Health
How Ramallah Cares for Its Elderly Citizens
Ramallah, under occupation in the West Bank, faces the same challenges of an aging population as other cities – but has a different solution that transcends generations
RAMALLAH
Health
Europe
Health
The Therapeutic Potential of Libraries
Storytelling has the ability to change our emotional and social behavior; the project “Libraries on Prescription” in Greece explores its healing power
ATHENS, GREECE
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An Enclave in Spain Against Phone-Based Childhood
It began with schools, and spread to the streets. Parents in towns of the Basque Country spearheaded joint initiatives to fight a phone-based childhood
BILBAO, SPAIN
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It’s Bold, and Works. Metalheads Against Bullying
The metal and rock community has the knack of making young people feel comfortable with themselves – and uses it to fight bullying in Oslo and beyond
OSLO, NORWAY
Culture
Museum Prescriptions for a Healthy City –– Is Art That Good?
How Brussels prescribes its own cultural gifts, urban privileges we may often take for granted or may not be able to afford, for a healthy community, a healthy city.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Culture
Two Ex-Lovers Curate a Museum to Mend Urban Dwellers’ Broken Hearts
“Let us share a secret: even if you feel like grabbing an axe and breaking stuff - you will eventually get over it.” It’s time to walk through the Museum of Broken Relationships, to overcome emotional collapse.
ZAGREB, CROATIA
Health
‘tranquil City’ Reveals Spaces of Urban Calm to Promote Healthy Cities
The initiative Tranquil City maps tranquil spaces together with simplified datasets, such as noise and air pollution, to integrate them into various applications and promote healthier lifestyles in citizens.
LONDON, UK
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‘So Lonely’: Opening Up Eases Loneliness in Cities
‘So lonely’ is a compendium of artistic interventions in public spaces, which intends to listen to how citizens go about loneliness in Munich. All leads to a closing participatory theater to advance action against social isolation.
MUNICH, GERMANY
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Looking Forward to Wednesdays. Tackling Drug Addiction in Oslo.
Wednesdays volunteers meet at the city centre to distribute food, hygiene products and clothes. How they are tackling drug addiction in Oslo.
OSLO, NORWAY
US
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A Woman’s Trojan Horse for Sobriety in New York
Lorelei Bandrovschi, founder of alcohol-free Listen Bar, on creating a space for sober curiosity and showing New Yorkers fun is still possible
NEW YORK, NY, USA
Health
‘Bad Ballet’ Makes Baltimore a “Hub of Healing” for Survivors of Violence
Tyde-Courtney Edwards’ mission to “repurpose ballet” for women and youth survivors strengthens community response to violence in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD, USA
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Racial Trauma: Unchaining Ancestors’ Stories to Heal Cities
The struggle of Afro-Americans venting their stories in the white context of cities keeps feeding their trauma. The initiative “Witness to History” restores untold stories of slavery in its town as a precondition for healing.
GUILFORD, CT, USA
world
Health
Urban Shamanism, Ancestral Wisdom for Dwellers of Everyday Life
Espacio Circulante is a place conjured up by women of various gender identities, who practice shamanism and urban healing in Valparaiso, Chile
VALPARAíSO, CHILE