
Tommi Laitio
@tommilaitio
Urbanist. Creative Bureaucrat. #partnerships #libraries #parks. Fmr: Director of Fun @helsinki & #publicinnovation Fellow @publicinno 🏳️🌈🇫🇮
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Eager to find examples of #inclusive #placemaking for your public space work? READ this new case study from The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at JHU on Memphis River Parks Partnership approach to Tom Lee Park. Be inspired. #inspiration #diversity #innovation Tommi Laitio Terrance DeShaun ccoletta publicinnovation.jhu.edu/inclusive-plac…


Loved this practical and hopeful conversation w/ Memphis River Parks Partnership team on how to foster neighborliness. ”One of our jobs is to push empathy.” The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at JHU Terrance DeShaun Civic Commons US ccoletta #parks open.substack.com/pub/tommilaiti…





Right to read and assemble in public #libraries is challenged across North America. Toronto Public Library’s #intellectualfreedom and #equity statements are exemplary institutional responses for sefaguarding the core of this radically generous institution. tommilaitio.substack.com/p/3-intellectu…


We are excited to support the cities participating in the new Youth Climate Action Fund in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies and @UCLG_Org. Together, we will work to bring more innovation to cities with young leaders from across the world. x.com/BloombergDotOr…

How a Public Space Is Promoting Belonging by Being a Good Neighbor Tommi Laitio The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at JHU Memphis River Parks Partnership ccoletta Terrance DeShaun Studio Gang SCAPE Theaster Gates #publicspace #belonging #Memphis #neighbor #cities #downtown #CivicCommonsUS link.medium.com/9bZ5jYD8oJb


On this week’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver made several great points about supporting our public libraries. Here are some highlights, and ways you can stay informed and take action. #FreePeopleReadFreely 🧵



Congrats Richard V. Reeves. And this:”I offered 12 people whose work I admire their own $20 million grant-making fund to distribute as he or she sees fit.”


TONIGHT (6/12) join the Library and KC Streetcar 🚊💙 for the Art Kickoff celebration. This year's theme for the downtown public art and performance series is Convivencia, which was inspired by our #kcLibrary150 event with Tommi Laitio: tinyurl.com/mrxrs7mb



Moments of wonder when research comes to life. Read how #convivencia became the theme of 20 new arts commissions in #KansasCity. Ann Holliday @downtownkc KC Streetcar 🚊💙 KCMO Public Library Edwing Mendez tommilaitio.substack.com/p/7-images-of-…


This year's Art in the Loop theme "Convivencia" was inspired by a talk given by Tommi Laitio during the KCMO Public Library's 150th anniversary kickoff. Experience how artists interpreted 'Living Together with Difference' through their artworks & performances along the #kcstreetcar route.


