Through a Community Mapping process, newcomer residents’ views were gathered, compiled and then shared with the larger community in an effort to communicate perspectives and invite further community conversations. Information was gathered through individual hand drawn maps. The eighteen hand drawn maps are supported with a narrative in the words of the map maker that evokes a sense of their lived experience in St. James Town. These maps and conversational interviews provided residents with the opportunity to begin to reflect upon and analyze the ways their neighbourhood contributes to their health and wellbeing. This project is organized around and grounded in the experiences and perceptions of particular places and the spaces connecting them that are significant in the lives of newcomers living in North St. James Town.
Community Mapping: Lived Experiences of Newcomer Residents
Posted 2nd Mar, 2009 by: erin
