Community
Strengthening our connections.
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Detroit: A New American Frontier
by Aaron M. Rennposted Jul 20, 2011 - For those seeking out an alternative vision of urban success, with new and innovative ideas about what the city of tomorrow should be, Detroit may offer the ultimate arena.
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“God is What Happens When Humanity is Connected”
posted Jul 19, 2011 - Jim Gilliam: Why the Internet is my religion.
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To Save Our Cities, Put Children First
by Jason McLennanposted Jul 13, 2011 - What’s the universal design principle that can make our cities great? Kid-friendliness, says architect Jason McLennan.
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Righting Wrongs the Maori Way
by Allan MacRae, Howard Zehrposted Jul 08, 2011 - Instead of prison, New Zealand chooses restorative justice and community problem-solving.
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White Roofs Project Helps NYC Beat The Heat
by Beth Buczynskiposted Jul 06, 2011 - New York activists are on a mission to paint the Big Apple (and then the rest of the country) white to reduce energy waste.
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School of Second Chances
by Carol Estesposted Jul 01, 2011 - Inmates who get an education are less likely to reoffend when they're released. So why are prison education programs getting cut?
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Rehabilitation, Not Punishment: A Better Solution to Crime
posted Jun 29, 2011 - Video: Sarah van Gelder, co-founder and executive editor of YES! Magazine, discusses the innovative approach to crime used in Hawaii’s only women’s prison.
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A Simple Idea to Transform the Life of Our Cities
by Jay Walljasperposted Jun 27, 2011 - Even a short stretch of car-free pavement empowers pedestrians to realize the road belongs to them, too
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Recipes for Recovery
by James Tracyposted Jun 24, 2011 - Ex-cons show each other the way out at San Francisco's Delancey Street.
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Building a Resilient Congregation
by Sarah Byrnesposted Jun 24, 2011 - Religious congregations are embracing a new role: economic support groups.
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Life in a Local Living Economy
posted Jun 17, 2011 - Video: How Bellingham, Washington keeps it local.
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Planting Seeds of Hope: How Sustainable Activism Transformed Detroit
by Grace Lee Boggs, Scott Kurashigeposted Jun 16, 2011 - After the death throes of urban decay, what the Motor City can teach us about vision, community, and the power of movements.
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Community Radio Powers Up
by Oliver Lazenbyposted Jun 15, 2011 - A long-fought-for bill will add diversity to the dial and win back broadcast access for communities.
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Census Data Shows More Multiracial Americans
by Oliver Lazenbyposted Jun 15, 2011 - With nine million multiracial Americans, the nation has come a long way.
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Why Punish Pain?
by Gabor Matéposted Jun 10, 2011 - A hit of compassion could keep drugs from becoming a crime problem.
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