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Students chose to interview their friends, family, role models and civic leaders. They came from the Oakwood/Dovercourt community, other Toronto neighbourhoods, other parts of Canada (including Saskatchewan and Kirkland Lake) and other parts of the world (Uganda, El Salvador, Portugal, Vietnam, the United States, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Bulgaria). There was a mix of people, ranging from ancestors who came to Canada over a hundred years ago, early or later in the twentieth century, to those who themselves are immigrants. The interviewees represent a range of ethnicities, religions, races, genders, professions, ages and abilities.
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what is community?
what is your community?
Although our starting point was the Oakwood neighbourhood, it soon became clear that students’ sense of community spilled out into other parts of Toronto, and included relatives, friends and people from a range of Toronto locations - reflecting the extraordinarily complex relationships that construct our sense of community.
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The Meaning of Community:
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| "People that are open-minded that accept and share with each other, forgetting stereotypes and prejudices. It is a place where people get involved, come to accept and know one another, while participating in helping and trying to find problems." - Interviewee
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The interviewees’ relationships to the
Oakwood students break down as follows:
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Community Leaders/Politicians/Friends: 28
Family: 20
Teachers: 14 (6 from Oakwood)
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Jobs They Have Had in Their Lives or at Present:
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| Taught Women’s Studies courses |
| Ran Lemon-aid Stand |
| Education Consultant |
| Day Care Worker |
| Legal Clerk |
| Special Education Teacher |
| Nun |
| Nurse |
| Computer Programmer |
| Factory Worker |
| Psychologist |
| Lawyer |
| Paralegal |
| Engineer |
| Cashier, Teller, Clerk, Accountant |
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| Restaurant Owner |
| Chiropractor |
| Baby Sitter |
| Doctor Community Medical Clinic |
| Worker with Workplace Safety |
| Insurance Board |
| University Student |
| Worker with Metro Labour |
| Education Centre |
| Hospital Researcher |
| Minister |
| Education- Primary, High School, Special Education and Alternative |
| Schools |
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