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Rights to the City Citizenship, Democracy and Cities in a Global Age An International Symposium at York University, Toronto, Canada June 26-28, 1998 Cities such as Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Montreal and Vancouver are increasingly being articulated into global spheres of production, consumption and exchange hence changing their relations vis-a-vis provincial, state and federal governments. These cities have increasingly become the sites of global flows of capital and labour. Since the 1970s, a new wave of global immigration has blurred the boundaries between First and Third world cities. These cities have become internally differentiated and engender the formation of new gender, class, and ethnic groups and identities. So far the "global city" has captured the imagination as an economic issue. But the other side of the global city, the postcolonial city, raises concerns about the rights and identities of new subaltern groups. This interdisciplinary symposium brings together scholars to address the issues of citizenship, democracy and cities in a global age. What rights do immigrants, the poor, racial, ethnic, gender, and youth groups have to the city and its institutions? What rights do citizens have in affecting the fate of their cities? What are the obligations of federal and provincial or state governments toward new groups and identities in the city? Events include panel discussions, special session on Toronto, evening public events with keynote addresses, and artists' forum. Speakers: Benjamin R. Barber, Zygmunt Bauman, Thomas Bender, Janine Brodie, Judith Garber, Robert J. Holton, Warren Magnusson, Richard Ohmann, Roland Robertson, Nikolas Rose, John Ralston Saul, Saskia Sassen, Richard Sennett, Ed Soja, Martin Thom, Bryan S. Turner, John Urry, Iris Marion Young, Nira Yuval-Davis. Session on Toronto: Gale Garnett, Engin Isin, Roger Keil, Evelyn Ruppert, John Sewell, Gerda Wekerle. For registration information visit the symposium website: http://www.yorku.ca/academics/isin/symposiu.htm For information about the symposium, contact: Professor Engin F. Isin, Urban Studies Programme, York University [log in to unmask] (416) 736-2100, ext. 20346 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%