The Connected Community

The Connected Community

This podcast seeks to highlight people across the world in various fields who are working, discovering, and thriving in community spaces. Through this celebration and coming together we hope that people reimagine community as the driver of the Good Life. CREDITS Hosted by Cormac Russell and Dr. Sacha DeWolfe Podcast theme created by Isaac Russell. Edited by Isaac Russell

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May 11, 2025 33 mins

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Glyn Butcher - People Focused Group. Doncaster

 Glyn Butcher is a remarkable individual who transitioned from decades of institutionalization within mental health and other service systems to become a prominent community builder and advocate for Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) in Doncaster and across the UK. 

 Main Themes and Important Ideas:

1.     The Harmful Nature of System-Focused Care and Institutionalizat...

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In this episode, we ask: What do you think communities are for?  Sacha shares some reflections from the field and speaks openly to Cormac about some of the fundamental dilemmas and frustrations she, her team, and her students encounter when working in community-centered ways.

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In this first episode of season 2, we interview Dominic Cardy, the leader of the Canadian Futures Party, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (2018-2024), and a provincial cabinet minister (2018-2022). Sacha and I asked Dominic to explore how politicians can support communities in their efforts to connect and grow civic muscle in responding to a wide range of sociopolitical and economic challen...

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Sacha wishes to correct her wording around a program being offered at Mount Allison Univeristy. There is work toward a Master of Community Supported Education not a Bachelor of a community Engaged Learning.

Rene Girard’s Mimetic Theory:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimetic_theory

Mattering Theory:
https://www.goodlifeproject.com/podcast/the-psychologists-guide-to-living-a-good-life-through...

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6 Degree Shift
https://www.6degreeshift.com/

Truth & Reconciliation (TRC)
https://nctr.ca/about/history-of-the-trc/trc-website/

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Boétie, E. (1576). The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude. Unknown.

Deleuze, G. & Guattari, F. (1994). What is philosophy? Columbia University Press

Rockport, Tom. (2005). Reading Hegel’s Phenomenology (review). Journal of the History of Philosophy, 43(4), 493-494

Renga, I. (2017). Unpacking a Liturgical Framing of Desire for the Purposes of Educational Research. American Educational Studies Association, 53(3), 263-284

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TEDxPerth talk number 1 - 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1WSkXWSJac

TEDxPerth talk number 2 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbp92gIuxPY

West Beacy Bunch website
https://westbeacybunch.org/

Tim Darby website
https://www.timdarbycreative.com/

Ecoburbia - home website and business
https://ecoburbia.com.au/

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  • Kay Hall is a resident and community leader in my hometown of West Kibride  and a Director on the West Kilbride Initiative Board. More info at www.westkilbride.org.uk and www.crafttownscotland.org.uk
  • New Local is an independent Think Tank and Network, with a mission to transform public services and unlock community power. Website is www.newlocal.org.uk
  • East Ayrshire Vibrant Communities have done some incredible work...
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~An in-depth interview with Elizabeth Wendel and Kevin Campbell (Co-directors, Pale Blue)

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December 1, 2023 33 mins

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Speaker information: Dr. Alicia Noreiga-Mundaroy


https://commdev.acadiau.ca/faculty-staff/alicia-noreiga-mundaroy.html


Vollmer, J. (2010). Schools cannot do it alone : building public support for America's public schools. Fairfield, IA: Enlightenment Press.

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https://natoaganegfirstnation.ca/
Government of Canada. (2022). Statistics on Indigenous Peoples.
        https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/indigenous_peoples

Tuck, E. (2009). Suspending Damage: A Letter to Communities. Harvard Educational
        Review, 79(3), 409-428

Tuck. E., & K., Yang. (2019). Indigenous and Decolonizing Studies in Education:
        Mapping th...

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Cormac Russell, interviewed by his cohost Sacha DeWolfe, shares his perspective on The Connected Community and provides a synopsis of what the podcast will highlight for listeners.

Thanks for listening to our first episode. Sacha based much of her conversation with Cormac on the contents of his new bookThe Connected Community - Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods. 

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