The Toronto Dreams Project
For the last few years, the Toronto Dreams Project has been creating fictional dreams about people from the history of our city. I
print them on custom-designed postcards and leave them in the public places where that history happened,
so people can find the dreams and learn more about our city’s past.
The response so far has been amazing: the project has been featured in publications like The Toronto Star, Torontoist, and The Globe and Mail, partnered with the Art Gallery of Ontario and Spacing Magazine, and even got an Honourable Mention for a Governor General's Award.
But Toronto’s history is also tied to places all over the
world; I’d love to have the chance to leave dreams in some of those
places too. So I'm taking the Toronto Dreams Project on the road to visit Toronto-related historical sites in the
United
Kingdom. That's why I need your help.
The UK Tour
If I can raise $4000,
I’ll be able to take the Dreams Project to visit Toronto-related historical
sites all over the UK. I’ll leave multiple copies of more than a
dozen different dreams in more than a dozen different cities, towns and villages
in England and Scotland and Wales. I’ll visit big cities like London, Cardiff
and Edinburgh and lesser-known spots like Dunkeswell, Budleigh Salterton and Clackmannanshire.
On top of that, I’ll be using the tour as a chance to share
the stories of how these places are connected to the history of Toronto. During
the trip, you’ll be able to follow along as I share the stories on my blog and on Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram.
So, for example, you’ll get to hear about the hotel in London
where Sir John A. Macdonald caught on fire during the negotiations over Confederation, about the
psychiatric hospital where one of Toronto’s greatest artists had electroshock therapy,
and about a chapel in the middle of the English countryside, which is officially
part of the province of Ontario.
If I fall short of raising the full amount, I’ll still try
to leave as many dreams as possible in as any many places as possible.
Incentives
As a thank you to everyone who donates at least $20, I’ll
send you your very own copy of one of the dreams that I leave in the UK. If you donate $50, I’ll send you 5. And
if you donate $100, I’ll be so grateful that I’ll send you your own copy of
every single one of the dreams that I leave on the tour.
Other Ways You Can Help
Even if you can't contribute financially, you can support the Toronto Dreams Project's UK tour by sharing my crowd-funding campaign on your Facebook page, or on Twitter or Instagram, or even just by telling your friends. I can't tell you how excited I am about this and every little bit helps. Thank you SO much for taking the time to check it out!
