Uni 201 - The Art of Place: Role of Community-based Art in Academia
Associated Project:
This Uni 201 course, The Art of Place: Role of Community-based Art in Academia, is open to Graduates of Uni 101/102, and will be taught by Dr. Brenda Beckwith (UVic Environmental Studies) and Ken Josephson (UVic Geography), on Tuesdays, August 10 - 31, 2010, from 6:30 to 9 pm, in SS&M Building, Board Room 215-B.
Geog 391 Community Mapping - Credit Course
Associated Project:
UVic's Geography Department proudly presents their first credit course in Community Mapping - Geog 391, an intense, short summer term course, with the theme of Rural Community Health, offered May 11 - June 2, 2010.
The course will be taught by Charles Burnett, & assisted by volunteer community mappers Ken Josephson, Wendy Anthony & Theresa Fingler.
Local Binners Access Map Launched
Associated Project:
See Victoria Times Colonist article: New Map Shows Binners The Way
Keep tuned to the CBRL website for updates ...
CBRL 2007 Binning Project
A Green Map puzzle!
Associated Project:
Here is a fun way to look at one of our Maps... Give it try...
Scroll down the page, then wait a few moments for the puzzle to load (you can roll the mouse over the download status bar to speed up the process) ...
Click & drag the puzzle pieces to re-create the Highlands Community Green Map ...
Uni 102 Community Mapping Course
Geography Department's Ken Josephson (Technical Services - Cartographer, Graphic Designer/Artist) & John Newcomb (Senior Lab Instructor/Course Advisor) team up to present a dynamic 2 part workshop to introduce the concept of Community Mapping to the students of UVic's Continuing Studies Uni 102 (Part 1 & Part 2)
Oak Bay Green/Asset Map work-in-progress
The Community Association of Oak Bay and UVic’s Faculty of Social Science, Department of Geography and Office of Community Based Research invite you to view the Oak Bay Green/Asset Map - a work in progress
7-9 pm In UVic's Social Sciences and Mathematics Building (SS&M), room B215.
RSVP: jillcroft (a) telus.net or 250-595-6284
UVic CMC Visits Melbourne Green Mappers
In late October 2009, I was in Melbourne Australia after presenting at an open source mapping conference and had the chance to meet some great Green Mappers.
The pictures below show my visit to a very cool urban garden project called the "Urban Reforestation Garden" located in Victoria Harbour, Docklands. Visit their website at www.urbanreforestation.com.
Pics from F09-CM-II-4 Available!!
I've uploaded pics from the 4th session of the Fall 2009 Community Mapping Course.
Includes great pic of Uber Volunteer Wendy!
See: http://mapping.uvic.ca/node/796
Cheers,
Charles
Cowichan Sustainable Harvest Festival and Community Green Map Launch
On a glorious Sunday morning and afternoon at Providence Farm, the Cowichan Land Trust celebrated and launched the Community Green Map of the Cowichan Valley.
Here are a few photos from the event and of the farm.
Fernwood Community Green Map introduction
Mapping the ‘Hood'
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect”, wrote Aldo Leopold.
With this in mind, we are initiating a project to map the heart and soul of our community.
Mosaic Panels Installed in SSMB Foyers
The Community Mosaic Project was installed in the SSMB Upper & Lower Foyers during the last week of August 2009. These panels were created by more than 200 participants in the last 14 months, in conjunction with community events, interpretive walks, classes and conferences, using ceramic discs from clay excavated during the building process & cast research artifacts, hand & foot prints.
Photos are still being taken of the installation process, & will be soon uploaded to this website. (See also: Making the Panels With Castings)
Cowichan Valley Community Green Map Launch!
Our Cowichan Valley Community Green Map has finally gone to the printers!
We are excited to announce the launch of the map with many of our
community partners at the Sustainable Harvest Festival at Providence Farm.
Surrounding the map launch will be a fall environmental fair, local music, a kid zone and harvest bounty. The map will be unveiled around 11:20am on the stage.
Margaret Paridaen
Project Manager
Cowichan Green Mapping Project
#6, 55 Station St. Duncan, BC V9L 1M2
Phone: 250.746.0227
Creating Mosaics from Castings Project is Underway!
Ken is inviting everyone who has made castings to come help to create the mosaic panels, which will be installed in the foyer of the Social Sciences & Math Building.
Last Tuesday, Ken Josephson & Brenda Beckwith, with some UVIc faculty assistants, began the process of creating some Mosaic panels with castings made from UVic student's hand, foot, face prints & gathered indigenous plant material.
We're in the Canadian Association of Geographer's Newsletter!
The Canadian Association of Geographers has been a terrific supporter of our community green map efforts and a great source for information about current Canadian Geographical Research. I encourage you to have a look at their website:
The Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG)
Ken Josephson
geognews39
News Digest of the Canadian Association of Geographers
No. 39, July 23, 2009
SNITCEL (Tod Inlet) Pit Cook!
Judith Arney and Ken Josephson were invited to a traditional pit cook and celebration hosted by John Bradley Williams and Earl Claxton Jr. at SNITCEL (Tod Inlet) on Saturday June 27. It was a great opportunity to meet some long time residents on the peninsula and collect a few stories for the Coastal Community Green Map project.
Today's Work Party Postponed...
Ken is away in Ucluelet talking mapping with schools and environmental organizations. Wendy is available (but I think her mind is on folk music and camping). Judith is busy planning the Coastal Mapping (with Seachange) workshops. I'm heading to the CEEN (CRD Environmental Educators Network) meeting, 4-6PM.
So... we think we'll postpone and do our work/drink@grad lounge another day! If you'ld like to help out around the Centre, let us know!
Charles
Mid-May News Summary!
* The Highlands Community Green Map has arrived! Stacks of boxes are sitting outside Ken's office and Highlands residents will soon have the newest Green Map on the planet! Congratulations Highlands Green Map team!
* We are busy preparing for community mapping events around coastal conservation and restoration this summer. Our partner is Nikki Wright and the Seachange Marine Conservation Society (http://www.seachangelife.net/). Judith A is our fantastic student intern.
Added new volunteer profile: Wendy!
Read all about the fantastic Wendy - our super keen Drupal wizard: go to "Get Involved".
