I featured on the Flow Podcast, hosted by the wonderful Sheila Das.

We explore how our conversation, as well as the structures and systems we live in, create connection.

Listen now! 🎧

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How we build our cities affects how we interact with others. 10 Montreal streets are going pedestrian-only this summer and you can already imagine the buzz.

Walkable is talkable! #SocialConnection #Belonging

'We need to prioritise belonging if humanity is to survive and thrive.'

Understand more about how people find belonging in the latest Women With Impact, featuring our Founder and Chief Belonging Officer Kim Samuel 👇

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Get out there. Hang out on your verandah or front garden, or perhaps spend more time at your letter box. Try short walks. Smile, wave, say hello. For more #ShareBelonging neighbourseveryday.org/wp-content/upl…

US surgeon general urges Lincoln audience to work together to limit kids' screen time journalstar.com/news/local/us-…

As I’ve met with young people in the UK and across the U.S., it's become clear that social media poses real challenges for our social health. inews.co.uk/news/health/uk…

Are drive-throughs wrecking our cities?

'If you put a drive-through on a good street ... you’re wrecking the walkability of that street, you’re wrecking the financial productivity of that street, you’re wrecking that street as a place.'

More Vox: vox.com/the-highlight/…

“Libraries are all about belonging. Libraries are reflective of everything that's good—it’s all right there in the local library,” Mychal said. “As Arthur says, ‘having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card!’” 💛

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New research shows happier, connected communities say 'Yes in my front yard!'

A new study shows 3/4 of new neighborhood contacts are made in the few feet in front of a home. And, welcoming touches such as a bench out front foster a sense of place.
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Everyone, everywhere has the right to:

🚑 quality health services, education and information
💧 safe drinking water
💨 clean air
🍏 good nutrition
🛖 quality housing
🏗️ decent working and environmental conditions
💕 freedom from discrimination
🔗 belonging

World Health Organization (WHO) #WorldHealthDay

We envision a world where everyone feels belonging through:

🔗 connection to community
🍃 rootedness in nature
⛪ agency in civic life
💞 a sense of shared purpose with others

Learn more at buff.ly/3W4afar

V exciting work here to help young people connect. Would love to hear more about the Right to Belong consortium, & the School to Belong sounds awesome...and popular ! Kim Samuel Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness HelsinkiMissio Campaign to End Loneliness Foundation for Social Connection (F4SC)

It starts with hello.

University of Alberta students have come up with a simple solution to a serious problem.

Calling chronic loneliness a 'silent epidemic that's gripping the hearts and minds of students,' the campaign supports vital social connection. #Hello

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London is a big city full of people! But the #BelongingForum data shows it's also the loneliest.

Understanding this better will help us join together to craft solutions.

Learn more from our Founder and Chief Belonging Officer on the BBC. BBC News (UK)👇

On April 1, Japan enacted a new law to battle loneliness and isolation.

It obliges local governments to establish regional councils and support groups, to train special supporters for lonely people, and offer info on proven solutions.

#Belonging
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As AI translation 'becomes normalized, we may find that we’ve allowed deep human connections to be replaced by communication that’s technically proficient but ultimately hollow,' Louise Matsakis writes. theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Loneliness takes a major toll on health, increasing risk of #depression #dementia #heartdisease & early death. nature explores the neural impacts driving this mind-body connection.

Interventions promoting #socialconnection show promise in alleviating loneliness' detrimental…

Foundation for Social Connection (F4SC) has used an #IP3ASSESS #Data Dashboard to make #SocialConnection #Data available for every county in the U.S. Click to check it out, and select your county from the dropdown menu at the top right to see data for your community! bit.ly/49mxpLO

New research highlights a growing ' #loneliness gap' between U.S. middle-aged adults and their European counterparts. The study points to differences in cultural norms, socioeconomic influences and social safety nets as potential explanations.

Learn more: at.apa.org/68589a

Today and every day, let’s unite to realize the rights of people with autism and ensure an inclusive and accessible world for all.

We all long to belong.

#WorldAutismAwarenessDay #RighttoBelong #Inclusion #ASD