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 (PrincipaI Investigator), Thomas W. Valente
Nathaniel Cancela Edsell
Concordia
Martina Padovani
McGill
