Safety within Reach
Peter Block: April 2024 “The impossible is the least that one can demand.” –James Baldwin...
Tag Archives: Neighborhoods
Spotlighting Kindness
DeAmon Harges’ work as a community organizer is featured in a new film, The Antidote, that...
Gifts on Display
A neighborhood association in Indianapolis builds social fabric through house concerts convening talented community members and...
Power of Gifts Podcast
Bruce Anderson from the Core Gift Institute talks with John McKnight and Peter Block, authors of...
Jubilee is very simple.
by Peter Block 2019 is the 400th anniversary of slavery in America. Slavery is not a...
Embracing Deviance
By John McKnight Co-Director, Asset Based Community Development Institute from the John McKnight Learning Series One...
The Affinity Dilemma
By John McKnight Co-Director, Asset Based Community Development Institute from the John McKnight Learning Series The...
The Dilemma of Meetings
By John McKnight Co-Director, Asset Based Community Development Institute from the John McKnight Learning Series In...
The Problem With Problems
By John McKnight Co-Director, Asset Based Community Development Institute from the John McKnight Learning Series At...
Time Banks Providing an Alternative Economy
Edgar S. Cahn developed time banking where an hour of work is worth an hour of...
Organizing Residents to Solve an Impossible Challenge
If we want to end economic isolation and build wealth in the marginalized community, our thinking...
Unfair Advantage Stacy Mitchell on How Amazon Undermines Local Economies
By Tracy Frisch This article was originally published in The Sun Magazine, and is reprinted here...
Podcast: An Alternative Economy Today
Economist Mark Anielski welcomes Peter Block onto his podcast to discuss initiatives that are looking to overcome the economics of isolation to create an alternative economy. From the Old Testament story of the end of slavery to the reconstruction of land after the Civil War in the U.S., Peter and Mark reflect on lessons from the past and how they are relevant now. In Cincinnati, the Economics of Compassion Initiative and Jubilee projects are showing what can be done today to shift the narrative and start living into a neighborly or indigenous economy. Listen:
Restorative Practices for Turbulent Times
What can happen when we move justice out of the law system and into neighborhoods and communities? Restorative practices are being put into action beyond justice systems into schools and institutions, changing the conversation from fault and punishment to looking at who has been harmed, how they were harmed and whose obligation it is to repair that harm. In this conversation, community and organizational psychologist Thom Allena shares insight and experiences from his work with restorative justice. Listen:
Economics of Compassion Initiative on the Ground in Spring Grove Village
By Derek Peebles As the local economy evolves, the Economics of Compassion Initiative is having conversations...
Neighborly Economics: A Way Towards the Exchange of Gifts
By Peter Block In other times, our culture, our way of being with each other, the...
Building a Jubilee EconomyThe J-RAB, INC. Business and Service Coordination Center
By Dr. Claver L. Pashi, PhD With an introduction by Trenton Davis Part of the Jubilee...
The Moment for Community Has Arrived
by Peter Block A World Divided Isolation is on the rise in our neighborhoods, institutions, cities,...
Creating Community: Podcast
What does community mean, and what creates a sense of belonging? What’s the entry point to...
Discuss Community with Peter Block
How is community built and what does it take for transformational shifts to happen? Join Peter...
Building Community in an Era of Isolation
The revised edition of Community: The Structure of Belonging was born out of a recognition that...
Strong Neighborhoods
Two siblings realized they hardly knew their neighbors and invited them to a breakfast in their...
Returning Death to Community
What’s possible when we explore the idea of death, dying and living well from the perspective...
Associating Associations: The Power of Convening
By John McKnight Because most associations are affinity groups of like‐minded people, the potential for dialogue...
An Introduction to ABCD
A two-day workshop introducing the principles and applications of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) in the context...
How Neighborhoods Engage with Local Governments
How are institutions and government most useful in supporting neighbor driven initiatives? What can we do with a little bit of outside assistance? And what do we need somebody from the outside to do? Ron Dwyer-Voss asks these three questions in his work engaging with community groups who want to have stronger relationships with local government.
Ron, owner and founder of Pacific Community Solutions, uses the Asset-Based Community Development process with community groups to help them identify how they can do something to create transformation. He shares with John McKnight and Peter Block stories and insights such as the importance of including reflection and learning conversations as part of the process.
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ABCD Workshop Coming to Cincinnati
You’re invited to participate in an engaging two-day Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) approach workshop led by...
Cormac Russell: Health Beyond Healthcare
In the UK, 40 percent of people engaging with the biomedical world through their GP are...
