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Newcomers see housing, social inclusion as key factors in staying in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Thunder Bay, Ont., is seeing one of its largest periods of immigration to date, according to a new report about newcomers’ experiences in the northwestern Ontario city. Here are some of the report's main takeaways and how partners hope to use this information to boost attraction and retention rates.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/welcoming-communities-analysis-thunder-bay-9.7147590?cmp=rss

Lamplark Mar 23

Digital Life Skills: Managing your health online: Register with ‘Learn My Way’ and learn all about how to find information and access health services. ➜ https://www.learnmyway.com/explore-the-subjects/managing-your-health-online

#DigitalInclusion #DigitalLiteracy #SocialInclusion

Jens Mittelbach Jan 30

Ahead of Print in BFP: New article explores award-winning Siegburg City Library. Thomas Druwe highlights how the Siegburg City Library became 'Library of the Year' through inclusive education, partnerships, and digital innovation. #PublicLibraries #LibraryInnovation #SocialInclusion #Germany

https://doi.org/10.1515/bfp-2025-0054

Literatur, Bildung, Austausch: Die ausgezeichneten Angebote der Stadtbibliothek Siegburg

Zusammenfassung Der Deutsche Bibliotheksverband e. V. (dbv) und die Deutsche Telekom Stiftung haben der Stadtbibliothek Siegburg im Jahr 2025 den Preis „Bibliothek des Jahres in kleinen Kommunen und Regionen“ verliehen. In diesem Beitrag wird das Konzept des Hauses anhand ausgewählter Themenfelder umrissen. Dabei wird der Fokus auf die durch die Jury des Bibliothekspreises hervorgehobenen Angebote gelegt.

De Gruyter Brill

Gerardo Lisboa Jan 23

#ValueCreationWheel #Horizon #Europe
at #NovaSBE for #NGO and Leaders

https://www.valuecreationwheel.com/horizon-europe

#portugal #event #carcavelos #innovation #sustainability #entrepreneurship #society #partnership #SocialInclusion #diversity #business

Dining and Cooking Jan 15

Urban Banquet at the Curb: Hong Kong’s Third-Space Dining

Dai Pai Dongs, 1967, Wanchai…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #AdaptiveFormations #ArchDailyTopic2026ComingTogetherandtheMakingofPlace #Architecture #CommunityDesign #flexible #InformalArchitecture #PlacemakingNetwork #socialinclusion #SocialUrbanism #streetculture #streetscape #urbanexploration #UrbanHall #UrbanIntervention #UrbanRealm
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2470057/urban-banquet-at-the-curb-hong-kongs-third-space-dining/

ICalzada Dec 27

🚀 New research publication update!

My article on #PoliticalEconomy of #Web3 has reached 1,000+ views in <1 month 🎉

It examines whether #Decentralization enables democracy—or reproduces elite capture.

📖 #OpenAccess: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6470/5/4/62#metrics
#SocialInclusion #InnovationSystems

Lamplark Nov 23

Digital Life Skills: Managing your money online: Register with ‘Learn My Way’ and learn some useful tips on personal budgeting, banking and shopping online in a safe and easy way. ➜ https://www.learnmyway.com/explore-the-subjects/managing-your-money-online

#DigitalInclusion #DigitalLiteracy #SocialInclusion

Headlines Africa Nov 7

Africa: Doha Summit Ends With Call to Turn Social Pledges Into Action: [UN News] The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries to move swiftly from commitments to implementation, ensuring that the Doha Political Declaration delivers measurable progress on poverty reduction, decent work and social inclusion. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TP7258 #DohaSummit #SocialDevelopment #PovertyReduction #DecentWork #SocialInclusion

Lamplark Oct 16

#DigitalInclusion #DigitalLiteracy #SocialInclusion

ScienceOpen Sep 22, 2025

'The Islamist Labeling of Muslim CSOS: A Critical Examination of Stereotypes about Muslims and Islam in a Public Agency in Sweden' - an article in the Islamophobia Studies Journal (ISJ) from #PlutoJournals on #ScienceOpen:

📘🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/islastudj.9.1.0006

#Islamophobia #CivilSociety #Stereotypes #SocialInclusion

The Islamist Labeling of Muslim CSOS: A Critical Examination of Stereotypes about Muslims and Islam in a Public Agency in Sweden

Over the past decade, Muslim civil society organizations in Sweden have reported increasing stigmatization and labeling, adversely affecting their operations and the broader Muslim community. This stigmatization is linked to the term “Islamist,” which parliamentary motions, media articles, and reports have depicted as a threat to Swedish democracy and security, prompting calls for stringent actions from political figures. In a 2017 government consultation on Islamophobia, Muslim organizations noted growing difficulties in obtaining public sector support, attributing these challenges to negative narratives spurred by a controversial feasibility study by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). The subsequent MSB project investigated Islamist information influence—defined as illegitimate and potentially harmful communication from a foreign power or its proxy. Our study examines how the concept of Islamism and the label “Islamist” are defined in this material and whether these constructions contribute to the stereotyping of Muslims. Through a textual thematic analysis, we identified three distinct definitions: religious extremism, Muslim identity, and Islamic activism. This flexible conceptualization allows the label Islamist to be broadly applied, categorizing diverse practicing or politically active Muslims and their allies as members of the same Islamist collective. Moreover, Islamists are depicted as a latently violent, alienated, monolithic community using manipulative communication strategies and aiming for undemocratic power takeovers—descriptions aligning with stereotypes about Islam and Muslims from classical and contemporary anti-Muslim narratives. The negative connotations and stereotypical content of this label are then imposed on the diverse group labeled as Islamists. In this way, the term acts as a rhetorical catalyst that has contributed to shaping social and government policies, reducing public space for Muslim organizing, and reinforcing anti-Muslim stereotypes. This ultimately affects social inclusion and violence prevention measures in Sweden.

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