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Living Together Symposium

The Living Together symposium convenes diverse, multi-sectoral organizations and individuals to work towards a collective vision of a future where more of Canada’s multi-unit housing communities are age-friendly, socially connected, neighbourly, health promoting, and resilient.

The symposium was first held in 2022, and its second iteration took place in 2025.

  • Panelists at the Living Together Symposium sit in white couches against a yellow and red artwork, with green plants and participants in the foreground.
    Webinars, Videos, Podcasts

    Living Together 2025 in Action

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2025 . 09 . 162025 . 09 . 16

    We set out to capture the essence of the Living Together Symposium, for those who couldn’t be there in person (and for those who want to revisit the experience!). 

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  • Olivia speaks with her arms raised at a table during the Living Together Symposium in May 2025.
    Interviews

    Emerging SFU Scholars Reflect on Living Together 2025

    By Sreya Ajay, Jean Paul Ramírez Echavarría, Kishore Seetharaman & Olivia Tomlinson 2025 . 06 . 052025 . 06 . 05

    We applaud our dedicated research assistants for bringing such impactful work to life! Find reflections from Olivia, Jean, Kishore, and Sreya on their experiences at the symposium, things that sparked their curiosity, and connections they made.

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  • Symposium recap: Living Together 2025
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    Symposium recap: Living Together 2025

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2025 . 05 . 222025 . 06 . 30

    Two-day ‘collective action’ event gathers nearly 200 people to dig into the connections between housing, social health and resilience.

    Read More Symposium recap: Living Together 2025Continue

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    Living Together 2025: Connecting housing, social health and resilience

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2025 . 03 . 172025 . 04 . 07

    Living Together 2025 is a two-day collective action symposium held in Vancouver.

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    Resources

    Impact report: Living Together Symposium

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 04 . 132025 . 03 . 04

    Living Together: Connecting housing, social health and resilience was a two-day hybrid symposium of engaging presentations and dialogues about tackling loneliness and social isolation in our homes and communities. Held…

    Read More Impact report: Living Together SymposiumContinue

  • Report: Understanding Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Canadians and How to Address It.
    Reports

    Reducing social isolation among older adults helps everyone

    By Rob Wipond 2022 . 10 . 312023 . 02 . 08

    Efforts to tackle social isolation among older Canadians could produce a wealth of health and lifestyle benefits for the country’s aging population. But the National Institute on Ageing also argues…

    Read More Reducing social isolation among older adults helps everyoneContinue

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    Reports

    Breaking ground in removing social barriers

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 08 . 152025 . 03 . 11

    In a pioneering effort, the municipal government of Barcelona, Spain in 2020 launched a ten-year strategy to reduce isolation and loneliness in the city.

    Read More Breaking ground in removing social barriersContinue

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    Reports

    Mainstreaming ‘sociable design’ for multi-unit housing: mapping the path forward

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 08 . 102025 . 03 . 11

    On June 8, 2022, we continued the conversation with a similar cross-section of engaged professionals in a half-day in-person workshop as part of the two-day symposium entitled Living Together: Connecting Housing, Social Wellbeing, and Resilience.

    Read More Mainstreaming ‘sociable design’ for multi-unit housing: mapping the path forwardContinue

  • Resource roundup from the Living Together Symposium.
    Resources

    Resource roundup from Living Together Symposium

    By Hey Neighbour Collective, Happy Cities, SFU Urban Studies & SFU Public Square 2022 . 07 . 052022 . 10 . 04

    Resources from presenters and participants from the symposium, presented by Hey Neighbour Collective, Happy Cities, SFU Urban Studies and SFU Public Square.

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    Day two session videos from the Living Together Symposium

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 06 . 262023 . 05 . 08

    Watch these three symposium sessions from June 8th, the second day of the Living Together Symposium.

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    Day one session videos from the Living Together Symposium

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 06 . 222023 . 05 . 08

    Watch these three symposium sessions from June 7th, the first day of the Living Together Symposium.

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  • Living together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resillience.
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    Symposium Agenda, June 7-8

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 05 . 252023 . 08 . 07

    Agenda for Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilience.

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  • Living together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resillience.
    News

    Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilience

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2022 . 05 . 042022 . 08 . 30

    Living Together is a two-day series of engaging presentations and dialogues about tackling loneliness and social isolation in our homes and urban communities.

    Read More Living Together: Connecting housing, social well-being and resilienceContinue

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