This Must Be Our Place Intro Booklet - Rumpus Room & Greenspace Scotland

THIs MUS T Be OUR plACE InveStigations inTo the places where we live, work and play.

Rumpus rooM and YOung Placechangers Team, GreEnSpace ScOtlANd have collAbOrateD tO create ‘This Must be our Place’ a reSOurce fOr youNg peOplE tO explore, connect And take Ownership Of the places they live, wOrk and Play in Through A Series Of CReative iNvesTigatIons, IntervEntions ANd actIOns.

‘PlAcemaking’ is Centered around lookiNg, listening tO, and AsKIng queStions of the people who live, work, And play in a particular plAce in Order tO understAnd their needs fOr that plAce And fOr their community as A whOLe. With this shared knowledge, we cAn come together to create a comMon visION fOr that place and in turn Inspire A wider viSion Of the world We live in.

This Resource will introduce sOme ideas, Activities aNd Actions that can be used TO get us ThiNking difFErentLy abouT PlAce. There are four sectiOns tO explore:

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The Place You’re In

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Encounters in Our Place - GO Public

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the PolitIcs Of WhAt Makes A Place

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green IntErveNtions in Our PlAce

Glossary Accessibility

Intervention

or used easily, by many

provokes opportunities to think

being able to be reached, obtained Activism

the use of direct and noticeable action to achieve a result, usually a political or social one.

Amenities

something, such as a swimming pool

or parkspace, that is intended to make life more pleasant, comfortable and enjoyable for the people in a place.

Assets

a useful or valuable quality, person, or thing; an advantage or resource Common Good

refers to anything that benefits and is naturally shared by all members of

a community, compared to things that benefit the private good of individuals or sectors of society.

Culture

a way of life, especially the general

customs and beliefs, of a particular

group of people at a particular time Foraging

to go from place to place searching for things you can eat or use Grassroots

involving the ordinary people in a society or organisation Gentrification

the process by which a place,

especially part of a city, changes from being a poor area to a richer one.

A staged event or action that differently about something.

Monument

a structure that is built to

commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their history or cultural heritage Origin

the start, centre or beginning of something or the place where a person comes from.

Placemaking

is centered around looking, listening to, and asking questions of the

people who live, work, and play in a particular place.

Slogan

a short, easily remembered phrase used to describe the character of something.

Solidarity

the feeling or expression of union in a group formed by a common interest

Symbolism

is the use of symbols to represent deeper meanings or themes.

awArds If you are a young person you can use this journal to count towards completing any of the following awards listed below (and others). Talk to your group leader or facilitators about how you can integrate and evidence this in your award scheme.

HI5, Dynamic Youth Awards, Youth Achievement Awards youthscotland.org.uk/awards John Muir Award johnmuirtrust.org/john-muir-award/get-involved Saltire Award saltireawards.scot Duke of Edinburgh Award dofe.org/notice-boards/scotland

The Young Placechangers programme and this resource is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Scottish Government.

Greenspace Scotland: Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ 01786 849 757 info@greenspacescotland.org.uk Greenspace Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity (No SC034078) and a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in Scotland (No 236105)

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This resource was created by Rachel Walker and Nadia Rossi at Rumpus Room

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LINKS AND REsOURCES How to Be an Explorer of the World by Kerri Smith www.archive.org/details/howtobeexplorero0000smit/page/4/mode/2up Building Planters & Resources from Plant Grow Share www.plantgrowshare.co.uk/resources Glasgow’s Green Map for COP 26 is an open-source online map of community resources and sustainable and locally run businesses for those coming to COP26 climatefringe.org/green-map/# Wild Flower Resources from Grow Wild www.growwilduk.com/where-get-uk-native-wildflower-seeds-plants Project for Public Spaces bring public spaces to life by planning and designing them with the people who use them every day www.pps.org/article/the-movement-for-youth-led-placemaking-is-growing-up Foraging Guide from The Woodland Trust www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/things-to-do/foraging/