Mutual Aid and Third Places during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intersections in Nova Scotia & New Brunswick

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Dale, John Cameron

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University of Guelph

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Rural and peripheral to the economic core of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, like much of Atlantic Canada, have been historically illustrated as economically under-developed provinces. While policy frameworks address many regional problems, Nova Scotians and New Brunswickers continue to come together in creative and innovative ways to respond to many of their needs, both at home and in their larger communities. Relying heavily on gray literature, this research explores how Nova Scotians and New Brunswickers experience “Mutual Aid”. This research illustrates the unique landscape of Mutual Aid in the region and its connection to place. It will also explore how these geographies have shifted in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, by revealing gaps in our current economic system, this research attempts to inform the way we think about community connectedness and welfare.

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Mutual Aid, Third Places, Third Place, Third Space, Third Spaces, Caring Economies, Rural, Development, Rural Development, International Development Studies, Rural Community Economic Development, Community Economic Development, Anarchism, Postmodernism, Post-Anarchism, Systems Theory, Systems Thinking, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maritimes, Atlantic Canada, Canada, Staple Theory, Howard Innis, Ray Oldenburg, Regionalism, Digital Third Places, Digital Third Spaces, Information & Communication Technologies, Information and Communication Technologies, Information & Communication Technology, Information and Communication Technology, Place-based development, Regional Development, Social Media, Digital Geographies, Human Geography, Human Geographies, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, social capital, human capital, cultural capital, demographics, non-profits, volunteering, volunteerism, charity, Dean Spade, Kropotkin, Social Movements, Direct Action, Activism, Community, Public, Private, Civil Society, Collaboration, Collaborative, Horizontal Development, Bottom-Up Development, Subversive

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Dale, J. (2022, May 25-27) Mutual Aid and Third Places during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intersections in Nova Scotia & New Brunswick [Poster presentation] Creating Inclusive Economies: Building Bridges Between Public, Private and Civil Society Sectors, Rimouski, QC, Canada. 10.13140/RG.2.2.27597.51686.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10214/27443

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