Creating inclusive communities: What are the limits?

The sixth in a series of forums that Douglas College is hosting in partnership with SFU and the City of New Westminster. The goal of these forums is to provide an occasion for frank discussion on important issues facing urban and suburban communities, to both inform and learn from academics, practitioners, and citizens. Downtown New Westminster is being developed into a diverse, inter-generational and mixed-income neighbourhood. What does it mean for a city to be inclusive? Does everyone and everything belong everywhere? Welcome: Dr. Shaun Tyakoff, Humanities and Social Science (Douglas College). Moderator: Dr. Jen Marchbank, Humanities and Social Science (SFU). A resident of Surrey where she is a community activist, working to increase inclusivity, particularly for youth and LGBTQ+ folks. Panelists: John Stark, Acting Manager, Senior Social Planner (City of New Westminster). In his role, John is responsible for such diverse areas such as age friendly communities, child care and child development, housing and shelter, multi-culturalism and poverty reduction, and food security. In the past few years, John has coordinated a number of projects, which have facilitated a more welcoming and inclusive community, including a family friendly housing policy, a child and youth friendly community strategy, and a dementia-friendly community action plan. (3:47) Dr. Joseph Moore, Humanities and Social Science (Douglas College). He’s the co-editor of the recently published Sociology of Home: Belonging, Community, and Place in the Canadian Context. He is teaching research interests in homemaking and home-feeling in public spaces and urban social movements. (21:18) Q&A with panelists (35:53)