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Stories of Communities (Add stories by posting a blog on your own profile page)
Dinner parties are a challenge. It might not come up right away, but eventually I always get asked, “So what do you do for a living?” When you run a barter-based folkschool, that’s not a...Read MoreMultihome-Dwelling-Complexes (eg. apartment, townhouse & village) where 70% of people live
By Douglas Jack, 2020-10-01ORGANIZING FROM THE TREE-ROOTS (recognizing & employing our own resources) The following blog is not definitive as to all humanity's indigenous heritage, but represents 56 years of...Read MoreCommunity Quilting: Building Community One “Square” at a Time Washington Island is a small Wisconsin community of about 700 full-time residents located on an island in Lake Michigan....Read MoreWhen most people think of safety or a safe street they tend to think of a place with low crime rates and when they consider how to make a street a safe place most think about the physical...Read MoreA few further thoughts on the importance of community building and crime prevention or community safety. Perceptions of crime and fear of crime are powerful driving forces with people often...Read MoreFriends - I know you and those in your community are doing brilliant, kind, creative things right now -- even the seemingly smallest things -- to respond to the current pandemic using the...Read More
