How to Build a Community
~turn off your tv~
~leave your house~
~know your neighbors~
~greet people~
~look up when you're walking~
~sit on your front steps~
~plant flowers~
~use your library~
~play together~
~buy from local merchants~
~share what you have~
~help a lost dog~
~take children to the park~
~honour elders~
~support neighbourhood schools~
~fix it even if you didn't break it~
~have pot lucks~
~garden together~
~pick up litter~
~read stories aloud~
~dance in the street~
~talk to the mail carrier~
~listen to the birds~
~put up a swing~
~help someone carry something heavy~
~barter for your goods~
~start a tradition~
~ask a question~
~hire young people for odd jobs~
~organize a block party~
~bake extra and share~
~ask for help when you need it~
~receive help when it's given, abundantly
~open your shades~
~sing together~
~share your skills~
~take back the night~
~turn up the music~
~turn down the music~
~listen before you react to anger~
~mediate a conflict~
~seek to understand~
~learn from new and uncomfortable angles~
~know that no one is silent though many are not heard~
~work to change this~
Posted in: on Friday, November 21, 2008 at at 2:10 PM
