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Together, We Play



Together, We Play is the name of of Facebook Group, initiated by a couple of friends and myself in response to the frightening rapid spread of Covid 19 - coronavirus - a creative response to disturbing times. The idea for the group was inspired by a concept we heard about in Canada - "caremongering" .

From BBC News : Just a few days ago the word "caremongering" did not exist. Now, what started as a way to help vulnerable people in Toronto has turned into a movement spreading fast across Canada.
More than 35 Facebook groups have been set up in 72 hours to serve communities in places including Ottawa, Halifax and Annapolis County in Nova Scotia, with more than 30,000 members between them.
People are joining the groups to offer help to others within their communities, particularly those who are more at risk of health complications related to coronavirus.
The pandemic has led to acts of kindness around the world, from delivering soup to the elderly in the UK to an exercise class held for quarantined residents on their balconies in Spain.
But in Canada, a country whose inhabitants are stereotyped in the media as kind to a fault, helping others has become an organised movement called "caremongering".
As it's all driven by social media, the altruism is arranged online and the hashtags provide a permanent record of all the good happening in different communities across Canada - an uplifting read in anxious times.
Together, We Play has a little twist - it's focus is on being creative together.... It’s time for caremongering. It’s time to be ourselves by being creative. Let’s join together in a community of care. We women are good at looking out for each other, we are good at nurturing, caring is at the core of us. Let’s start a world movement being together, looking out for each other, bringing out the best in ourselves and each other, being the best version of ourselves.

If you would like to join this group, please request an invitation - it is a private group, but we already have 1000+ members in just four days, so there are so many beautiful creative images being shared.

We have weekly themes to guide members' posting. Here is our current theme.... Being Fluid.




Theme 2: Being Fluid

How will you creatively respond to the theme 'Being Fluid'?
Will you draw, paint, sing, dance, cook, garden, sculpt, graph, video, slideshow, talk, craft, converse, bake? All modes and forms of creativity are welcome. You can respond today, you can respond every day, you can respond in a week. Take the time you need. Reflect.
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