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In April 2008, the first ever Toronto Community Development Institute was held, "an initiative to create new and inclusive spaces for discussion, reflection, analysis and exchange with people who are doing hands-on community development work in our city." - www.torontocdi.ca

For two days of the conference, ArtsAccess hosted a button-making table for participants to document and proclaim the "Aha!" moments they experienced over the conference (or in life).

Many of these buttons reflect the political history of button-making as activism. They were created using everything we had on hand: text, collage, magazine images, adbusting, and original conference notes. As you browse through the exhibition, make sure to click on the images to read the stories accompanying them. And, as always, feel free to leave a comment or two!