In this radio interview for Calgary Radio, Jeff Risom stresses the importance of providing people with freedom of choices when it comes to mobility. His focus is on Red Deer, Alberta in Canada, a city with an abundance of space and the possibility for everyone’s mobility needs to be considered equally. Mobility is not a question of us versus them – motorists versus cyclists or pedestrians – but of offering everyone the option of a comfortable and safe journey. Listen to the full radio interview here. Scroll to the bottom of the linked page to play the broadcast.

Our very own, CEO and Founding Partner, Helle Søholt recently appeared at a TED talk in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In her presentation Helle stressed the potential of thinking about cities as solution engines for leading a healthier lifestyle instead of thinking about them as generators of health problems. Helle stated that the city can act as an arena for a healthier life – both physically and mentally – by building exercise routines into people’s daily lives, be it through walking, cycling or through the provision of meeting spaces. We invite you to listen to the full talk…

Since we first met Coralie and Ryan from Gapfiller in Christchurch in May 2011 we’ve watched them go from strength to strength. They were prominently featured in our film, and we are thoroughly impressed with the way in which they have gone about transforming many empty sites left by the earthquake into unique, creative, lively, community places. They are now in need of some help maintaining their biggest project to date – The Pallet Pavillion. See the message from Coralie below. We’ll be supporting them, and we hope you can too.

Gap Filler’s Pallet Pavilion was built in late 2012 by 250+ volunteers using 3000 wooden pallets. It was conceived to respond to the loss of venues for live music and community events in post-quake Christchurch.  An extremely ambitious project, it has been an incredible success.  It has had amazing media coverage, too with features in Australian Geographic, Cuisine, the Daily Mail, the Weekend Australian and more.

More than 25 000 people have visited in just 5 months and it has hosted more than 100 events from live music to markets to children’s parties to lectures. 45 volunteers have contributed to it running across the Summer.

The Pavilion is a temporary project and its deconstruction was due to take place in May this year. So NOW in other words.  But across March and April many people have asked if we can keep the Pavilion in the space for another year.

But we can’t afford to keep it. So we’re putting it to you, our friends, fans, supporters and community to help us raise the money needed and also spread the word.

If you would like to support the Pavilion please go to https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/1064  and watch a beautiful little video about it.

- Coralie Winn, Gapfiller.