Community

Strengthening our connections.

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.

A Tale of Three Cities

by Rachel Brahinsky

posted Jun 30, 2001

A Tale of Three Cities, by Rachel Brahinsky. Cautionary tales from California highlight the need for reform in the energy industry and in energy policy.

The White Dog's Tale

by Maryann Gorman

posted Mar 31, 2001

Judy Wicks story about the White Dog Cafe and how an entrepreneur can also be an activist.

State of the Possible

by Fran Korten

posted Mar 31, 2001

Practical idealists from diverse movements and perspectives consider the possibilities for transformational change at State of the Possible retreats sponsored by Positive Futures Network.

Consciousness And the Natural Law Party

by John Hagelin

posted Mar 31, 2001

Seeking win-win solutions through development of human consciousness.

Right Livelihood

by Matthew Fox

posted Mar 31, 2001

Right Livelihood by Matthew Fox. Is the work we are doing good for the Earth and its inhabitants now and for seven generations into the future?

Martin Luther King's Movement-Building Legacy

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Mar 31, 2001

The struggle goes far beyond race and rights. We are in the early stages of a new democratic revolutionary movement.

India's Silent But Singing Revolution

by Pramila Jayapul

posted Oct 27, 2000

India's silent but singing revolution, by Pramila Jayapul. Swadyaya social movement in India is based on belief that God resides within, all people and nature are connected, and a person's responsibility is only to do one's duty to the best of one's capability for God and without attachment to the fruits of the labor.