You probably know the feeling — that low hum of needing to justify your presence, to have something to show for yourself before you're allowed to rest or belong or simply be. It's been there so long it doesn't feel like a weight anymore, just the shape of things. And then something like this arrives and something you already knew finds its way back.

This week's reflection @ https://emotusoperandi.medium.com/building-the-lifeboat-is-the-lifeboat-9b75618c2775

#Polycrisis #Belonging #Presence #MutualAid #LifeboatAcademy

Community discussion from Inverness

The Bike Shed screening of Fires and Fascism offered a diverse range of topics. As ever there are threads that link them all!

Burning of muirs is (sorry...) a hot topic. While there's traditional land management which includes intentional burning, how do bloodsports - grouse shooting and the like - fit into this! Wealthy landowners are a small proportion of the population and yet, they have a lot of the land, on which they do these activities.

A sense of belonging should be accessible to everyone, and some raised the positive perspective that XR has enhanced a feeling of connection for autistic people.

But communities may need mediation, for issues within themselves or with others. Tensions can arise over things like the location of a bottle bank - perhaps no surprise when space simply isn't accessible to everyone.

Third spaces and venues like the Bike Shed are essential. When so much space is owned by the wealthy few, where can communities find a home?

#community #belonging #Inverness #muirburn #grouseShooting #mediation #spatialJustice #landownership #Scotland

Info: http://dlvr.it/TRhqf2
Registration: http://dlvr.it/TRhqf4

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SNEAK PEAK🎙️ Episode 4 of Belonging: Gender, Sex & Spirituality features the incredible Prof. Sarojini Nadar.

Prof. Sarojini Nadar unpacks how scripture has been used to exclude, harm, and control—and how it can also be reclaimed as a source of liberation, justice, and healing💗

Join the conversation. Belonging episode 4 drops this Friday, March 27 @16:03 SAST

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We’re honored to welcome Prof. Sarojini Nadar as our guest on Episode 4 of Belonging: Gender, Sex & Spirituality 🎙️

A leading voice in feminist theology and social justice, Prof. Nadar brings powerful insight into the intersections of faith, identity, and belonging.

Tune in for a thought-provoking and inspiring dialogue you won’t want to miss!

#Belonging #Belonginghappy #Theology #Queerspirituality #LGBTQ+Podcast

📝 Plot: In this warm French comedy‑drama, Ruben lived with his mother in a suburb where the synagogue and the last kosher grocery are closing, making them officially the last Jews left in their community. As he resists leaving and clings to everyday routines, the film explores belonging, change and quiet resilience in a quirky, poignant tale of identity.

#LeDernierDesJuifs #ComedyDrama #FrenchCinema #FamilyLife #LastCommunity #Identity #Belonging #Resilience #RealLife

Belonging Thanks You For All Your Support Thus Far !!! 💗🧡💙

Stay Tuned for more content, new episodes & of course, the ever necessary conversation surrounding Gender, Sex & Spirituality.

New Episodes of BELONGING dropping weekly on all major platforms!🎧️

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Social cohesion and gritted-teeth tolerance

"In 2022, for the first time in decades, the government commissioned a review of multiculturalism, Towards Fairness. It found Australia had muddled on, but squandered its world-leading status and recommended the government create a minister, a permanent commission and department for multiculturalism. Labor MP Dr Anne Aly was appointed multicultural affairs minister in 2025."

She delivered a powerful speech last November:

"Aly declared it was time to end “the conditional form of multiculturalism, that kind of gritted-teeth tolerance that,

'You are welcome here as long as your food tastes good,

your celebrations are colourful, and

your music is present to the ears.’"

"But any questioning, any speaking out, any disruptive participation in any practice of citizenship will not be tolerated. Instead, acts of citizenship afforded to the broader community are viewed as acts of defiance when performed by the other and are met with cries of, ‘Go back to where you came from,’ and ‘Love Australia or leave it.’ " >>
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/mar/23/social-cohesion-meaning-has-lost-feelgood-vibe

Full speech: Reimagining Multiculturalism in Australia, The Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, Minister for Small Business, Minister for International Development, and Minister for Multicultural Affairs 2025 >>
https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/anne-aly-2025

#SocialCohesion #ethnonationalism #Anglosphere #SettlerSociety #mainstream #belonging #diversity #IndigenousPeoples #CALD #hate #racism #silencing #culture #entertainment #SongAndDance #ScarilyDiverse #representation #participation #Australia #culture

🧦✨ World Down Syndrome Day is about resilience and celebrating every life with pride.
Acceptance and inclusion matter because differences make us extraordinary.

👉 Read more here:https://zurl.co/SGfJA

#BabyYumYum #BYY #WorldDownSyndromeDay #InclusionMatters #CelebrateDifferences #Belonging #AcceptanceForAll #KindnessFirst