I. Community Discussion Manual

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION IN OCUPAÇÃO ANCHIETA

Materials: ● Small stickers (little circles) ● Need to create sticker key on 8.5”x11” blank sheet of paper ● 1 map of Ocupação Anchieta (poster size) ● Need to outline vegetation and water bodies with green and blue makers ● If there is a printing facility near hotel, print pictures of key features/ landmarks if we can take pictures our first two days on site ● Markers (sharpies) ● Box of pens ● Camera and photographer + videographer ● Food ● Flyer (passed out before the meeting) ● Ask AP/client if we would be allowed to post flyers for meeting around community ● 5 English-Portuguese Speaking Facilitators ● Note taker ● Recording Device ● Have some surveys on hand - in case some participants haven’t already filled it out

Scenario 1: Participants will arrive relatively on time and activities can run sequentially as described below. If possible, take a group picture at the end of the meeting.

Scenario 2: Participants will come and go and the meeting will function more like an open house. In this scenario, skip Activity 2. For Activity 3, as people leave the meeting, alternate which question you ask so that there is one participant per question. Alternating questions will ensure we get answers to all questions without taking up too much of people’s time. If you get a sense the participant is willing to talk about more (or a group is willing to engage in further dialogue), ask all questions in Activity 3 (you can also ask questions from Activity 2).

Introduction: ● Who we are ● Why we are there ● Participation (please feel free to participate in how much you feel comfortable with) ● Go around and let everyone say their name (if this is reasonable for the number of people present)

● Ask if it’s okay to take pictures ● Ask if we can record the conversation ● Invite people to get food

ACTIVITY 1: COMMUNITY MAPPING

Goal: To get a sense of the community’s assets and issues as they currently stand. Objective: We want to gain a spatial understanding of the relation between pollution (litter), recreation, and housing.

Activity Description:

1. Post base map of Ocupação Anchieta on the wall

2. Explain the activity and sticker key. Tell participants to place the stickers on the map accordingly (sticker key): ● Water Anchieta? ○ Red Star = Where you put soiled water (Water Quality) ● Housing ○ Gold Star = Your Home ● Pollution (Litter) ○ Silver Star = Trash collects ● Recreation ○ Neon Pink = Where you go in Ocupação Anchieta to socialize ○ Neon Orange = Where you go in Ocupação Anchieta for commerce ○ Neon Green = Open Natural Space/Park

3. Facilitators need to be around the map and floating around the space to answer questions about the activity.

4. Take a photo of the maps

ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITY 2: REFLECTION AND VISIONING THE FUTURE OF OCUPAÇÃO ANCHIETA

Facilitate a reflection discussion regarding the mapping activity and ask participants for their individual and collective vision for the future of Ocupação Anchieta. ● Reflection Questions: ○ Do you agree with what the maps represent? (Do the collective finished maps represent your experience?)

○ Do you see any connections or relationships between the locations of the things you mapped?

ACTIVITY 3: VISIONING THE FUTURE OF OCUPAÇÃO ANCHIETA

Directions:

1. As participants exit the meeting, ask the following question: ● Do you think the water spring plays and important role in Ocupação Anchieta? If so, why? ● How do you interact with the water spring? ● What would you would you like to see for the future of the spring?

2. Video Record Participants’ response (if permitted) ● Option 2: Voice Record ● Option 3: Write down