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Jao Dantes (he/him), M.Planning, IAP2 Certified
Iām a social and cultural planner with a background in strategic communications, engagement, and design.
I do: social planning research and policy development, cultural planning research and policy development, community engagement, facilitation, project management, data collection and analysis, user experience research, communications, and graphic design.
I care about: humans, culture, intercultural place-making, diversity, climate equity, and community resilience.
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Social planning
Cultural planning
Public space planning
Community development
Community engagement
Temporary site activations
Inclusion, diversity, equity, & diversity (IDEA) research
Project/program evaluations
Mobility & active transportation
Organizational strategic planning
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This list includes a combination of my own clients, subcontracts, and clients during my time in larger consulting firms.
The BC Housing, The Bentway, Bike Share Toronto, City of Edmonton, City of Kamloops, City of North Vancouver, City of Richmond, City of Toronto, Creative City Network of Canada, Durham Region Arts Collective, Museum of Contemporary Art (Toronto), Parks Canada, Penticton Arts Council, The Robert Mclaughlin Gallery, Science World.
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I am honoured and privileged to work with many First Nations and urban Indigenous communities across Turtle Island who have been here for time immemorial. I understand that I have a role in addressing the continued negative impacts of colonization. For me, this means supporting First Nations and Indigenous cultural heritage preservation, place-keeping, and cultural celebration through listening, dialogue, and reducing power imbalances enforced through colonial constructs.
As a settler, I live and work on the unceded lands of the Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwikwetlem, Qayqayt, Musqueam, Semiahmoo, Squamish, Tsawwassen, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.