Lydia has joined Rachel and my group.
Rachel and I quite liked the idea of doing a "Doggy Day" from the beginning of the semester, but after our research we realise this idea did not quite cater to the needs of the audience.
Instead of addressing the issue, this idea is just getting people together in a park and the focal point becomes the dogs.
We also liked the idea of "Bubbled Thoughts", where someone lets a balloon fly away with the persons phone number so when it pops (hopefully) someone will call the number!
However, this may produce waste, and you aren't quite sure what kind of person you will end up meeting! As well as all this, it once again doesn't address the issue, but rather skips straight to making friends -- we certainly want to provide an opportunity for the audience member, but we also want to make sure the issue of loneliness is made apparent and through this, the audience member can connect with others.
So far outr favorite idea is called "Me Too". Based on an actual idea that was created (source here: https://segd.org/“me-too”), this activity can allow the audience to both address the issue they're facing, and also get them to connect through this issue.
Being in central cities can feel lonely when you want someone to talk to but you can't.
However, if we put people in this position where they feel comfortable enough to share their experiences with those around them and connect through these.
A similar concept to Me Too is "PostSecret", where people anonymously send in a postcard with a secret on it (source here: http://www.postsecretcommunity.com/news-faq/postsecret-story).
Things can get very grim, but through anonymous messaging it gives the senders all the more freedom to share their secrets.
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