Co-Design Workshop #1 - RECETAS Project - Tue 5 July

Walking along the Yarra, growing food or flowers, birdwatching at the Botanic Gardens, exercising together in a park… What if these activities could help fight loneliness and improve wellbeing?

The RECETAS Project (Melbourne) warmly invites you join our first Stakeholder Workshop.

Hosted by the research team (RMIT) with project partner Many Coloured Sky, this Workshop will bring together people from the community sector, government, health, arts and academia to contribute to a research project about Nature-Based Social Prescribing (NBSP).

Workshop participants will...

• Learn about the RECETAS Project
• Hear from Many Coloured Sky about their work with LGBTQI+ asylum seekers and refugees
• Share knowledge about social prescribing, nature experiences, loneliness and wellbeing
• Brainstorm options for low-cost nature-based social activities in Melbourne
• Kickstart a co-design process to inform the next stage of the research project

Workshop guests will be invited to brainstorm ideas for low-cost, nature-based social activities and local sites that could appeal to our study participants. Together we’ll generate a “longlist” of options to inform the pilot study: inspired by this longlist, peer facilitators at Many Coloured Sky will co-design a “menu” of nature-based group activities for our research participants to choose from. Workshop outcomes will be shared with attendees.

> Venue: Level 1, The Oxford Scholar, Building 81, RMIT, 427 Swanston Street, Melbourne. Enter via sliding door on Swanston Street, take lift to Level 1. Wheelchair accessible.

> Morning tea will be provided (V, VG, GF options).

> Covid-safe measures will be in place. People are welcome to wear a mask during the workshop if preferred.

> Contact: If you have any accessibility needs, additional dietary needs, or queries about the workshop itself please email project Research Assistant, Josefina Huq: am9zZWZpbmEgISBodXEgfCBybWl0ICEgZWR1ICEgYXU= We will do our best to ensure the event is fully accessible and inclusive for everyone.

: Re-imagining Environments for Connection and Engagement: Testing Actions for Social Prescribing in Natural Spaces. (RECETAS is Spanish for "recipe".)