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Moderator Mary Jordan from the Washington Post joins speakers Portia Myaba-Seatlholo, Simangele “Smash” Shoyisa and Lindiwe Sibiya to discuss their work with the organization City Year South Africa.

This conversation was held as part of the first global symposium on Overcoming Isolation and Deepening Social Connectedness held from Oct 1 - 3, 2014 in Toronto.

Mary Jordan from The Washington Post joins Patience Mokgadi, Sandra Thandi Twala and Elizabeth Maki Khumalo from the Othandweni Children’s Home.

They work with Johannesburg Child Welfare, an organization in South Africa that works with marginalized children and members of society.

Tim Shriver, CEO of Special Olympics International joins conversation starters Loretta Claiborne, Matthew Williams from Special Olympics International, Nureddin Amro from the Siraj al-Quds School and Shantha Rau Barriga from the Disability Rights Program, at Human Rights Watch to discuss fostering a sense of belonging and reciprocity.

This informative panel presentation share stories of practical experience from those engaged in community engagement activities that support community resilience.

In this session, hosted by Matthew Bishop of the Economist, Zainab Salbi and Ovide Mercredi share their experiences with isolation.

Social isolation significantly impacts individual and community health, well-being, livelihoods, and resilience, and yet few programmes and policies currently address this issue directly.

In this session moderated by Matthew Bishop of The Economist, Florence and Kluane Adamek (Jane Glassco Northern Fellowship, Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation) share what sums up their feelings of greatest isolation, and when in their lives have they felt most isolated.

Social isolation significantly impacts individual and community health, well-being, livelihoods and resilience, and yet few programs and policies currently address this issue directly.

The symposium Overcoming Isolation and Deepening Social Connectedness was the first global gathering on this topic.

 Idle No More protesters outside Toronto City Hall on Jan. 28, 2013.

Thanks to Sola Dasilva for sharing this video!

 Idle No More performance outside City Hall in Toronto on Jan. 28, 2013.

Thanks to Sola DaSilva for sharing his video!

Synopsis: Theatre Nefeli performing at the Greek Community of Toronto.

Filmmaker: Trifon Haitas

Contact: trifon@avcmedia.ca 

Producer: Trifon Haitas

Year of Production: 2010

Distributor Information: http://avcmedia.ca 

Country: Canada