2500 words essay
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TRMT 353
September 19, 2017
September 21, 2017
In the News… Hurricane Jose
• http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?cone
Hurricane Maria • http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/18/americas/atlantic-storms-maria-jose-
lee/index.html
Where Tourism Thrives in Mexico, Bloodshed and Poverty Are Blocks Away
• https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/world/americas/los-cabos- mexico-crime-tourism.html?referer=https://t.co/krHiv9Hwc6?amp=1
Calgary Flames
• http://globalnews.ca/video/3751396/flames-looking-to-move- from-calgary-if-city-doesnt-step-up-on-new-arena
In the news
NEW Nanaimo Student Development
• http://nanaimonewsnow.com/article/549980/student-housing-
anchor-develpment-nanaimos-third-st
• https://mssinenomineblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/city-of-new-
westminster-bc-announces-exciting-new-service-designed-to-
exclude-marginalize-and-discriminate-against-disabled-people-
excited/
Belonging
“personal feeling or perception of an
individual as they relate to or interact
with others, a group or system that is
separate from an individual’s actions,
behavior or social perception.”
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., Yuen, F. (2016, Ch. 3, p. 28).
Dimensions of belonging
1. Feeling included and accepted
2. Being part of something
3. It is dynamic
4. Freedom of choice
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., Yuen, F. (2016, Ch. 3, p. 28 - 29).
Social inclusion
“Whereas belonging is the
outcome of a community,
inclusion is the process
that builds it.”
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., Yuen, F. (2016, Ch. 3, p. 29).
What you see is not what you get
EXERCISE
Perception = Reality
Inclusion
• Social inclusion
• Where all citizens feel valued and accepted
• Diversity is embraced
• Broad representation
• Community engagement with a focus on fixing issues of exclusion
Feelings
matter
EXERCISE Think of time when you felt included VS a time when
you did not.
What was different.
Success requires
Foster BOTH the
FEELING of belonging
AND the REALITY of
belonging.
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., Yuen, F. (2016, Ch. 3, p. 30).
Foster Belonging not exclusion
FEELING
• Caring
• Cooperative
• Collaborative
• Trust
REALITY
• Equity and fairness
• Social and economic
justice
• Cultural and spiritual
respect
• Accepted and practiced
by society
SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE
PARKS PARTNERSHIP Nanaimo-made solution
Tofino’s Tourism Master Plan
• Significant community engagement
• Different groups ‘own’ a part of the collective
https://tofinoupdateocp.net/tmp/
For next class
• Section 1 (NO CLASS Thursday AM)
• CHECK D2L for an online assignment….
• We will discuss Amenity Migration
QUESTIONS? Email: Jenn.Houtby-Ferguson@VIU.ca
Office: Bldg 250 Room 338
Call/Text: 250-713-9849