Community Connectedness and its power for the community building story - Enjoy! 

Links: 

Article #1: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie_Rude/publication/227302621_Connectedness_and_Neediness_Factors_of_the_DEQ_and_SAS_dependency_scales/links/58e41c88a6fdccc85bdf3544/Connectedness-and-Neediness-Factors-of-the-DEQ-and-SAS-dependency-scales.pdf 

Article # 2: https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/46898385/The_role_of_adults_public_space_and_powe20160629-15913-1cgl2ds.pdf?1467240722=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DThe_role_of_adults_public_space_and_powe.pdf&Expires=1610507773&Signature=ItwcGw-fg~opKxHs50UvzABNj6XoW01Dn2FMRSdgMk2OhDkmWUKvdLB1hpbdOkMddQygDXQIyMGxyQ3Bd78cVRW6bt14f52PyJPfGXGdIVEI6G7k1l6l9FpZ7J~UVqLNVU2rJUhj8c1S4k3AEVDotBXmPPEgVM41WmLMVXLMOQbKXBgshSZeo-WmEk4C1L20l2FXrhZEdw9-RNchAALOgjRAujszdci9SjXxBY0CRSwnQzPbycuOExSmqX0ylkkZtOoeYP~7TUdncEZQJ0PSHMnW0U3wIeaaxZVlcvhN4Pgn-MnEs2fXNJy~z402-8vJ0JuGb5efCAQyZ~Is8gLJAg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA 

Victoria Laughter Club: https://victorialaughteryogaclub.wordpress.com/ 

Laughter - its good for you. 

But how can 'LOL'ing your way through your days help you in your community building? 

You'll just have to have a listen my fellow community rockstars, and that is no joke! 

Be safe < 3

Link to laughter meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9jJNhDUQOk&feature=youtu.be

Link to How I Did It: Leadership Victoria Podcast: https://www.leadershipvictoria.ca/podcast 

Link to Journal Article # 1: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273708256_Role_of_Laughter_Clubs_in_Promotion_of_Health_in_Community_A_Case_Control_Study 

Link to Journal Article # 2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4280555/ 

Get it, because they are all 'A' student?! . . . 

Meet the COVIDA collective, a collective of rockin' academics who are providing a transformative perspective on global politics.

COVIDA was founded by a group of students and professors that desire to make a lasting impact on the world around them; the group’s name is reflective of the global environment in which COVIDA was created (please tell me you get the episode title humour...?) 

Link to the COVIDA website + projects: https://www.cedartreesinstitute.org/covidacollective

Enjoy! 

Meet Bradley Dick, a contemporary artist of Lkwungen, Mamalilikulla and Ditidaht ancestry. 

I was so privileged to have Bradley on to share with us his wisdom on how relationship building is an important piece of the community-building puzzle. 

Here are a few links to Bradley on the web: 

Link to Bradley's TedEx talk: https://www.songheesnation.ca/news/bradley-dick-tedx-talk

Link to Bradley's Open Space feature: https://openspace.ca/people/bradley-dick 

Bradley and his families' work in the City of Victoria: https://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/culture/public-art/signs-of-lekwungen.html 

Be well and stay well! 

Meet Maximilian, a bioenergetic practitioner in the Fairfield Neighbourhood of Victoria, BC, Canada. 

Maximilian shares his story of how paying attention to the energy that exists in his own life + helping others find and work with their own energy levels has helped him to achieve his sense of belonging in our world! 

#Inspirational 

Link: https://wholistic.guide/

Enjoy! 

I acknowledge with respect the Lekwungen peoples on whose traditional territory the podcast was recorded, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

This episode discusses the shared fearlessness of guests from Episodes 6-9. Enjoy responsibly! 

Meet Leah McInnis, a #yyj artist and staff member of Victoria Arts Council. 

Leah delivers us wealth of insight into the life of an artist including her rockin’ and unique style, shares with us about the Victoria Art Council’s UNTIL Magazine and its opportunity in giving artists a voice in the pandemic-era, and inspires us with her vision of what community means to her.

Links to Leah’s work + her crew ↓

Vancouver Island School of Art classes with Leah : https://www.vancouverislandschoolart.com/courses.html

Leah’s Music, LKM: https://soundcloud.com/user-761572629

Victoria Art Council’s UNTIL Magazine: https://www.vicartscouncil.ca/2020/04/28/until-a-magazine/

Meet Dr. Trevor Hancock, , a #yyj public health physician and health promotion consultant with a long-standing interest in the relationship between health and the natural and built environment.

Trevor shares with us many valuable insights and perspectives into the current environmental health of our world, and what community means to him.

Website: https://trevorhancock.org/

Conversations for a one planet region website: https://oneplanetconversations.ca/

Parting words of wisdom: In Canada, we have 1 federal government, 10 provincial governments, and many municipal governments - your odds of successfully initiating your desired change are much greater at the municipal level! 

Enjoy!

Meet Krista Loughton, #yyj filmmaker who is bringing awareness to the issue of homelessness in Victoria, BC through her inspiring film Us and Them.

This film is as much about homelessness as it is about the power of being vulnerable and overcoming your own personal trauma so that you can rewrite your own story. 

Check out Krista at usandthemthefilm.ca and I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU to check out her powerful film - who knows, it could be your 2020 gamechanger! 

Meet Morgan Cranny, a local #YYJ comedian, actor, performer, and scientist! Morgan produces and co-hosts the Phillips Comedy Night at the Mint in Victoria, BC (among many other forms of performance). 

Key points

1. It was a hoot, Morgan provides some valuable insight into the discussion of community. 

2. The Phillips Comedy Night is back (for now), reserve online

3. The beauty loves his diet coke!

Do enjoy!