For Weavers
Post pandemic, is home still home?
A few weeks ago, my husband and I were knee-deep in boxes, bubble wrap and rolls of tape in our small Chicago apartment. Jeff was excited
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For Weavers
Can We Build Trust in Online Communities?
46% of Americans say their most important group is online. Clearly, online meaningful relationships are possible, but we have to support the group leaders who are
For Weavers
Let’s Widen Our Gallery of Black Heroes
For as long as I can remember, Black History Month has been joyful. As a kid in Saginaw, Michigan, the month was filled with school plays
For Weavers
A Socially-Distant Thanksgiving Bites, But That isn’t Stopping Us from #WeavingCommunity
Thanksgiving is huge for my extended family. We start planning the next one even before we finish the leftovers from this one.
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This is how healing begins…
Sometimes all it takes is seeing each other. Our friend Bob Hone flew home to northern California after canvassing for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in
For Weavers
Let’s show our children that elections make us better people
Day to day, many of us feel we have no power and no value in our lives. We struggle to get by. Then an election comes
For Weavers
Who would move to a struggling coal town?
Dottie Fromal came to Nelsonville two years ago “to visit some friends,” then never left. “Somehow Nelsonville sucked me in,” she says, which isn’t something you
For Weavers
5 Ways to Start Weaving Community Today
As the pandemic threatens to keep us apart, it’s hard to make new connections or even keep existing connections alive. But there are ways to weave
For Weavers
Amid racial injustice and COVID-19, there’s still hope America will become a better place
A few months ago, before the whole world changed, I moved from Cincinnati to accept a new position with the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. I
For Weavers
My Mother’s Advice for Living, Loving and Leading through Crisis
The other day I was on a daily check-in call with my mother, reminding her to stay in as much as possible and a little parenting
For Weavers
Bringing Radical Humanity Into Our Work Culture
Amy Mar had been working at a new job in San Francisco’s tech sector for eight months when her father was diagnosed with brain cancer. Her
For Weavers
Agnes McKeen
Every year 45,000 Americans take their own lives. When her son became one of them, Agnes McKeen says her old self died. The scared and weak
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