@michellehoar.bsky.social
Mother. Partner. Community Gardener. Cyclist. Affordable housing enthusiast. Believer in importance of social connection. Opionated about many things. Talking to strangers is as close as I get to a spiritual practice.
Join @heyneighbourcollective.ca on March 6th from 10 am-11:30 am PST for the next #Housing That Connects Us webinar, where Stacy Barter, Jenny Konkin, and Claudine Matlo will explore 'Innovative Programs to Build Social Connection in Housing'. www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2026/02/hous...
Join us for the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: Innovative Community Programs to Build Social Connection in Housing
The critical role of community-driven programs.
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HNC recently convened nearly 200 people from across sectors for a two-day ‘collective action’ event to explore the connections between housing, social health, and resilience. The recap is up + more is coming in our June newsletter! 🫧 www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2025/05/symp...
Symposium recap: Living Together 2025
Two-day ‘collective action’ event gathers nearly 200 people to dig into the connections between housing, social health and resilience.
heyneighbourcollective.ca
This bestselling Canadian author says she didn't think twice before cancelling U.S. book-tour dates in response to Trump's tariffs. Q+A w/ @louisepennyauthor.bsky.social by @mattgalloway.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur... via @cbcnews.ca
Author Louise Penny says she didn't think twice before cancelling U.S. book-tour dates | CBC Radio
The novelist first announced the decision last week in a social media post. She says the choice isn’t a political one, but a moral one.
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This is a letter-writing campaign to Ontario political party leaders created by Diana Chan McNally. Please have a look and sign. #onpoli #Humanrights approach to #homelessness #encampment homelessrights.ca/get-involved
so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
Ah, love this! What a fun night that was @katemulligan.bsky.social
Kate Mulligan@katemulligan.bsky.social · 2y agoSo inspiring & energizing to spend time with these amazing women advancing health & community in housing! Michelle Hoar, Hey Neighbour Collective Andrea Nemtin, Social Innovation Canada Srija Biswas, @cisp-icps.bsky.social Sue Lantz Collaborative Aging Jen Recknagel, NORC Innovation Centre
If we're all taking a moment to celebrate Canadian and local food, then there's no better time to re-post this amazing series by @bychrischeung.bsky.social about delicious local food made by family-owned businesses here in B.C. thetyee.ca/News/2023/05...
When We Celebrate ‘Local Food,’ What Gets Left Out? | The Tyee
Diasporas produce a vital but unheralded food industry in Canada. Can we make it easier to set up shop and grow? Last in a series.
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"Europeans who witnessed democracy crumble before their eyes have some words of advice for Americans now entering the second Trump era.... stay united, safeguard your civic institutions and never, never give up." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Europeans on democracy’s frontlines offer advice to Americans: never give up
With the new Trump era likely to pose unprecedented challenges the message from Europe’s fragile democracies is: stay united and safeguard your institutions
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BTW, if you're into Buy Canadian remember that basically all mainstream print media in Canada... Isn't Choose @thetyee.ca @thenarwhal.ca hell, even @thebeaverton.com
"Boycotting American produce, meat, and dairy isn't just a matter of Canadian patriotism, it's also a matter of public health."
I won't be boycotting all things US. Let's make sure that in our haste to focus on buying Canadian, that we also support the bright lights in the US fighting against #fascism in their own country. Please consider subscribing like I just did - and paying. We need to start paying for good #journalism.
Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 2y agoI finally launched my own newsletter! I'm happy to be albeit write what I want when I want. And to put a lot of short in-the-moment essays that used to be on FB at this site instead. Please subscribe! meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/welcome-to-m...
Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
I loved hanging out with @mandylen.bsky.social recently for one of the interviews that fueled her beautiful, thoughtful piece. Thanks for being interested in @heyneighbourcollective.ca's work Mandy and for your beautiful writing about #socialresilience, #socialconnection etc.
Hey Neighbour Collective@heyneighbourcollective.ca · 2y agoMake friends, prepare for climate change: ‘your neighbours are your first responders’ Programs seek to build social infrastructure, which is far more critical than physical infrastructure in an era of heat domes, fires and floods #PolyCrisis thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-so...
Looking forward to this conversation about ways that our #builtenvironment can positively impact levels of #socialconnection in communities. I'll focus my comments on #housing, particularly exploring work that we have been doing with @happycities.com and local governments in BC.
Hey Neighbour Collective@heyneighbourcollective.ca · 2y ago⭐ Grateful to be among an excellent lineup of speakers for this event! You'll hear from HNC's own @michellehoar.bsky.social and others for a discussion on the linkages between our built environment and social connection. December 10, 2-3 PM ET! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
As cities deal with the effects of climate change, protecting the tree canopy & planting street trees will be critical. Surface temperature on two adjacent blocks of the same Winnipeg street. The second block had its street trees removed in the 1960’s to add car lanes.
Building secure, comfortable, and accessible spaces for bicycles not only encourages people to get on their bikes, but it also has the added benefit of encouraging social connection! Check out the toolkit we've put together with @happycities.com to learn more. 🚲
Happy Cities@happycities.com · 2y agoCan spaces for bicycles also be spaces for social interaction? This bike room offers easy access to the street, with large windows & openings to the lobby. Why is it so effective? Download our new housing design toolkit with Hey Neighbour Collective to learn more: happycities.com/building-soc...
