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Happily listened to this👇 podcast yesterday; I found most of it highly relevant to my work in #Local #PublicHealth. Some take-aways: - We've evolved to expect #institutions to support health and wellbeing first, which just isn't doable/sustainable. How can we shift to set #communities up to do much more, with institutions as a support? With each, we might privilege different types of knowing/knowledge. - This emphasis on institutions has an impact on #HealthyAging--in retirement we are thrown back into community after a lifetime of institutions, with very different sets of values. This is not an easy shift and doesn't set older adults up to thrive. - It is essential to focus at the #neighbourhood level to find our responses to the #polycrisis - We need to foreground relationships and community--and relationships *in* community (rather than just those in the institution/workplace). - In addition to whatever field we're working in, we "need a pedagogy which, basically, is about how to work with communities, and that should be a foundational pedagogy, on top of which technical pedagogies are built. In the absence of that, what you have is a very individualized, and very technocratic way of doing business..." - Let's be engaged learners in the community (i.e., do community engagement)--don't be institutional centric. I'm catching up on past episodes and they shared some hopes for future ones: examples of what people are doing on wellbeing and health, examples of resident-led initiatives, principles of community-engaged learning, the justice system, aging, and the importance of relationships with the land. Looking forward to listening.

Love the idea of the triple nexus, Humanitarian-Development-Peace, as it is the answer going forward when responding to crises. It is about responding to people’s urgent needs, while helping them build their resilience to be part of their own solutions, including a sustainable conflict prevention. Yet, in practice, implementing the triple nexus is far more difficult than what it seems. It demands that as humanitarians, we are open to think “outside the box” and work with new and non-traditional actors.

💻 Make sure to register and tune in for this informative and timely conversation with a powerhouse of state and local leaders. #humanitarian #humanitarianaid #humanitarianoperations #responseoperations #crisisresponse #NEMA #TeamIEM #migrants #asylumseekers #stateandlocal #stateandlocalleadership

This looks a great training for anyone working with youth! Designed with research and policy advocacy in mind, "Disrupting Adultism: Building Authentic Youth Coalitions" training will delve into the concept of adultism, exploring its implications and how it can inadvertently create barriers in youth engagement. More importantly, we will discuss strategies to disrupt these patterns in order to foster an environment that truly values and incorporates youth perspectives. We will explore strategies to foster genuine partnerships with young people, enabling them to become active participants in decision-making processes. By the end of this training, participants will have an introduction to the knowledge and tools needed to build authentic youth coalitions, ensuring that our future leaders are not just seen, but heard, respected, and actively involved in shaping the world around them.  https://lnkd.in/gTp5Ppmp

ICYMI: We celebrated Juneteenth with a conversation on Black Men's Health with Collin Mays and LaRon Evans, MS, MHC, LLPC who highlighted our YMCA's Boys & Young Men of Color Strategy! Watch. Share. Discuss.

Today we celebrate the international youth day through Educating ,equipping and empower youth with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to act for the planet and address the global challenges we face.#IYD2023 #YouthDay #climatechange

This should be very powerful.

Conflict can either divide or inspire collaboration. At CRS, we choose collaboration! We champion community groups as they work to address concerns, spread awareness and stand united against hate. Discover our stories: https://lnkd.in/eVC4GSY2