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That Mumbai’s open spaces are under threat is no secret. slowly but surely playgrounds, parks, maidans have all made way for concrete & steel buildings, shanties, garages, small businesses and large, giant parking lots, dumping grounds.<\/p>\n

Near my house in Andheri (E) there used to be a little park. And then it disappeared. A retired resident in the area filed a RTI, discovered that the builder had built three buildings keeping the park in the middle. Today, we the public has access – via the buildings – to the park.<\/p>\n

A city like Mumbai, with a stressed out population needs its open community spaces. They need to be protected from encroachment and greed.<\/p>\n

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This weekend – the 14th and 15th of April – there is an exhibition of Open Spaces in Mumbai ward by ward and what you can do to protect them. Also present are my friends from Hathautee<\/strong> <\/a>with artisans from all parts of India demonstrating their skills and selling their wares. Leslie Lewis will be there performing … Open Spaces, community and Art.<\/p>\n

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(Raku Pottery, demonstrations and workshops at the Racecourse)<\/p>\n

I will be there. Hope to see you there too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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