I'm thinking about how the multi-generational experience of diaspora is as much about arriving and building community as it is about getting chased away.
What can we learn about making community from diaspora tactics? What are the social technologies and the cultural infrastructures through which generations of displaced peoples, diaspora peoples, ground ourselves and set down roots?
What are the lessons we can learn from all the communities who now share to these lands? How can we honour the sacrifices of our ancestors and make the cities we live in, more just, equitable and inclusive for those who will come after?
We're thrilled to welcome Sam Carter-Shamai as our new Early Career Canadian Urban Leader. Sam will spend his time with us mapping the impact and resonance of the diasporic communities that shape Toronto, looking at the social technologies and cultural institutions that influence local expressions of multi-national identities, and asking what happened when his family got here and how they’ve made traditions of place together. Check back often to follow Sam’s work!
Board Member/Secretary @ DBS ROOFING | Leadership, Strategy
3dI love to see this growth! I was approached by Buzzuto years ago to come on board, i was loyal to my company at that time but i think about it often! 😊