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The connective tissue of belonging to groups, participating in community, and creating social capital has held our country together, despite wide differences in our beliefs and politics. That is in peril today, however. The good news? It is reversible. We are at each other's throats because of seismic shifts in the economic and political landscapes, the advent of ubiquitous, instantaneous, and emotional use of cell phones, and social media, and the proliferation of independent forms of media, opinion, and "news," among many things. But most importantly, we walked away over the last six decades from virtually all forms of communal belonging - civic organizations, faith institutions, social clubs, sports clubs, and the like have all diminished. We stopped joining. In short, we went from "we" to "me." These changes moved us away from palpably experiencing and learning from diversity and creating the cross-sectional bonds that hold a society together. Harvard's Robert D. Putnam has shown us the importance of belonging and community for our health, country, and the general well-being of any pluralistic democracy. See his Bowling Alone, American Grace, The Upswing, Better Together, et.al. "Join or Die," a documentary on his work is now in national release via ABRAMORAMA. https://lnkd.in/e27M-Ne7 #belonging #community #socialcapital #democracy #pluralism #wellbeing #communitybuilding #interfaith #intercultural #placemaking #documentary #film

I believe in two things: 1) If you don’t ask, you don’t get. 2) Make A Deal, Make A Difference. Watch the video here: [Vimeo Link](https://lnkd.in/gbDmUrtj)

CONFLICT PREVENTION: HUMAN RIGHTS - THE RIGHT TO PLAY https://lnkd.in/g-sjyg85 We do not know how many conflicts are prevented or how many lives are saved when communities promote the right play to develop healthy youth. In countries where sports are connected to high-income earners and businesses that move large amounts of capital, the right to play has a different meaning. The right to play does not always help youth grow up healthy if professional competition is always the aim. Other societies that rob children of their childhood through #Childlabour or recruit them into guerrilla warfare, all these groups rob youth of their childhood and their right to play. Play is recreation. The new digital world, with gambling or other forms of entertainment, also robs youth of their right to play and to grow up healthy. We all need to revise the right to play in homes, places of education, and community centers. To play is peaceful! Natanael #HumanRights, #PeacePromotion, #SocialJustice, #EqualityForAll, #GlobalPeace, #HumanDignity, #InclusionMatters, #HarmonyInDiversity, #PeacefulWorld, #HumanitarianEfforts, #JusticeForAll, #UnityInAction, #LoveOverHate, #EmpathyInAction, #BuildingBridges, #RespectfulDialogue, #CulturalHarmony, #DignityForAll, #CompassionInAction, #EndViolence, #StandUpForJustice, #PromotePeace, #FairnessMatters, #AdvocateForPeace, #EqualOpportunity, #TogetherForPeace, #HumanityFirst, #PeacefulCoexistence, #PromoteHarmony, #EmpowerChange, #BridgeDivides, #PromoteInclusivity, #GlobalSolidarity, #FairWorld, #RightsForAll, #PeacefulSolutions, #UnitedForPeace, #JusticePrevails, #PromoteUnderstanding, #KindnessMatters, #AdvocacyForPeace, #EmpowerEquality, #SpreadLove, #InclusiveSociety, #EmpathyForAll, #DiverseHarmony, #BuildPeaceTogether, #HumanRightsAdvocacy, #PromoteCompassion, #StandForJustice, #CreatingPeace, #PeacefulInitiatives, #GlobalUnity, #RespectForAll, #EndDiscrimination, #PositiveChange, #PeaceBuilding, #EmpowerHumanity, #TogetherWeStand, #PeacefulWorldMovement.

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In this video, a former participant in the Give and Take programme, shares his experiences growing up in the care system and how Include Youth supported him during this challenging time of living independently. https://lnkd.in/ei6ejCmy #NCLW2024

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Today is the #WorldDayAgainstPain. If you're struggling, please know: we believe you, and we hear you. Flippin' Pain is here to help everyone make sense of their pain. You can listen to the stories of Niki, Fen, Tim and Tracey in our video: https://lnkd.in/e2WgDgz3

RESPLENDENCE 2024… Resplendence - The Year End Programme of Rak’s Pallikkoodam this year and every year is titled/ named as Resplendence. The word Resplendence means transfiguration - a transfiguration so radiant and glorious that it lightens and livens up not just one individual but the society and the environment around. What do we need or have to do in order to be resplendent? Are we already there? Or is it something so idealistic that it is never going to happen? Let’s find out. It all began one day when a few of us adults realised that many of our coffee table conversations, beginning of the day and end of the day conversations and the corridor snippets echoed with dialogues of “ oh! I wish those good old times had never ended .. Where family functions work together as communities! There are some practices we want to REVIVE Some values we want to RESTORE Revive and Restore with a new leash of energy infused; therefore REJUVENATE When we Revive, Restore and Rejuvenate thus, each individual operates with a renewed sense of purpose ; therefore he /she is ILLUMINATED When every single individual is illuminated we have the family, the neighbourhood and the entire community TRANSFORMED.. Therefore, we STRIVE TO BUILD AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES, STRIVE TO CONNECT MINDFULLY.. RESULTING IN ALL OF US THRIVING WITH PURPOSE. https://lnkd.in/gvyCwTVM