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VILLAGE LIBRARY: Tools for Gathering
VILLAGE LIBRARY: Tools for Gathering
When starting your own Village in your local area or as a local group, we have made it easier by making sure you're equipped with tools and resources to make gathering and being engaged with each other easy and accessible.
Check out our list of downloads below!
Gathering Basics
Gathering Basics
Everything you need to know to have a gathering
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Gathering Script (For Host)
Gathering Script (For Host)
This script can be used by the host of the gathering
View/Download Gathering Script
Gathering Program (90 mins)
Gathering Program (90 mins)
The 90-min version of a gathering
Gathering Program (60 mins)
Gathering Program (60 mins)
The 90-min version of a gathering
Example Prompts
Example Prompts
Some prompt examples for grounding, acknowledgements, and open spaces
Marketing Material
Marketing Material
Flyers and posters to promote your Village or gathering in your neighborhood
Videos
Videos
Here's an Example of a Gathering
How to Host a Village Gathering
VILLAGE VOICES
VILLAGE VOICES
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EDUCATION FOUNDATION
EDUCATION FOUNDATION
From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies
From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies
This landmark report from the WHO Commission on Social Connection highlights that social isolation and loneliness are widespread, with serious but under-recognized impacts on health, well-being, and society.
Meeting our relational needs through diverse relationships
Meeting our relational needs through diverse relationships
Robert Dunbar, anthropologist, has devoted most of his career researching close relationships between people. You may be familiar with the Dunbar number which refers to our capacity to know 150 people (on average) in our “friendships” circle.
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Forget marriage – if you really want to be happy, spend more time with strangers
Forget marriage – if you really want to be happy, spend more time with strangers
Nothing lifts morale more reliably than talking to lots of casual acquaintances. Or, as Harvard researchers call them, ‘weak ties’.
A study conducted by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNS) demonstrate a strong link between social connection and well-being: Happier people tend to spend more time with others, and people experience greater happiness while socially engaged.
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VILLAGE COMMUNITY AGREEMENT
VILLAGE COMMUNITY AGREEMENT
Our Village Community has outlined certain expectations from each member and therefore we agree to these rights and responsibiltities.
Please take a moment to be informed of our agreement.
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