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Photo of volunteers in blue vests distributing food to people on a city street, wearing gloves and standing by trays of food.

Civic life

guide

How to be a hands-on citizen

You can be so much more than a well-informed consumer: it is in your (and our) power to change society from the ground up

by Jon Alexander

Photo of a man holding a microphone and equipment standing on a walkway with blurred people passing by in the foreground.

Loneliness

film

Lonely in London, a filmmaker sets out to make a new friend

A film by Hugh Clegg

Black and white photo of three children standing outdoors under a cloudy sky. The boy on the left wears a flat cap and checked shirt with trousers, while the two girls on the right wear patterned headscarves and dresses, smiling and looking into the distance.

Values and beliefs

film

For Hutterites, ‘love thy neighbour’ is both gospel and practical necessity

Directed by Colin Low

Abstract blue figures in a dark room; some sitting around tables with candles, others standing or sitting on a bar counter. The image signifies a lively, crowded bar during a power outage.

Community

film

When the lights went out and the city came together over two days in Toronto

Directed by Sharron Mirsky