Community Development Halton is inviting you to participate in our storytelling project about belonging!
Many aspects of our environments and lives affect our sense of belonging to a community or a neighbourhood. One way of understanding belonging is through conducting surveys with scales and measurements. Another way to look at it is through a retelling of our experiences.
Storytelling is a powerful tool with which we can connect and build relationships of understanding. We all come from different places and have experienced different life events, but we can find common ground in the moments we have experienced a sense of belonging. Although the places and communities in which we experience belonging vary greatly, that feeling of belongingness remains the same. The stories we exchange can therefore help shape our understanding of what nurtures each other in our communities in neighbourhoods. What can we learn from each other? What can we learn from ourselves through storytelling?
We are inviting you to participate in our storytelling project about belonging. When it comes to belonging, it may be time to learn something new, unlearn something old, and inspire hope for a fresh start. By embracing different journeys we reach belonging through, we can create a common bond amongst us. We can inspire difficult conversations and encourage learnings. We can make possible the inclusion of worldviews and perspectives that may not align with our own. Together, we can lay the groundwork for continued discussion and not just a one-off. We can include lived experience and bigger policy decisions, identify key factors and inform community decision making.
If you want to make your voice heard, head to the link where you can share your story with us: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BelongingStories
If you would prefer to do an interview to share your story you can reach us at office@cdhalton.ca and we will set up a time to talk!
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