We’ve been exploring the notion of Community as a way of understanding this critical component of resistance to the dominant culture. One outcome of these explorations is that we Community builders better understand where our collectives are – see our earlier post describing Functional vs. Conscious vs. Deep Community, and the notion of Radical Community. Continue reading “Characterizing Community Series: Consciousness”
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Characterizing Community: Social Cohesion
photo by: Vatsal Kant Elements of an Effective Community Moving your collective from Proto-Community to [Full] Community by cultivating Length (which we have little control over), Breadth and Depth in Shaffer and Anundsen’s model is a step toward goodness. However, Length, Breadth and Depth don’t guarantee a Community health, strength or effectiveness. In the absenceContinue reading “Characterizing Community: Social Cohesion”
Characterizing Community
Maureen One day when I was about 12 years old, playing outside, my mother called me to tell me she didn’t know where my sister was, and we needed to find her. This was the early 1960s, so the first thing we thought of was not that she had been kidnapped or anything, but weContinue reading “Characterizing Community”
What it Means to be a Community Protector
We celebrate our Community Protectors and you who want to be one. We praise your devotion to the land, life, and the space you and your community need to live in justice. Unless you’re experienced and reflective, though, the Protector notion might seem theoretical or vague. We don’t claim to know the answers, or evenContinue reading “What it Means to be a Community Protector”
Communities that Protect and Resist 