This press launch is supplied courtesy of BC Gov Information.
A brand new web site will supply British Columbians the chance to share their imaginative and prescient for a brand new museum to showcase the historical past, tradition and contributions to BC of Canadians with numerous South Asian heritages.
The general public engagement course of will present a number of and numerous alternatives for participation, knowledgeable by Simon Fraser College’s Morris J. Wosk Middle for Dialogue and the Ministerial Advisory Committee. The committee consists of appointed members who establish as South Asian and chosen for his or her expertise in group engagement, lived expertise and cultural information. Their position is to tell the event of the engagement plan, share alternatives inside their group and assist community-focused conversations.
The Province is dedicated to an inclusive, responsive and clear engagement course of that accommodates all viewpoints, experiences, tales and voices. The engagement will contain South Asian Canadian organizations and communities, together with leaders, youth, elders, entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, historians and folks from numerous social, cultural, gender and accessibility inclusive communities.
There will probably be a number of alternatives for British Columbians to share their enter in individual and just about in the course of the engagement course of. Public enter will probably be vital to decision-making at each stage of the challenge, together with figuring out the title, location and imaginative and prescient for this museum.
Group-designed workshops and a web-based viewers survey will launch in early 2024. The suggestions obtained by the engagement course of will probably be revealed in a report summarizing key suggestions, themes and questions, which will probably be revealed on the engagement web site in summer time 2024.
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Lana Popham, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Tradition and Sport –
“Public enter, particularly from South Asian communities, is vital to transferring ahead with this distinctive museum. This web site will present a platform for all stakeholders to pay attention and I’m assured that the engagement will assist carry collectively a shared imaginative and prescient that displays the wants and aspirations of BC’s South Asian communities.”
Mable Elmore, Undersecretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives –
“For almost 130 years, folks from South Asia have known as British Columbia dwelling, nevertheless it hasn’t at all times been a welcoming place for them. By working with group members, we will construct a novel and significant museum that may higher mirror and protect the various and wealthy historical past of South Asians within the province for future generations.”
Haroon Khan, co-chairman of the Ministerial Advisory Committee –
“I’m excited and honored to hitch the groundbreaking work of an revolutionary and important new establishment for all of British Columbia, a brand new museum that highlights the dwelling histories, vibrant cultures and contributions to our province and nation of individuals from a various South -Asian Heritage. Historical past is just not one thing that occurs, it’s one thing you make. Let’s make historical past collectively.”
Fast Info:
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The brand new museum will construct on each the Punjabi Canadian Legacy Challenge and the South Asian Canadian Legacy Challenge, which showcased the previous and present contributions of South Asians in BC with greater than $1.2 million in authorities assist.
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The position of the Middle for Dialogue is to supply strategic recommendation to the province in order that engagement is formed with the rules of equality, inclusivity, accessibility, anti-racism and anti-casteism.
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The middle works intently with the advisory committee to mirror communities’ needs about how these conversations could be carried out as they design alternatives for engagement.
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The middle’s position as a public engagement specialist is to not create the imaginative and prescient for the museum. That’s the position of communities.
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The creation of a South Asian Canadian Museum is a part of the province’s intergovernmental work to associate with Indigenous peoples and racialized communities to dismantle systemic racism and construct a greater, extra inclusive province.
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