This was a medium-sized cache (now a nano) was created by Project Citizenship (supported by Skills Society and the Community Service-Learning program at the University of Alberta). Our team is called ½ & ½ because we noticed that half of our team had tattoos while the other half did not. We made elements of our cache during the 2014 Citizen Action Hall, where a group of disabled citizens, University of Alberta students, researchers, and Skills Society community support workers got together and explored the idea of citizenship. For many years, people with disabilities have been marginalized by the rest of society. Project citizenship works to overcome negative stereotypes on disability so that more people will begin to discover that disability does not stop a citizen from making a meaning contribution to society but rather, our ideals and prejudice prevent them from being included and accepted. To look at stories of people with disabilities who are actively involved in their communities, check out the Project Citizenship website. What does being a citizen mean to you? Our answers lie within… When you find the cache, feel free to leave an object, note, or picture about citizenship. Also, share your ideas by tweeting using the hashtag #yegcitizens. Our team has also placed a challenge inside of our geocache box. There are a few more to find and we want to see how this journey has changed your ideas on disability and/or citizenship. Please tell us about it on Twitter or share it on Facebook should you choose to accept our challenge. Happy Geocaching!
Jennifer, Larry, Charlene, and Barbara