Sherri Torjman believes that a movement is emerging in communities across Canada, and at the centre of that movement is shared space.
Sherri, who is vice-president of the Caledon Institute of Social Policy and author of Shared Space: The Communities Agenda, believes that in spite of the diverse range of community efforts and initiatives underway, there exists a common thread: we are all working towards increasing resilience in various ways.
Identifying four "cluster" areas of resilience, Sherri believes that by "joining up" with others who are engaged in similar work, we open the door to innovation and increased efficacy. While acknowledging that working in this "shared space" is not always easy, it can have tremendous rewards - enabling all of us to raise the bar and embrace a common agenda that is greater than the sum of its parts.
