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C4C (2.1): Power & Patriarchy in the Community-Building Movement
There’s a list of solid reasons why the blog I’m about to write is just now being born, despite ts presence in my craw for over a week. Among them—sickness, great developments in my neighborhood, house duties and other jobs. … Continue reading
Posted in Building Community, People Who Inspire Me
Tagged Cincinnati, citizenship, class, community, dialogue, empowerment, equality, feminism, gender, inclusion, inequality, local-living, patriarchy, Peter Block, power, race, women
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C4C: Harnessing & Harvesting “the ignorant perfection of ordinary people” (Pt. 1)
Last week, I drove with friends and colleagues from Indianapolis to Cincinnati to attend the three-day Connecting for Communities (“C4C”) conference, “a powerful gathering of master and apprentice change agents and social entrepreneurs across sectors and communities, from around the world.” … Continue reading
ABCD Workshop in Sarasota!
I’m just now coming off the buzz of an incredible workshop I had the pleasure of co-hosting together with ABCD Institute Faculty member Dan Duncan and Mary Butler, a local ABCD Neighborhood Organizer and my good friend. Here is the … Continue reading
Naming Gifts: An Underrated Power
Today I was winding down after an intense weekend when I had the random notion to check my “Other” Facebook messages. To my surprise, there was a message there from a name I didn’t recognize but it was addressed to … Continue reading
Posted in Building Community
Tagged April Doner, community, friends, gifts, naming, orlando
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“A hushed room: open mic at Pastry Art”
Here’s my latest article on This Week in Sarasota. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think and if you’d like to join me on my next Open Mic excursion. ~=A=~ This week gave me the chance … Continue reading
HoodRoving News: I am not alone!
I value citizenship—the ability we each have to make a difference through our actions around something we care about, in the company of others. Yet, from over at least a decade of witnessing people trying to make the world a … Continue reading
Posted in Building Community, Neighborhoods, Published Articles
Tagged action, April Doner, burn-out, citizenship, civic engagement, community, community building, diversity, exchange, florida, friends, Gillespie Park, innovation, meals, neighborhoods, neighbors, roving, sarasota, SCOPE, sharing
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Amazing Neighbors: Don the Unstoppable
Who lives around me? What makes them amazing? How could knowing that be useful? This is what I’ll be exploring in a new series of blogs called “Amazing Neighbors.” My first interview is with someone I’ve admired since we first … Continue reading
Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me, Published Articles
Tagged ABCD, action, asset-based community development, civic engagement, climate change, community, community building, connecting, DIY, Don Hall, Economics of Happiness, gifts, movements, neighbors, resources, sarasota, SCOPE, social change, social innovation, Transition
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Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel
[Originally published in This Week in Sarasota] Last Thursday gave me an opportunity to do two cool things: Fulfill a pledge made two months ago to visit and report on one local open mic per month, then report back on its … Continue reading
Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Music, Public Space, Published Articles
Tagged April Doner, bee ridge, bluegrass, community, country, florida, gospel, hospitality, inclusion, local, music, music jam, musicians, neighborhoods, open mic, roving, sarasota, Southwest Florida, sustainability
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Me, Mom & Thomas (the Check-out Boy)
I was on the phone with my mom as I went to check out my groceries at Publix tonight to pick up mac’n’cheese (mad craving!) and bananas, apples, and yogurt (for my favorite morning smoothies). Got to the counter, still … Continue reading
Posted in Building Community, Neighborhoods, Public Space
Tagged community, connection, grocery store, innovation, mother, public space, spontaneity, technology
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