Overcoming Isolation and Deepening Social Connectedness

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08 January 2015

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Social isolation significantly impacts individual and community health, well-being, livelihoods and resilience, and yet few programs and policies currently address this issue directly.

The symposium Overcoming Isolation and Deepening Social Connectedness was the first global gathering on this topic.

For more information, visit www.socialconnectedness.org

Ts’ahlgid:

aboriginal, community, connectedness, Human Rights, indigenous, isolation, poverty, research, Toronto

Languages:

English

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2016 Arviat Hope Walk - Reflections with Shelby and Innosar

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JAHS graduates and role models for Inuit youth, Shelby Angalik and Innosar Issakiark from Arviat TV share their reflections on the 2016 Arviat Hope Walk.
The youth-organized event was conceived during the Arviat Youth Leadership Camp held July 1-8, 2016 with support from the Hamlet of Arviat, TakingITGlobal and the Samuel Family Foundation.
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Innosar Issakiark - Arviat Youth Leadership Camp 2016

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Arviat Television's Ethan Tassiuk caught up with Innosar Issakiark for a musical break during the 2016 Arviat Youth Leadership Camp this July.
The camp, held July 1-8 saw more than a dozen highly-engaged young leaders developing their community development skills with support from the Hamlet of Arviat, TakingITGlobal and the Samuel Family Foundation.
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Lindsay DuPre - Connected North - 2016 Arctic Indigenous Education Conference in Norway

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In this presentation, Lindsay DuPre outlines the Connected North program with Cisco Canada and TakingITGlobal.
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Food Is Belonging: Global Dignity 2015 in Arviat

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This video was filmed, produced and edited by Dylan Clark from the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group at McGill University: http://www.jamesford.ca/archives/4335
The Food is Belonging Event was hosted by TakingITGlobal and Arctic College as part of Global Dignity 2015 Celebrations.

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In Conversation with City Year South Africa Leaders

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Moderator Mary Jordan from the Washington Post joins speakers Portia Myaba-Seatlholo, Simangele “Smash” Shoyisa and Lindiwe Sibiya to discuss their work with the organization City Year South Africa.
This conversation was held as part of the first global symposium on Overcoming Isolation and Deepening Social Connectedness held from Oct 1 - 3, 2014 in Toronto.
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Tracing Linkages between Social Isolation and Poverty

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Moderator Ian Skelly from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) joins Dr.… Read more

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Highlights from the first Overcoming Isolation and Deepening Social Connectedness Symposium

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In Conversation with the Othandweni Grannies

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Mary Jordan from The Washington Post joins Patience Mokgadi, Sandra Thandi Twala and Elizabeth Maki Khumalo from the Othandweni Children’s Home.
They work with Johannesburg Child Welfare, an organization in South Africa that works with marginalized children and members of society.
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21m 34s

Fostering a Sense of Belonging and Reciprocity

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Tim Shriver, CEO of Special Olympics International joins conversation starters Loretta Claiborne, Matthew Williams from Special Olympics International, Nureddin Amro from the Siraj al-Quds School and Shantha Rau Barriga from the Disability Rights Program, at Human Rights Watch to discuss fostering a sense of belonging and reciprocity.
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Graça Machel: Overcoming Isolation and Deepening Social Connectedness

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Kim Samuel's Symposium Opening Remarks

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Learning from Stories of Community Resilience

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This informative panel presentation share stories of practical experience from those engaged in community engagement activities that support community resilience.
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