VICTORIA AS CIVIC SOLIDARITY ECOSYSTEM

Client: Collaboration between Solvable and the Royal Roads University Resilience by Design (RbD) Lab and the Transition Bridges Project, with additional support from the University of Victoria Faculty of Education

Dates: November 22, 2024

Departments: Resilience, Interconnection

The Invitation

How can we enable communities to build solidarity across difference?

Context

Like far too many communities, Victoria, BC, has unequal levels of material security, unjust relations, and over exploitation of the land, water, and kin species. Across experiences, community members hold the resonance and dissonance of how personal and communal realities align with their hopes, dreams, values, and beliefs.

SOLUTIONS

In this half-day workshop, we designed and facilitated a space for Victoria area community members across societal sectors to come together, in-person. This workshop created personal and collective space to regenerate social and ecological relations. You can find more about the gathering and community on Notion here.

testimonials

“You make a welcoming place for pushing boundaries and doing so in such a kind and compassionate way.”

“Gratitude for the construction and fostering of this beautiful space and hope there’s more opportunity to continue to build and expand upon this.”