…all divided.” And, more importantly, they are saying yes: “Yes, I want to know my neighbor better.” “Yes, I hear your story.” And “Yes, you are different from me –…
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Civity and Civic Engagement
…connected to democracy? (Yes.) Is it like community organizing? (Yes.) And what about civic engagement? How does civity relate to that? Both Malka and I have spent a lot of…
Civity, Relationships, and the Art of Playground Jump Rope
…person through other people” – evokes an “I” that is contingent, created, and connected. These two different world views are “both-and,” chicken-and-egg. Yes, “We”s are created by “I”s: Groups are…
The ‘Conversation Before the Conversation’
…our workshops, we invite people into one-on-one conversations with people they don’t know for 10 minutes. Yes, 10 minutes. And after 10 minutes of conversation people feel a connection. No,…
It’s the Relationships! #WeaveThePeople
…is at the heart – yes, the heart – of the work they do to build and strengthen their communities. Some came to relationship through pain and trauma; others from…
The Power of Civity: A Story with a Moral and More
…yes, but also no. The most important part of the story above is the following: “Over the next few months I talked to city planners and other government officials, to…
Civity on the Move – Building Civity in Communities
…chance to experience the foundations of Civity-building first-hand. We brought Tastes to 40 people in all, including participants from the Presidio Institute, #Yes We Code, the Haas Center for Community…
Civity Iceland: “Thingvellir” or the “Assembly Field”
…the Visitor Center, I ask the man at the admission desk how to pronounce Thingvellir. He obliges, and we fall into conversation. Yes, he says, the Law Rock moved around….
Reaching for Civity
…live in the “right” neighborhood to join. Yes, over the decades, the club has expanded its membership rolls. The charter members were White men who owned a lot of property….
Democracy’s Civity Foundation
…structures standing. When we walk into a house, our eyes are drawn to what’s right in front of us: the height of the ceilings, the color of the walls, the…