You are Here
A Research Program Funded by the Vancouver Foundation and SSHRC, and a Key Project Supported by the City of Kamloops through a Mitacs Grant and the University’s Researcher-in-Residence Initiative.
Introduction to You are Here
The You are Here project explores how cultural mapping and community-engaged research can inform the development of the City’s new Cultural Strategic Plan. Linking the RiR to city-driven project work provides an in-depth opportunity for partnership development, networking and intersectoral team building—creating real world opportunities to complement or replace more top-down public consultation methodologies (e.g., the survey, the public hearing, and the expert-led focus group), all the while affording enhanced student training opportunities and increasing participation of those with lived/living experience.
Documentaries on the You Are Here project
The Community and Cultural Research Group is thrilled to see the You Are Here Kamloops Cultural Strategic Plan nominated for the Creative City Network of Canada Impact Award.
Special thanks to the City of Kamloops, the Kamloops Museum and Archives, Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc, Mitacs, SSHRC, our TRU faculty researchers and student research assistants, and Patricia Huntsman Culture + Communication. The collaboration emerged as a planned outcome of the Researcher-in-Residence initiative, led by the city and TRU’s Office of the Vice-President Research.
Details on the Project
Community Maps
Report to City Council on the draft Cultural Strategic Plan
Project showcase at the Kamloops Museum
