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A City is...
More than the sum of its parts: more than the number of people, more than the number of buildings, more than the number of roads. More than the smog of its skies: more than the impatient cars, more than the buildings that block out the sun, more than the starless nights. More than the infernal whirl of monetary transactions: more than the neon-bright billboards, more than the salesmen with loudspeakers, more than the suits and the cell phones. More than the poverty of its slums: more than the fingers worked to the bone, more than the gnawing hunger, more than the empty gutters. More than all this, and amidst all this: collisions of minds and spirits, one bouncing off another, taking something and giving something away, a continuous chain of energy transfer, transforming potential into culture. At its best, a city is a place that enables social creativity, allowing people of diverse backgrounds to come together and be more than the sum of their parts. However, cities today face problems that threaten to strip them of their creative potential. Pollution, commercialization, and poverty are making it hard to "breathe" in cities, literally and metaphorically. To combat these issues, we must make spaces where the positive energy between people can be kept alive, where creativity to solve these larger problems can thrive. This month, we take a look at "breathing spaces" in the city. |
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TIG Magazine
electricities is a creative magazine. electricities is a city we dreamt. A timeless dream that reveals all dreams. Freezing collisions. Time put on pause giving the time to observe this dream. Time for time to fuse with space. Cultural fusion. Metropolis, a pleasant nightmare. A compendium of the best in artwork and creative writing from the Global Gallery and Panorama Online Publication. Through this magazine we hope to be an incubator for fine, fresh, young talent worldwide. Learn more... |
Open Forums
A new initiative of TIG, designed to bring together young people from a particular country to discuss real and relevant issues that they deal with in their communities, open forums are a form of "breathing space" for youth. A space that gives an offline platform for safe, open discussion to reflect and express what they face in their every day lives, and provides youth with the opportunity to share possible ideas on how to effect change. This month, Open Forums are happening around the important issues in Cities. Learn more about ways to participate! |
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Panorama
 In this issue of Panorama, we explore the concept of Cities in all its variety. From histories of cities to personal histories to interviews with inspiring youth, our members delve into issues that make cities what they are: centres where everything and everyone lives side by side. Read more, and contribute your opinions! |
Global Gallery
 Thousands of cities. Millions of streets. Billions of people. Similar fragments reveal "The City", unveiling its stretching skyscrapers all alike to the eye. Wherever we go a street is connecting us to people and places. Some choose the street to take, the place to go. For others a street is a home, not a choice. Both have a unique story to tell. This contest hopes to capture the intimate meaning of life on the streets. May the sidewalk be the vector on which you move or may it be a home. Global Gallery |
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Discussions
What are the most important issues that face your city today? What means can young people use to have their ideas taken seriously in city planning processes? Do you think young people's ideas have been taken seriously in your city in the past? Discuss all these questions and more on our discussion boards! |
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