Community

Strengthening our connections.

India's Dawn

by Rachel Milanez

posted Dec 31, 2003

India's Dawn by Rachel Milanez - Auroville reforestation and water management

The Big Promise of the Small

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Dec 31, 2003

How a Namibian beetle, drip irrigation, clay pots and a child's seesaw help overcome water scarcity

Young People And Their Watershed

by Diane Galusha

posted Dec 31, 2003

Catskill Watershed Corporation funds a student project to prevent erosion and preserve water quality

Karen Charman: A Sewer Becomes a Water Park

by Karen Charman

posted Dec 31, 2003

A floating ecological living machine--a gorgeous botanical garden--is restoring open sewage canals in Fuzhou, China

Readers Take Action in Iraq

posted Mar 31, 2003

An Open Letter to a Neighbor, We All Have Family in Iraq, Peace is Possible

Kids And Chemicals

by Elizabeth Guillette

posted Mar 31, 2003

In one village, kids grew up normally, but nearby, children had trouble catching a ball, drawing a picture, remembering a color. What made the difference?

Seeds of Justice, Seeds of Hope

by Anna Marie Carter

posted Mar 31, 2003

"The Seed Lady of Watts" is getting fresh food into an area better known for its toxics and poverty

Urban Peacemaker

posted Mar 31, 2003

Nane Alexandrez returned from Vietnam to a community struggling with drugs, violence, and poverty. Determined to reach young people with alternatives to violence, he started Barrios Unidos. but to succeed, he found he had to confront his own addiction.

Put Some Heart Into It: Spirit in Action

by Linda Stout

posted Dec 31, 2002

Spirit in Action: Create a collective vision; Take time for community, and bring spirit into our work for change.

Earth Democracy - an interview with Vandana Shiva

by Sarah Ruth van Gelder, Vandana Shiva

posted Dec 31, 2002

an interview with Vandana Shiva, about seed saving, cultural insecurity, economic insecurity in India, hope

Broadband Democracy

by Jeff Chester, Gary O. Larson

posted Dec 31, 2002

center for Digital Democracy, open access to the internet, electronic commons

A Place For Dignity

by Carol Estes

posted Jan 31, 2002

Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon, a tent city. Dignity Village is fundamentally different. It's a self-governing community of about 60 homeless people who take care of themselves by taking care of each other.

Ordinary Heroes

by Samuel P. Oliner

posted Nov 05, 2001

Sociologist and Holocaust survivor Samuel P. Oliner writes about what motivates altruists and heroes who put the welfare of others alongside their own. Reaching out to others has been the force behind much that is good in the world.

Dream of a Ridiculous Man

by Charles W., Joan C. Pratt

posted Jun 30, 2001

A story of Patrick Lydon and the Camphill Communities.

The Cornucopia of the Commons

by David Bollier

posted Jun 30, 2001

The Cornucopia of the Commons, by David Bollier. Community gardens, free software, self-help groups, and other examples of how the gift economy fosters community and social cohesion as well as economic innovation.