to a community centre, the power of a charette transforms an East Toronto neighbourhood

Earlier in the show we were talking about "charrettes"... meetings meant to democratize design. Designer Zahra Ebrahim talked about a charrette she ran in east Toronto, to create the community centre now called the East Scarborough Storefront. Our producer Kristin Nelson met with one of the participants at the centre, Antenehe Alemu, to find out more....
Earlier in the show we were talking about "charrettes"... meetings meant to democratize design. Designer Zahra Ebrahim talked about a charrette she ran in east Toronto, to create the community centre now called the East Scarborough Storefront. Our producer Kristin Nelson met with one of the participants at the centre, Antenehe Alemu, to find out more.