Doors Open Toronto - Free public lecture by social policy expert John Stapleton at the Gardiner Muse

Free Admission: Saturday, May 26 – Sunday, May 27, 2012

Free Tours: Every half hour from 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Free public lecture by social policy expert John Stapleton at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 26.

John Stapleton, Foundation Fellow and a leading social policy expert, will present his report entitled ‘Why we don’t want the poor to own anything.”

Stapleton is the principal of Open Policy Ontario, a social policy consultancy, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Daily Bread Food Bank. This presentation at the Gardiner Museum is a must for anyone who is interested in supporting civil society.

The Gardiner Museum connects people, art and ideas by offering an intimate look at one of the world’s oldest and most universal art forms - ceramics. The Museum’s collections span continents and time, giving a glimpse into the development of ceramic processes, decoration and form.