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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Public Life in Private Places An astute observer has raised the issue that Crossroads Mall in Bellevue, Washington, praised in an On the Commons posting of mine, is not truly a public space because,...
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Twelve Commons Dispatches for These Times
Drawing from our work with the commons, we offer the following ideas and observations that we believe can help us constructively and creatively make the most out of this movement moment 1. The commons...
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The Commons Offers Hope for Healing America's Racial & Class Divide
Whites are now 20 times wealthier than African-Americans on average The civil rights movement ended the legal basis of white supremacy in the U.S. several decades ago yet vast inequalities of wealth...
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Economic Security Beyond Jobs
Let's pay dividends to everyone from our common wealth A cushion of reliable income is a wonderful thing. It can help pay for basic necessities. It can be saved for rainy days or used to pursue...
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Nine Core Commons Principles
The importance of belonging, participating, creating, restoring, redefining “A commons arises whenever a given community decides that it wishes to manage a resource in a collective manner, with a...
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Equity and the Commons
Under what conditions will commons solutions advance racial, social, and economic equity? The revival of the commons as a way to fairly use and preserve the resources we need to share is a critical...
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An Introduction to Animating the Commons
Who are commons animateurs--and how do they exercise leadership for social change? Many people recognize that we are currently in a “movement moment.” As our social, financial, and ecological systems...
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A Framework for the Commons
I. Center of the CircleEquity—Everyone has a fair and just share of social and natural resources that belong to us together.Sustainability—Our common wealth must be cared for so that it can sustain all...
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Reclaiming the Great Lakes as a Commons
A new approach to protecting water for everyone--including future generations There are 70 of us assembled here at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana for the opening of the first-ever...
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It's All Happening at the Park
More than ever, we need common ground where all kinds of people can interact, learn and have fun Parks stand as the foremost symbol of the commons because they are literally common ground—a place...
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To Improve a Community, Build on What's Good to Make Things Better
Capitalizing on opportunities can be more important than solving problems The biggest problem in many communities—especially low-income ones— is caused by perception more than reality. A part of town...
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The Palace in New York Owned by Everyone
Lessons about the commons at Grand Central Station While many people don’t know what the word commons means exactly, most understand at an intuitive level what the commons is.read more
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