
What does community mean to you?
Responses from the city and the diaspora. Growing slowly
What does community mean to you?
Responses from the city and the diaspora. Growing slowly
community means sacrifice without being emptied. love with minimal loss. a reason to get out of bed when you mentally cant fathom it. community is life, love , & the pursuit of happiness.
nyairia-rose d
Community is the intentional gathering of people who embrace each other’s imperfections as threads in a shared tapestry, creating a safe space where support flows both ways—nurturing your inner child, strengthening bonds, and adding value to every life it touches.
phiwokuhle
An interconnected web of people and lives that support one another. Allowing life to feel more enriched and worth being present for.
edith-elizabeth
that feeling when you just finished a busy service with your team and everyone just worked together
alex
montreal, qc
community to me is love. remembrance. having someone’s back. making them feel seen and important. i see you and i love you. you belong here.
jay
being there for each other, even inconveniencing ourselves for our people, making small sacrifices, showing up, showing support, showing love, showing care, learning and growing together, finding a home within people like you.
shaddy
montreal, qc
Community to me means the family i created for myself. It involves my actual family, my childhood friends my adult friends, neighbours all these people i allow in my space, where love is shared and felt. Where things are done for one another without asking. We choose each other and we love each other deeply
atlang
when you’re surrounded by people, not necessarily people you’ve known your whole life or that are close to you, but simply being surrounded by people interacting with one another. This is where you disassociate for a minute because of the warmth you feel being around these people. In this state you realize that humans in nature are beautiful. To me community is simply being with one another, regardless of what brings you together.
darlene
community is my grandmother's kitchen. the smell of something slow-cooking before you even open the door.
nai-lela
montreal, qc
community means sacrifice without being emptied. love with minimal loss. a reason to get out of bed when you mentally cant fathom it. community is life, love , & the pursuit of happiness.
nyairia-rose d
that feeling when you just finished a busy service with your team and everyone just worked together
alex
montreal, qc
Community to me means the family i created for myself. It involves my actual family, my childhood friends my adult friends, neighbours all these people i allow in my space, where love is shared and felt. Where things are done for one another without asking. We choose each other and we love each other deeply
atlang
Community is the intentional gathering of people who embrace each other’s imperfections as threads in a shared tapestry, creating a safe space where support flows both ways—nurturing your inner child, strengthening bonds, and adding value to every life it touches.
phiwokuhle
community to me is love. remembrance. having someone’s back. making them feel seen and important. i see you and i love you. you belong here.
jay
when you’re surrounded by people, not necessarily people you’ve known your whole life or that are close to you, but simply being surrounded by people interacting with one another. This is where you disassociate for a minute because of the warmth you feel being around these people. In this state you realize that humans in nature are beautiful. To me community is simply being with one another, regardless of what brings you together.
darlene
An interconnected web of people and lives that support one another. Allowing life to feel more enriched and worth being present for.
edith-elizabeth
being there for each other, even inconveniencing ourselves for our people, making small sacrifices, showing up, showing support, showing love, showing care, learning and growing together, finding a home within people like you.
shaddy
montreal, qc
community is my grandmother's kitchen. the smell of something slow-cooking before you even open the door.
nai-lela
montreal, qc
