It looks like it may be up to the children to help where we adults have failed. The Saint Paul Foundation, its Facing Race Initiative, and the joint initiative for face-to-face civic engagement efforts known as InCommons have joined in one project with a competition for relative modest grants challenging organizations and individuals in reducing racism in their communities.[...] Read More »
  One has to wonder why it’s at all necessary to explain “The Commons.” Perhaps Jay Walljasper’s recent book title is more definitive than some convoluted dissertation. It is, simply, All That We Share. And that is what the Commons are all about. That should be easy enough, except for one small item: the prevailing culture[...] Read More »