Poetry for Building Community, Sabbath: Time for the Unexpected, Significance Of Place “There Are Birds Here” This poem by Jaamal May creates a fascinating unease in the body as it allows two visions of a city to collide together into one intense poem. It's an opportunity…
Leaving Egypt and Pharaoh, Reader, Structure Of Belonging, Wilderness: Sharing and Reorientation Frederick Douglass’ Descendants Deliver his Famous Speech July 4th, 1776 was declared Independence Day for the United States as it was the date the Declaration of Independence was signed by all 13 colonies. Yet took nearly 100…
Imagination: The Prophetic Act of Living an Alternative Narrative, Mystery, Reader, Structure Of Belonging Casper ter Kuile: Ritual and Possibility Last month we had a brilliant and heartfelt hour of community conversation with Common Good Collective friends Peter Block and Casper ter Kuile. During this event, the pair spoke about…
Leaving Egypt and Pharaoh, Reader, Sabbath: Time for the Unexpected, Significance Of Place Place Plays a Part This week, Common Good's Reader Curation Team found several pieces that commented on the roll of place in our collective story. Place nourishes us, it reminds us of our history,…
