‘We have to go out and touch people’: how activism is tackling the US loneliness epidemic
Most people join social movements to try to change the world, but many also find community and a greater sense of purpose When Lani Ritter Hall’s beloved husband of more than 40 years, Gus, died in 2022, she felt a bit unmoored. Taking care of him had been the thing that got her out of bed in the morning, and with him gone, the 76-year-old felt she’d lost her purpose. That is, until she found organizing. Continue reading...
Most people join social movements to try to change the world, but many also find community and a greater sense of purpose
When Lani Ritter Hall’s beloved husband of more than 40 years, Gus, died in 2022, she felt a bit unmoored. Taking care of him had been the thing that got her out of bed in the morning, and with him gone, the 76-year-old felt she’d lost her purpose.
That is, until she found organizing.
Continue reading...