An online celebration welcoming anyone interested in loneliness, social cohesion and systems change.
Steps to Togetherness is all about building connections within and between communities. We believe the most salient issues facing the UK all have a shared root cause: a lack of connection and community. In a nutshell, the UK over the years has been primed to be a highly individualistic society underpinned by systems shaped by a colonial mindset. These systems inherently create widespread disconnection, and therefore loneliness. Loneliness is terrible for our health and wellbeing. What is more, widespread loneliness provides the perfect conditions for divisive narratives to thrive, because loneliness makes us paranoid, angry and resentful. When we are divided, it becomes very difficult to bring about positive systems change, so it’s a vicious cycle.
Steps to Togetherness offers a vision for widespread behaviour change. We can all do our bit to help intercept this vicious cycle by connecting more in our neighbourhoods, workplaces and communities. 32 Steps to Togetherness is a resource of ideas for practical actions we can all take.
What to expect
This event is designed to be joyful and inspiring for all.
It will celebrate through storytelling
You’ll learn from our experiences, gain practical tips
We hope for a strong spirit of camaraderie as we explore the potential of working together
The podcast style discussion will be structured yet conversational, lasting about 1hr. Anyone wanting to talk more will be welcome to stay on the call for longer. It’ll be a warm, relaxed and inclusive atmosphere from start to finish, but more interactive during that second half. We’ll likely kick things off with a poem!