The "Sanitation is Dignity" exhibit was created by the German Toilet Organization. It's meant to be displayed in public places to help break the taboo surrounding the need for proper sanitation and toilets. It will be on display until Nov. 1, 2008 at the McMaster Museum of Art, 1280 Main St. W. in Hamilton.
Toronto may well be poised for a toilet revolution. And Ari Grief, a Toronto filmmaker, activist and founder of the Canadian Toilet Organization, wants to lead the charge.
"Unfortunately, as a society we've become used to using poor public toilet facilities," says Grief, "... so if there is anybody interested in a toilet revolution in Toronto, contact us."
Yesterday marked a significant step in bringing the battle for clean and accessible public toilets closer to home, with the official launch of the CTO. The launch took place at the United Nations University's International Network on Water, Environment and Health site at McMaster University in Hamilton.
This year is the International Year of Sanitation and UNU is hosting talks from top sanitation experts from around the world.
But Toronto's toilets aren't being left out. Today and tomorrow Grief will be taking Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, around the GTA to check out our latest toilet technology. Sim was recently honoured as a Time Magazine Hero of the Environment.