ONE Community Voice
One of the primary goals of Old North East Neighbourhood Association is to build community. We want to help foster a stronger sense of belonging and pride among residents who live in Old Northeast London. One way to do this is to get the conversation started so we have created a new community space, ONE Community Voice. We aspire to make this blog a needed source of news on all sorts of noteworthy things happening at ONE; a place where you can learn about community events, business district happenings, and the changes happening in our 6 beautiful neighborhoods.
People living in this part of London have felt ignored, neglected or given a bad image by media who have colloquialized us as “East of Adelaide” or “EOA”. The term, “East of Adelaide” is often associated with a negative stigma and is perceived by some as a less desirable area, particularly due to the perceived higher crime rates and poverty levels. Carling Heights, Hillcrest, Huron Heights, Kilally Valley, Kipps Lane and Ridgeview Heights are all located East of Adelaide Street North. Residents of these neighbourhoods often feel this stigma remains till today and we are frustrated that it continues to paint a negative image of tis part of London, which, by our accounts, was and is untrue.
So let’s work together to make positive and needed change happen for ONE! Let’s celebrate the strengths, uniqueness, diversity, hidden gems, and demonstrate community pride instead. And we can start to do this by sharing our thoughts, observations and opinions on our new neighbourhood blog, ONE Community Voice! Together, we aim to bring positivity and community-building to Old North East London.
It’s time to get creative with your writing, make observations, discuss hot topics, share opinions on all things related to living in ONE, in London, and in Canada! We invite any resident, age14 and older, to share your perspective on any topic related to neighbourhood living It could be about schools, infrastructure, social service supports, or lack thereof, things about what you love about your neighbourhood or living in this part of London. It could even be a blog to thank someone in the neighbourhood who showed you kindness – your neighbours, the grocery store clerk, a first responder. Another idea for a blog post is to use it as a way to honour and profile someone who you feel is a local unsung hero. Why not, share a note of appreciation for a teacher, customer service representative at the local hardware store, a doctor or even a nurse. This blog is about the people of the ONE neighbourhood – do you now who the people are in your own neighbourhood?
Here are some rules to follow when writing your blog:
- This is a blog; it is not a place to complain, admonish or spout hatelful speech towards any individual, group or organization. Such posts or comments will not be posted, removed and repeat offenders will be banned from our blog.
- This is a safe space to share positive or constructive opinions or feedback to the post, and promote transformative thinking. Help us keep it that way!
- Pseudo names are accepted; however, you will need to provide our Blog Editor, Jacqueline Fraser, with your full name, email address, mailing address, and contact number, for our administration files. If provided, we will include a brief biography of the contributing author as well as his/her/their profile picture with the submission.
- As you write, please BE RESPECTFUL AND CONSIDERATE.
- All blog posts should be in English. If written in French or another language, it is up to you to provide a translation in English, otherwise it cannot be posted.
- No profanity, in any language, is allowed. Again, you will be banned from receiving or participating in ONE Community Voice.
- Please keep your post to no more than 250 words.
- If paying tribute to an individual, group, or organization, be sure to get the spelling of names correct in your blog. Please include a picture of the individual if possible (please get their permission to post their photo).
- All submissions will become the property of the Old North East Neighbourhood Association [ONE] and should not be duplicated elsewhere without the written permission of our organization.
- The Blog Editor reserves the right to review and suggest edits or minor modifications to your story but will converse directly with you on these changes, subject to your approval.
If you see something interesting in the neighborhood, please let us know. It could be a new business, an upcoming event, or just something interesting that your neighbors should know about. Just drop us a note at onena.general@gmail.com!
Guest bloggers, please send your blog posts to onena.general@gmail.com with your first and last name, postal code, and email address, and, upon review, we will be sure to post it on our neighbourhood blog!