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By NOW on 17th March 2020

Wellbeing Together in Times of Corona Crisis

In times of challenge, it becomes even more important to take care of each other as well as ourselves. The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious risk to the wellbeing of people across the world. It is important to take the

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By Tracy Cheesman on 8th March 2020

International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women in Wellbeing

To celebrate International Women’s Day this month, we wanted to acknowledge the incredible impact that female leaders are having on raising wellbeing up the political agenda. In this post we share our five amazing women influencing the wellbeing agenda. 1.

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By Mirella Ferraz on 29th January 2020

Why Buy When You Can Borrow?

It’s another day at the Share Shed, Totnes; a community project in south Devon, known as a ‘library of things’. Our principles are progressive and yet very old. And our project is rooted in a simple way of living; based

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By NOW on 29th January 2020

Wellbeing in Changing Times: An Update from NOW

As we head further into 2020 it is clear the world around us is changing rapidly. We witness an intensification of the challenges faced in wider society, alongside an inspiring growth of the movements standing up for justice, equality, sustainability

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By NOW on 6th January 2020

A Message of Wellbeing from Satish Kumar

Peace activist, author and NOW Trustee Satish Kumar reminds us of the importance of celebrating the meaningful things of life. Learn more and share: If you enjoyed this video, please share it with others. Watch more wellbeing-related videos. Subscribe to our

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By Roger Higman on 29th October 2019

How Do We Come Together in Difficult Times?

In mid-September, nearly fifty community activists and wellbeing enthusiasts came together at Hawkwood in Stroud for the Network of Wellbeing (NOW’s) second Building Wellbeing Together weekend. NOW’s Director, Roger Higman was there. What links people with a passion for wellbeing?

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By Roger Higman on 6th June 2019

Join us at Building Wellbeing Together 2019!

How can we build wellbeing together – in our lives, with others and in harmony with nature? Climate change, high inequality and rising levels of mental distress are just some of the challenges we face in today’s world. At NOW,

Our world - Beyond Consumption

By NOW on 24th May 2019

Share Shed To Become World’s First Mobile Library Of…

Totnes’ Share Shed – a library of things in Devon – has won £48,599 in this year’s People’s Projects. We won the award in a public vote organised by ITV and the National Lottery Community Fund. Thank you to everyone

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By Mirella Ferraz on 20th May 2019

Global Festival Of Action Calls For A Movement

Earlier in May, NOW’s Mirella Ferraz joined 1,700+ people at the United Nations’ Global Festival of Action in Bonn, Germany. The Festival builds awareness and understanding of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Have you been to an event that makes

Our world - Beyond Consumption

By Tracy Cheesman on 5th March 2019

Re-defining success: Can consuming less lead to more wellbeing?

How can we re-define success at an individual level? And how can we break free from enormous pressures to consume excessively? This video shares a discussion with Natasha Parker from Global Action Plan about how consuming less can lead to

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