@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.
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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.
www.heyneighbourcollective.ca
June 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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...
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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.
www.cbc.ca
March 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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
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March 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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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
Please have a look and sign. #onpoli
#Humanrights approach to #homelessness #encampment
homelessrights.ca/get-involved
February 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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
Please have a look and sign. #onpoli
#Humanrights approach to #homelessness #encampment
homelessrights.ca/get-involved
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so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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
So 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
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
February 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Ah, love this! What a fun night that was @katemulligan.bsky.social
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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...
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.
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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...
thetyee.ca/News/2023/05...
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Please read this thoughtful essay by @melwoods.me
The world is in the midst of a Trump 2.0-sized reckoning, and the social media infrastructure upon which we’ve built our society suddenly feels a lot less stable.
@melwoods.me writes. 🦋
@melwoods.me writes. 🦋
Goodbye, Musk. The ‘X-odus’ Is Here | The Tyee
A great social media shakeup is in full swing. But why is it so hard to break up with Zuck?
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Please read this thoughtful essay by @melwoods.me
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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
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"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...
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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
Choose @thetyee.ca @thenarwhal.ca hell, even @thebeaverton.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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
Choose @thetyee.ca @thenarwhal.ca hell, even @thebeaverton.com
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February 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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"Boycotting American produce, meat, and dairy isn't just a matter of Canadian patriotism, it's also a matter of public health."
February 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Boycotting American produce, meat, and dairy isn't just a matter of Canadian patriotism, it's also a matter of public health."
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February 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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.
I 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...
Welcome to Meditations in an Emergency
We are very clearly in a lot of emergencies right now. They demand action. But action demands thought and thoughtfulness: who are we, what are our values, our goals, our allies, our possibilities, and...
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February 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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.
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“I want to be in the moment, just not this moment.” via @newyorker.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“I want to be in the moment, just not this moment.” via @newyorker.com
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Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,
February 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,
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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
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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...
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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 know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
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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
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
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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
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.
Make 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...
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...
Stronger social connections could help Vancouver weather climate disasters | The Narwhal
Social infrastructure is far more critical — and arguably more durable — than physical infrastructure in an era of heat domes, wildfires and flooding
thenarwhal.ca
December 4, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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.
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.
⭐ 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!
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Register for "Diving Deeper: Advancing Connection Through the Built Environment"
Join us for a follow-up webinar that will delve deeper into the built environment and its critical role in fostering social connection. Building on the release of our fourth SOCIAL Framework report, w...
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December 4, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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.
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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.
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.
November 23, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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.
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.
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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. 🚲
Can 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...
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...
November 19, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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. 🚲