COMMUNITY

What is a community? "ÕţčÕÑ õč ļñÕ cŗêĔİÑ ÑõËļõĔč²İŘ ²Ĵʝ

ËĔČʣČŁʣčõʣļŘ ʰăçʴČŘĨĨʿčõʴļâʱ n. pl. com.mu.ni.ties

1) A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.

2) The district or locality in which such a group lives.

3) A group of people having the same interests: the medical community, the business community etc.

A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society: community, the Indigenous community.

[Middle English: communite, citizenry, from Old French, see common.]

From COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY, 2014 – complete & unabridged.

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EĴ õļ ļñÕ ĭĆ²ËÕ ŖñÕİÕ E ŖĔİă Ĕİ ŖñÕİÕ E ĭĆ²Ř ĴĭĔİļʤ

EĴ õļ ļñÕ ĭĆ²ËÕ ŖñÕİÕ E ĴñĔĭ Ĕİ ²ļļÕčÑ ËñŁİËñʤ

EĴ õļ ļñÕ ĭĆ²ËÕ E ÊÕĆĔčëʞ õʣÕʣʞ ²Č E ‹‹ A&" ļĔ ļñõĴ ĭĆ²ËÕʤ cİ õĴ õļ VV ļñÕĴÕ ļñõčëĴʤ

Ĵ ˲č ÊÕ ĴÕÕč êİĔČ ļñÕ ²ÊĔŕÕ ÑÕţčõļõĔčʞ community can mean many things and different to all you ask.

It should mean a place where you feel secure, safe, happy and have the ability to ĆõŕÕ ŘĔŁİ ĆõêÕ ŖõļñĔŁļ êÕ²İ Ĕİ ê²ŕĔŁİʣ "Ĕ ŘĔŁʤ

Is your community a safe haven, somewhere you come to unwind, relax, laugh, interact with your neighbours, store-keepers, partner, children and ²ËįŁ²õčļ²čËÕĴʤ cİ õĴ õļ āŁĴļ ² ĭĆ²ËÕ ŖñÕİÕ ŘĔŁ ÕčÑ Łĭ ²čÑ ĴñŁļ ĔŁļ ļñÕ ŖĔİĆÑʤ

Do you actively engage with your community? Belong to the library, support local ĴñĔĭʴăÕÕĭÕİĴʞ āĔõč ËĔČČõļļÕÕĴ Ĕİ ĭİĔëİÕĴĴ ²ĴĴĔËõ²ļõĔčĴʞ ŘĔŁİ ĆĔË²Ć :ƒ Ĕİ ƒ&ƒʤ Do you interact with your neighbours as your immediate community and only after, with the broader community?

One thing is certain, your community is of your making. Human communities may have intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs and risks in common. These things affect the very identity of the participants in your community and their degree of cohesiveness. If you support your community it will, in turn, support you. 4) the LGBTIQ ëIJĖĎ V²ľ÷ď ËĖĎĎŃď÷ľÅĶʏʚ