A platform approach to nurturing inclusive participation and reconciliation, in a Halifax neighbourhood: Insights from the Ground.
Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that I am living and working in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, which is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship.
Over the past 9 months, I’ve been learning and working amidst a small team and with many partners, to develop a pilot initiative in the North End neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia that is inspired by the work of Participatory City in East London, UK. This reflection piece…
Recently I wrote a reflection piece on the insights we’ve been gathering about building a platform approach to inclusive participation in neighbourhoods, inspired by the many years’ work of the Participatory City Foundation. In Halifax, our work has been uniquely focused on building the relationships and learning that are helping us to understand how this approach could catalyze urgent and systemic shifts of our time, such as Indigenous Reconciliation; Shifts that are calling for the creation of new systems that prioritize a collective commitment to values like healing, justice, and regeneration.
Aimee Gasparetto
Systems thinker, Community Builder and Food Security Specialist.
