Since the early 1900s, community organizers have worked tirelessly to overcome national, regional, or local problems in an effort to increase their quality of life. It has been the sweat, blood, and tears of these organizers that have been the catalyst of change, whether it’s been for abortion rights, to small local efforts such as […]
Community or Society? What are we?
“People today only know how to live in society, not in community. The soul of society is the law. The soul of community is love.”~ Robert Rossellini, Europa 1963 While the terms community and society are often used interchangeably, the above quote by Robert Rossellini in the 1963 movie Europa, suggests that, though very similar […]
Our Community Model
Before we can begin to understand how to “build” a community, we have to dissect and understand the true meaning of what a community actual is. Technically speaking, communities are not “built”, they form naturally. Societies, on the other hand, are. A community is not simply building structures and populating an area with newcomers. Societies […]