Welcome to The Other Hill

Leanne Moussa

If you’ve walked along Laurier Avenue E. lately, you’ve probably spotted them—new banners on lampposts from King Edward to Strathcona Park, identifying the space as The Other Hill. It is the first visible sign of an initiative that has been in the works for the last several years: making the area into a destination. The place in our nation’s capital where Canada’s voices rise and conversations thrive.

It is an initiative that recognizes that at the heart of a well-functioning democracy are average Canadians who care about our future. And although Parliament Hill, known as “The Hill” for short, is the symbolic centre of our political democracy, The Other Hill is the grassroots equivalent. Our programming moves important conversations out of the grand halls, and into the pubs, parks, and cafés in the area.

Over the last several months, our spaces have hosted a half-dozen authors including Cory Doctorow (author of Enshittification) and Derek Aronhie:nens Montour and Elin Sandberg Miller (authors of Everyday Reconciliation: A Guide to Action and Change for All of Us). We have welcomed the Green Budget Coalition with David Suzuki, and large Power Shift conversations around women and leadership. And we have so much more to come!

This summer and fall, expect more public events, as well as the launch of self-guided walking tours through the neighbourhood, including one that lets you in on all the scandalous details of past politics. Check out our website (www.theotherhill-lautrecolline.ca) or follow us on Instagram to hear about new events, which are added regularly.

Les bannières de rue sur les lampadaires sur la rue Laurier Est entre King Edward et le parc Strathcona identifient l’espace comme «  L’autre Colline ». Il s’agit d’une initiative communautaire qui vise à stimuler des rencontres et des conversations qui permettent de réfléchir non seulement à notre passé, mais aussi à notre présent et à notre avenir.