Cooperation

We did a piece some time ago about Joan Horwitt and her idea to teach school kids how to grow lettuce. Then she gave them all packs of seeds to take home and teach their parents how to do...

Cormac Russell's recent post, Community Building and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, reminded John of what Alexis de Tocqueville called the productive and almost unimaginable power of American associations. "Our community abundance is revealed," John said, "when we see how...

There is a growing local-living movement that calls for every community to support local businesses, care for the planet, and build local food networks. We are concerned here with local business. We are already investing: We have local business...

The phrase “class warfare” may be taken as a descriptive term to identify the power dynamics of politics and economics. “Class” refers most often to the gap between the “haves” who enjoy political leverage and economic advantage over the...

More than two years ago, Gary Robbins, Meagan Lauer and I got together after an ASG  monthly gathering and decided to work on a few common interests together. One item was to develop a workshop where the three of...

I’m afraid at any given time I flit from one book to another and between several from one week to the next, and typically there’s little that’s common across them. So I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a...

The Hidden Garden Steps ceramic-tile mosaic created and completed by project artists Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher is in place here in San Francisco, and an ever-expanding community has quickly claimed the site as its own — just as organizing committee members hoped it would. New resources connecting...

Peter returns to Robert Thompson and Mike Neiss's radio show to talk with Dan Grego, the Executive Director of Milwaukee’s TransCenter for Youth. Peter's introduction summarizes the state of school reform efforts today. The discussion shows how Dan's work is a...

What do people across North America today believe the job of community is? Where do they experiencing belonging and caring? What prevents them from experiencing deep and meaningful connections with others? Beyond curiosity, these questions reveal a desire to...

To our Connecting For Community Friends This week we received the sad news that Angeles Arrien passed away on April 24 of complications from a long bout of walking pneumonia.  She will be deeply missed. For those who wish to honor her...