CONVERSATION CAFE

Waterloom: A Project to Strengthen the Social Fabric of our Region – FREE Registration Required

March 13 (Kitchener Session)
1:00PM – 3:00PM
SDG Idea Factory
2 King St. W, Suite 100  Kitchener, ON

Join us for an engaging Conversation Café during Femme Folks Fest 2025, where we will delve into the pressing issue of social isolation and loneliness in Waterloo Region. This interactive session aims to foster open dialogue, share personal experiences, and collaboratively explore actionable solutions to strengthen our community bonds. In a welcoming and inclusive setting, participants will have the opportunity to connect with fellow community members, share their stories, and listen to diverse perspectives. Guided by the principles of open-mindedness, acceptance, curiosity, discovery, and sincerity, this event encourages meaningful exchanges that can lead to personal insights and collective growth. Whether you’ve personally felt the pangs of loneliness or are passionate about building a more connected community, your voice is vital to this conversation. Together, let’s explore how we can bridge the gaps of isolation and repair the fraying social fabric of Waterloo Region.

Troy Glover is the Director of the Healthy Communities Research Network and a Professor at University of Waterloo. his research explores the role(s) of leisure in advancing or deterring community. Dr. Glover’s work within the areas of social capital and transformative placemaking aims to expose social inequities to encourage critical reflection about exclusive practices or policies that privilege certain groups over others. Much of his research favours a social ethic whereby community members are knowers of their own lived experiences with capabilities and entitlements to forward their own visions of a healthy community. Thus, Professor Glover’s research is also aimed at engaging community members directly in dialogue to envision their aspirations for the future of their community.

 

Troy Glover is the Director of the Healthy Communities Research Network and a Professor at University of Waterloo. his research explores the role(s) of leisure in advancing or deterring community. Dr. Glover’s work within the areas of social capital and transformative placemaking aims to expose social inequities to encourage critical reflection about exclusive practices or policies that privilege certain groups over others. Much of his research favours a social ethic whereby community members are knowers of their own lived experiences with capabilities and entitlements to forward their own visions of a healthy community. Thus, Professor Glover’s research is also aimed at engaging community members directly in dialogue to envision their aspirations for the future of their community.