A webinar, recent posts, and what we're 'reading' |
Dear ,
Happy June! Things are
going well with the Collective: slowly but surely our partners are
gearing up to re-engage in more activities to connect socially with
neighbours. We hope you are too.
We wanted to let you know about our free webinar on June 22.
Join us to explore the vision behind Concert Properties' new Community
Connectors program. There are only 5 tickets left, so act fast!
Read below to get our roundup of what we're reading and listening to, as well as what we've been writing. We hope you enjoy it.
Wishing you a safe and more socially-connected summer,
Hey Neighbour Collective
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Webinar: Building community into the bottom line
Exploring the vision
behind Concert’s commitment to fostering social connections amongst
residents. Join us for a free webinar on Tuesday, June 22nd to explore
ways that landlords and property managers can work with their residents
to build community, social connections and capacity for neighbourly
mutual aid.
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Who is in your emergency kit?
The pandemic and reactions
to it have highlighted for many people the value of knowing your
neighbours – and ideally knowing them before emergencies occur.
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Building better with feedback loops
Maura Chestnutt discusses
how tenants are helping Catalyst design buildings that foster greater
privacy, security, and community.
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Fostering preparedness and community in multi-unit buildings
Building Resilient
Neighbourhoods’ Stacy Barter discusses the Connect & Prepare program
and how property managers can best support and benefit from social
connectedness and emergency preparedness among tenants.
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Building community into the bottom line
Dave Ramslie explains the
vision and rationale behind Concert Properties’ financial investment in
fostering social connections and community in its buildings.
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Bursting social bubbles after COVID-19 will make cities happier and healthier again
As soon as health orders
lift, it will be paramount to expand and burst people’s social bubbles
to improve mental and physical health.
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Happy City release Together, Apart Toolkit
Hey Neighbour Collective
partners contributed to this guidebook of engagement ideas to help
stimulate creative thinking about ways to help people stay connected and
feel supported during times of physical distancing. Check out these ideas as we carefully ease back into small social gatherings.
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New Research: The Built Environment Impacts Our Health and Happiness More Than We Know
June 07, 2021
The Dirt (American Association of Landscape Architects)
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Meeting the Multigenerational Moment
An evolving multi-part
series featuring stories about the “vibrant, if fledgling, movement to
bridge generational divides… [] Written by a mix of social
entrepreneurs, academic researchers, and philanthropic leaders, the
series aims to demonstrate how fresh thinking and new social
arrangements hold the potential to make the most of an increasingly
multigenerational society.”
Though US focused, the
issues and examples are all very relevant in Canada. There are already
13 articles in this series. Social connections and housing are topics
featured in more than one article.
March 2021, continuing
Stanford Social Innovation Review
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Interview with Ontario’s Oasis founder and researchers
This excellent interview
with CBC Radio’s Matt Galloway (The Current) showcases the growing
movement of NORCs (naturally occurring retirement communities) by
looking at the example of Oasis, an expanding resident-led model for
aging-in-place founded by Christine McMillan in Kingston,
Ontario. (Interview is about 23 minutes into the segment.)
May 11, 2021
CBC, The Current
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Researchers identify social factors inoculating some communities against coronavirus
A study examines how
social capital — a measure of ‘networks, norms, and trust’ within a
community — helps suppress spread of coronavirus
February 19, 2021
Washington Post
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How COVID-19 has made Canada’s underhoused and unequal communities impossible to ignore
November 19, 2020
The Globe and Mail
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Dr. Vivek Murthy and Brené Brown on Loneliness and Connection
This 60-minute podcast
interview with two-time US Surgeon General (first under President Obama,
reinstated by President Biden) centres on his 2020 book, Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World.
Recorded in April 2020 when COVID-19 was in full first-wave swing, this
thought-provoking conversation looks at the impact of loneliness on our
health and social well-being.
April 21, 2020
Unlocking US, Brené Brown
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