Sidewalk Talk
Sidewalk Talk in Manly
YOU TALK, WE LISTEN
LISTENING BUILDS HEALTHY
HUMANS AND A JUST WORLD
Why Sidewalk Talk?
Listening changes your perspective, fills you with hope, soothes frayed nerves, improves mental health, reduces loneliness, increases inclusion, and reminds us that people are good despite how the media portrays them.
Our Mission
At Sidewalk Talk, we believe in the transformative power of heart-centred listening. Our mission is to reduce loneliness, increase belonging, promote inclusion, and enhance social health through the practice of listening on public sidewalks worldwide.
Sidewalk Talk, founded in San Francisco in 2015, started in Manly in 2023. For more information on SideWalk Talk USA, please go to https://www.sidewalk-talk.org/
We offer heart-centred listening at East Esplanade, Manly on the second Sunday of every month and on certain other days (Christmas day, RUOK? Day) from 10am onwards.
We are building a community of local, grass-roots volunteer listeners dedicated to offering inclusive, non-judgmental and ‘no problems solved’ listening. And through listening, everyone creates a sense of belonging, one connection at a time.
- Next Sidewalk Talk Event at East Esplanade: 13th October @ 10am
- Next Sidewalk Talk Heart-Centred Listener Training: 27th October @ 11.30am-1.30pm Manly Library (Shelley Room)
Become a Volunteer
Drop us a line and connect with us @sidewalktalkmanly (Facebook and Instagram) and we’ll guide you through becoming a volunteer.
Free Workshop on active listening
Once a month, Sidewalk talk will offer a free, 2-hour workshop on developing listening skills. This workshop will be held at Manly library on a Sunday afternoon and is limited in numbers.
We will cover the soft skills required to support good everyday conversations; we then go deeper into the skills for heart-centred listening – for those times that you really do need to have a ‘heart-to-heart’. Once you have completed the workshop, you have the option to practice your new skills as a volunteer with Sidewalk Talk – but not mandatory.
To express your interest in going, please drop us a line (SMS 0411 512 390 or email peter@petercoyle.co) and connect with us @sidewalktalkmanly (Facebook and Instagram) and let us know that you would like to attend. More information is on our Facebook page.
