We talk a lot about reducing poverty and poverty reduction strategies in the VC Learning Community. But what do we really envision our communities will look like when we've achieved our goals? And, what are the unique ways that our communities are already vibrant? There is a plethora of diversity throughout our groups and within them in answer to these questions.
Our hope - and our mission - leading up to the national Poverty Reduction Summit, is to learn from our cities and members, 'What is a vibrant community to you?' In answer to our call for artistic submissions addressing this question, Revelstoke, B.C. combined multiple media elements: depicting their vibrant community through drawings, interlaced with a video montage of interviews, where their residents to discuss share their thoughts and ideas in response to 3 questions:
- What is a vibrant community?
- What is vibrant about Revelstoke, B.C? About Canada?
- What can we do to make vibrant communities for everyone?
