The Timeline Exercise was the first activity to be facilitated as part of Conversations. Presented with a deconstructed history of race relations Vancouver, participants were invited to create a collective timeline of race and climate, synthesizing world events and their own lived experience to establish context for future discussions.
Why a collective timeline?
Establishing the local context of race and climate change
Sharing formative moments in participants’ lived experiences
Creating a collective reference point for future discussions
Below is the physical timeline created by participants of Conversations. Information from VSW’s History in our faces on occupied land: a race relations timeline appears as printed out cards. Participants’ personal additions to the timeline appear in colourful marker.
Digital Timeline
Below is a digital version of the collective timeline created by participants of Conversations. Information from VSW’s History in our faces on occupied land: a race relations timeline appears on a light background. Participants’ personal additions to the timeline appear on a dark background.
