Breaking the silence to create inclusive atmospheres: Immersive listening to understand and transform isolation and loneliness with the Jamaica Association of Montreal
How do we “break the silence” on social isolation and loneliness, while co-developing community-based interventions for social connectedness?
Keywords: aging, immigration, social and structural determinants of health, expressive arts
This research creation project is a partnership with the Jamaica Association of Montreal (JAM) to learn from the experiential expertise of older adults or the “Connectors” in the co-creation of experiences that cultivate atmospheres of inclusion and belonging.
Funding: SSHRC Partnership Engage (# 892-2023-2082)
Community Partners: Jamaica Association of Montreal (Sharon Nelson), Alzheimer Society of Montreal (Marie Christine Le Bourdais), National Centre of Dance Therapy~Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (Jonathan Heredia de la Cruz), Scènes Interactives Technologiques (Armando Menicacci)
Academic Team: Samuele Collu, David Howes, Florian Grond, G. Eric Jarvis, Diana Miconi, Martina Padovani, Melissa Park (PI), Thomas W. Valente
Nathaniel Cancela Edsell
Concordia University
Martina Padovani
McGill University
Thomas W. Valente
University of Southern California
