This podcast seeks to highlight people across the world in various fields who are working, discovering, and thriving in community spaces. Through this celebration and coming together we hope that people reimagine community as the driver of the Good Life. CREDITS Hosted by Cormac Russell and Dr. Sacha DeWolfe Podcast theme created by Isaac Russell. Edited by Isaac Russell
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From institutionalization to the connected community: Glyn Butcher and the People Focused Movement
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33:39Send us a text Glyn Butcher - People Focused Group. Doncaster Glyn Butcher is a remarkable individual who transitioned from decades of institutionalization within mental health and other service systems to become a prominent community builder and advocate for Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) in Doncaster and across the UK. Main Themes and I…
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Community Conversations: "What do you think Communities are for?"
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47:58Send us a text In this episode, we ask: What do you think communities are for? Sacha shares some reflections from the field and speaks openly to Cormac about some of the fundamental dilemmas and frustrations she, her team, and her students encounter when working in community-centered ways.By Cormac Russell & Dr. Sacha DeWolfe
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Politics and The Connected Community (An interview with Dominic Cardy, leader of the Canadian Future Party))
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1:03:05Send us a text In this first episode of season 2, we interview Dominic Cardy, the leader of the Canadian Futures Party, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (2018-2024), and a provincial cabinet minister (2018-2022). Sacha and I asked Dominic to explore how politicians can support communities in their efforts to connect and …
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In Pursuit of the Connected Community - A Year in Review with Sacha and Cormac
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1:11:13Send us a text Sacha wishes to correct her wording around a program being offered at Mount Allison Univeristy. There is work toward a Master of Community Supported Education not a Bachelor of a community Engaged Learning. Rene Girard’s Mimetic Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimetic_theory Mattering Theory: https://www.goodlifeproject.com/pod…
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Six Degrees of Ubuntu (All My Relations) with Rama Naidu
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45:47Send us a text 6 Degree Shift https://www.6degreeshift.com/ Truth & Reconciliation (TRC) https://nctr.ca/about/history-of-the-trc/trc-website/By Cormac Russell & Sacha DeWolfe
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Community Engaged Learning: The Sackville 20/20 story-with Prof. Michael Fox
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1:01:00Send us a text Boétie, E. (1576). The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude. Unknown. Deleuze, G. & Guattari, F. (1994). What is philosophy? Columbia University Press Rockport, Tom. (2005). Reading Hegel’s Phenomenology (review). Journal of the History of Philosophy, 43(4), 493-494 Renga, I. (2017). Unpacking a Liturgical Framing of Desire for the Purpo…
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The Power of Resident-led Responses, and How to Mobilise That Power Where You Live.
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44:52Send us a text TEDxPerth talk number 1 - 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1WSkXWSJac TEDxPerth talk number 2 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbp92gIuxPY West Beacy Bunch website https://westbeacybunch.org/ Tim Darby website https://www.timdarbycreative.com/ Ecoburbia - home website and business https://ecoburbia.com.au/…
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When institutions put Communities first, An in depth interview with Katie Kelly
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51:30Send us a text Kay Hall is a resident and community leader in my hometown of West Kibride and a Director on the West Kilbride Initiative Board. More info at www.westkilbride.org.uk and www.crafttownscotland.org.uk New Local is an independent Think Tank and Network, with a mission to transform public services and unlock community power. Website is w…
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Welfare Systems that Harm and the Family, and Community Alternatives that Heal
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1:01:34Send us a text ~An in-depth interview with Elizabeth Wendel and Kevin Campbell (Co-directors, Pale Blue)By Cormac Russell & Sacha DeWolfe
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Send us a text Speaker information: Dr. Alicia Noreiga-Mundaroy https://commdev.acadiau.ca/faculty-staff/alicia-noreiga-mundaroy.html Vollmer, J. (2010). Schools cannot do it alone : building public support for America's public schools. Fairfield, IA: Enlightenment Press.By Cormac Russell & Sacha DeWolfe
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Asset-Based Community Engaged Learning: Student Perspectives
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49:50Send us a textBy Cormac Russell & Sacha DeWolfe
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Introduction to The Connected Community (Part 2)
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33:28Send us a text https://natoaganegfirstnation.ca/ Government of Canada. (2022). Statistics on Indigenous Peoples. https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/indigenous_peoples Tuck, E. (2009). Suspending Damage: A Letter to Communities. Harvard Educational Review, 79(3), 409-428 Tuck. E., & K., Yang. (2019). Indigenous and Decolonizing Studies …
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Introduction to The Connected Community (Part 1)
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54:08Send us a text Cormac Russell, interviewed by his cohost Sacha DeWolfe, shares his perspective on The Connected Community and provides a synopsis of what the podcast will highlight for listeners. Thanks for listening to our first episode. Sacha based much of her conversation with Cormac on the contents of his new book, The Connected Community - Dis…
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