WEBINAR: Setting more places at the table: from social isolation to community connection

WEBINAR : “Setting more places at the table: from social isolation to community connection”

On Tuesday, June 21 from 12:00 – 1:00 Eastern, join Community Food Centres Canada for a free webinar. We will be welcoming Globe and Mail journalist André Picard and Wellesley Institute’s Laura Anderson to talk social isolation. Our panelists will discuss the impacts of loneliness on individuals and how to restore a sense of connectedness to communities — from grassroots interventions, such as those community food security organizations are building on the ground, to broader policy solutions.

Join us as we tackle these questions: What is social isolation? How do loneliness, social exclusion, and disconnection from community affect people at different stages in their lives? And what is being done to connect people back to one another, through healthy food and shared spaces? We’ll also welcome your thoughts and questions for the panelists.

What is social isolation? How do loneliness, social exclusion, and disconnection from community affect people at different stages in their lives? What forces are pushing people into more insular lives?  And what is being done to connect people back to one another, to healthy food and safe spaces?

More than ever before, Canadians are living alone, and nearly one quarter describe themselves as lonely. Socially isolated adults face worse health as they age, and are less likely to participate in society. For populations facing marginalization and stigma, the sense of isolation and inability to access resources can be even greater.

In this one hour webinar,  André Picard, The Globe and Mail’s esteemed public health reporter and Wellesley Institute researcher Laura Anderson, will join us to tackle this vital issue. Together, we’ll discuss how to fight social isolation and restore a sense of connectedness to communities — from grassroots interventions, such as those community food security organizations are building on the ground, to broader policy solutions. CFCC’s Chief Operating Officer, Kathryn Scharf, will moderate the conversation.

When: Tuesday, June 21 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern

Where: Your computer

Cost: Free!

Learn more and register here

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mara Brotman, Knowledge Exchange Coordinator at mara@cfccanada.ca

As with all our webinars, this one will be posted to  The Pod Knowledge Exchange  along with a host of downloadable resources a week or so after the event. We’ll send out a notification email once it’s up.

Hope you can join us!