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BecLFC ⚽️I think today needs to bring a bit of positivity into my life. I can't shake this feeling of not belonging recently. I'll try my best to find the best in things today.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/positivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#positivity</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a>

damian entwistleToday's poem:Istanbul - by A. Kadir <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/777476144214802432/istanbul?source=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/777476144214802432/istanbul?source=share</a><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/istanbul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#istanbul</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#city</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/imagining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#imagining</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/AKadir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AKadir</a>

Dr Dionysios KyropoulosOn Tuesday I had the privilege of speaking at Oxford’s EDI Roundtable on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurodiversity</a>. It’s inspiring to see the university breaking down barriers so neurodivergent students and staff feel they belong and thrive. More than 140 attendees joined thought-provoking discussions on policy, experience and inclusion. Fantastic to see this momentum continue! Huge thanks to all involved. Photos by Olivia Gaskin. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HigherEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oxford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oxford</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dyslexia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dyslexia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dyspraxia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dyspraxia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inclusion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Belonging</a>

GaiaCrisisPhil<a href="https://mastodon.social/@NWBylines" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@NWBylines</a> Great article ‘To feel in control of our own actions and therefore motivated to act, we need to feel that we are competent, with opportunities to exercise our capabilities. We need to feel that we have autonomy – that we are responsible for our own behaviour. And we need to have a sense of belonging with others.’Self-determination theory <a href="https://mas.to/tags/selfMotivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfMotivation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#learning</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/encouragement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encouragement</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#support</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#choice</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/selfConfidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfConfidence</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a>

Adrian SegarTo belong, to hang out with people you care about, is almost always worth doing. It's also the promise of participation-rich conferences.<a href="https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/connection-2/2014/02/what-it-means-to-belong" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/connection-2/2014/02/what-it-means-to-belong</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meetings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meetings</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EventDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EventDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnChen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnChen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SuperBowl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SuperBowl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eventprofs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eventprofs</a>

ManuelaSome visual notes from my observation walk this weekend. I think the February cold mood shows in the colours. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Language?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LandscapeSpeaks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LandscapeSpeaks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Belonging?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Belonging</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ObservationWalk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ObservationWalk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Research?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Research</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Park?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Park</a>

Chiara Portinari🔍 Through the analysis of a thorough survey proposed to residents and visitors, we could identify the most <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/meaningfulplaces?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meaningfulplaces</a>, and position there some totems. 🌱 The totems needed to be representative of specific aspects and topics of the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/territorialidentity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#territorialidentity</a> of Marghera. Local community experts worked to identify those topics, analysing those mentioned (once again) in the survey. It was amazing to find hints about <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/biodiversity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/history?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a>, the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fivesenses?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fivesenses</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/coexistence?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coexistence</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/folkloricspirit?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkloricspirit</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/belonging?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a> and much more. 🔗 It became apparent that walking from one totem to another could represent a valuable way to <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/explore?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#explore</a> and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/connect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#connect</a> physically and emotionally with the territory. In the next post, I will dive into the nature of the totems and how they can showcase and represent Marghera authentically. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/codesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#codesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/collectivity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collectivity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/participatoryresearch?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#participatoryresearch</a>

Longreads"Although I lack most of the outward tells of Southernness, which is to say I speak unaccented English and have a face that is neither white nor black but yellow, that field places me in the South."Thomas Dai for Electric Literature: <a href="https://longreads.com/2025/01/30/being-an-asian-southerner-means-being-an-anomaly-squared/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://longreads.com/2025/01/30/being-an-asian-southerner-means-being-an-anomaly-squared/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Longreads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Essay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Asian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AsianAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AsianAmerican</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ChineseAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChineseAmerican</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AmericanSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmericanSouth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Identity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Belonging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Culture</a>

FurtheringI’ve been here a while, but I’m just now posting an <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Introduction</a>. Why? I’ve been a bit shy to, and as an observer by nature, I wanted to understand what this space can offer and what I can offer in return.I believe in kindness, curiosity, and the types of communication that can arise when people hold those two values close. I’m looking to connect with people who want to have these types of conversations and prefer going below the surface, sharing personal experience, and practicing empathy.I also appreciate those discussions, ideas, and facts in my feed that scratch my intellectual itch as well as the beautiful moments that people share. I moderately boost.I’m interested in topics such as better communication, belonging and connection, art history, sociology, culture, and the preservation of our collective and individual humanity. I have many causes that I care deeply about, such as women’s issues and intersectional feminism, human rights, and information about covid/public health, and media literacy. Books and Eastern Europe are also high on my list. While I believe in staying aware, I rarely post about straight politics. I’ve already connected with some thoughtful, insightful, caring, curious people – would love to meet more.<a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Introduction</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Empathy</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kindness</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Communication</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtHistory</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sociology</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Connection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Connection</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/CovidInformed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CovidInformed</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Curiosity</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Belonging</a>

anubis2814The greatest trick <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marketing</a> was ever able to pull off was that it conflated a sense of <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a> with a sense of approval, and we've all been wondering for decades why doing what we've been told we need to do to get social <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=approval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#approval</a> doesn't make us happy at all.

Adrian SegarAre "belonging" programs for employees really beneficial, or just a way to corporatize belonging? Here's why I’m skeptical about this trend.<a href="https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/08/increase-belonging" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/08/increase-belonging</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmployeeEngagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmployeeEngagement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OrganizationalCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OrganizationalCulture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HRTrends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HRTrends</a>

rec-on.orgbesounding: enervating silence, absence of root, shut out, individualized void, geo-gaps, unspoken relations: (we) fill it with sound - belonging no-where but know who we are! negotiating bravery to go directly to the heart, to practice belonging as besounding► <a href="https://rec-on.org/besounding.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rec-on.org/besounding.html</a>includes conversation between Ryoko Akama & Antye Greie-Ripatti <a href="https://rec-on.org/audio/RYOKO_AGF_convo2024.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rec-on.org/audio/RYOKO_AGF_convo2024.mp3</a>un(an)kN-O-wn <a href="https://balloonsoverus.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://balloonsoverus.net/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diaspora</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soundmaking</a>

OpenUK🎉 Congratulations to Nicolas Vibert for securing the win in the Belonging category, sponsored by Arm at the OpenUK Awards2024! <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openukawards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openukawards</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a>

OpenUKHear from Nicolas Vibert, Senior Staff Technical Marketing Engineer, Isovalent at Cisco shortlisted nominee in the Belonging category of the 5th OpenUK Awards sponsored by Arm. Winners will be announced tonight! Stay tuned. <a href="https://openuk.uk/awards" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://openuk.uk/awards</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openukawards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openukawards</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a>

OpenUKHear from Carla Gaggini shortlisted nominee in the Belonging category of the 5th OpenUK Awards sponsored by Arm. Winners will be announced 28 November <a href="https://openuk.uk/awards" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://openuk.uk/awards</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openukawards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openukawards</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a>

FurtheringAnd I really like the follow-up paragraph to the one above because it mentions the need for alternative ways of belonging:"Our gendered framing of the climate crisis allows us to peer into the societal hierarchies that led us here. In 2014, researchers first documented that those defending harmful industries were often also climate deniers. Why might that be the case? It’s probable that since white men tend to benefit from our systems today, they have a direct vested interest in maintaining those systems. When individuals conform to traditional masculine ideals (such as those exhibited by petromasculinity), they can also gain not just profit, but community or approval. Despite how negative these gender norms might be, they offer something deeply rooted in the human psyche: a need for belonging. Our challenge is not only to facilitate a shift from fossil fuels, but to help provide people with an equally powerful sense of belonging from an ecological paradigm."<a href="https://queerbrownvegan.com/petromasculinity-how-men-are-heating-the-planet/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://queerbrownvegan.com/petromasculinity-how-men-are-heating-the-planet/</a><a href="https://convo.casa/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gender</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Masculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Masculinity</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Community</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Belonging</a>

OpenUKMeet the OpenUK Awards Belonging Category Shortlist, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: Carla Gaggini, Nicolas Vibert <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openukawards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openukawards</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/belonging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#belonging</a>

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