7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

1/14

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

2/14

WHAT IS COUNCIL

OF COMMUNITY

CONVEYORS?

NOT EXACTLY A CENSUS

NOT EXACTLY A CENSUS TAKER

A WAY OF CREATING ANDFACILITATING CONVERSATIONSBETWEEN NEIGHBOURS

A MAP (OF SOME SORT)

NOT AN ART PROJECT (DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO)

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

3/14

BECOMING A COMMUNITY CONVEYORWE ARE GONNA TRAIN YOU PEOPLE!

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

4/14

East Crescent Heights

Bridgeland

Ramsay

Sharon 403 463 6616

Eric & Mia 403 973 7843

pick up at ____________ SHARP!

meet at _________________________________________

MAPS

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

5/14

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

6/14

RECORD OF THINGS SAIDFORMRECORDS MESSAGES AND PARTICIPATION OF NEIGHBOURS

A

B C

D

E

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

7/14

RECORD OF THINGS

SEEN AND HEARD

FORMRECORDS OBSERVATIONS ABOUT YOURCONVERSATION OR OTHER THINGS

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

8/14

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

9/14

BECOMING A CONVEYOR - THE SCRIPT

Hi there.

My name is ______________ and I am with the Council ofCommunity Conveyors.

We are in your neighbourhood today passing messages fromone neighbour to the next.

We were just next door speaking with ____________ and

he/she/they would like you to know _________________.

Now we are continuing down the block this way [point to thehouse next door] and we are wondering if there is anythingthat we can tell your neighbour on your behalf?

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

10/14

is anyone

home?no YES!

is there a

message to

deliver?

YES!

no

collect new

message

leave flyer

in mailbox

deliver

message

record name

no

message

check off services

not required

Go to

next

house

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

11/14

TIPS AND FAQS

TIPS

BE ENCOURAGING!

OUR PRESENCES IS DISORIENTING.

GIVE NEIGHBOURS SUGGESTIONS...GET THEIRIMAGINATIONS RUNNING WITH IDEAS

FAQS

WHO ARE YOU WITH?

WE ARE WITH THE COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY CONVEYORS. WEVISIT NEIGHBOURHOODS AND PASS MESSAGES FROM ONE

NEIGHBOUR TO THE NEXT.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

WE ARE JUST TRYING TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATIONBETWEEN NEIGHBOURS IN A COMMUNITY. THERE ARE MANYOF US OUT TODAY DOING THIS.

WHO ARE YOU AFFILIATED WITH?

JUST OURSELVES. WE ARE JUST A GROUP OF PEOPLE DOING THIS.WE ARE NOT A CITY ORGANIZATION OR A HIRED BY A PRIVATEBUSINESS.

REMEMBER!!! THIS IS NOT AN ART PROJECT! FEEL FREE TO MAKE UP

WHATEVER LIES YOU WANT, BUT DO NOT BREAK THE ILLUSION FOR THENEIGHBOUR

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

12/14

RULES!

BE POLITE

GIVE PEOPLE AMPLE TIME TO GET TO THE DOOR(20 SECONDS)

RESPECT PEOPLES PROPERTY

ALWAYS CLOSE GATES (BOTH WHEN ENTERINGAND EXITING A PROPERTY)

DONT TOUCH PEOPLES STUFF

STAY ON SIDEWALKS

DONT WEAR SUNGLASSES

BE CONTENTIOUS OF WHAT YOU PHOTOGRAPH

ALWAYS BE VISIBLE

NEVER ADMIT THIS IS AN ART PROJECT (EXCEPT TO THEPOLICE)

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

13/14

MORE

INFORMATION

YOU DONT HAVE TO FINISH THE BLOCK: TAKE YOUR TIME AND STOP AND CHAT WITH EACH

OTHER

TAKE TURNS AMONGST YOURSELVES

WE CANT PROMISE PEOPLE WILL BEHOME!

EACH GROUP WILL GET: THREE CLIPBOARDS and THREE PENS

A MAP WITH OUR CONTACT INFO & PICK-UP TIMEAND LOCATION

A COUPLE OF UMBRELLAS

BE AT YOUR PICK-UP LOCATION ON TIME!

7/31/2019 2012 Council of Community Conveyors Training Session

14/14

COUNCIL OFCOMMUNITY

CONVEYORSCreated and facilitated by Mia Rushton, Eric Moschopedis, and Sharon Stevens