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"Community: The Structure of Belonging"

Peter Block explores a way of thinking about our places that creates an opening for authentic communities to exist and details what each of us can do to make that happen. Published by Berrett-Koehler, 2009, San Francisco, Calif.
Community Building
Persons Committed to Equity
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"10 Powerful Community-Building Ideas"

Strategies for ensuring that students in every grade feel like they’re part of the classroom community. By Emelina Mineroby, Edutopia.
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"Brian Peterson and Matt Faris"

From StoryCorps: After befriending Matt, Brian started a non-profit called Faces of Santa Ana, for which he paints portraits of people in the homeless community and donates the proceeds from the sales of his work to his subjects.
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"Rerouting Shortcuts"

Cognitive shortcuts can lead to stereotyping and biased behavior. Here are some suggestions on how to “reroute” these shortcuts. By Jen Cort, Teaching Tolerance.
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"Community-Building in Seattle’s Popping Scene and Beyond"

Angel Alviar-Langley (a.k.a. Moonyeka) runs a movement-based program for black and brown girls, welcoming like-minded women and LGBTQ+ people into the dance scene. Watch her and other dancers pop, strut and waack at the Seattle Center, across the Jose Rizal Bridge and in the alleyways of the International district. From the PBS/WETA series If Cities Could Dance, season 2, episode 4.
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"Gratitude and Well-Being: A Review and Theoretical Integration"

A new model of gratitude incorporating not only the gratitude that arises following help from others, but also a habitual focusing on and appreciating the positive aspects of life. Research into individual differences in gratitude and well-being is reviewed, including gratitude and psychopathology, personality, relationships, health, subjective and eudemonic wellbeing, and humanistically orientated functioning. By Alex M. Wood, Jeffrey J. Froh, and Adam W.A. Geraghty.
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"Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools"

Examining the achievement gap through the prism of race, authors Glenn E. Singleton and Curtis Linton explain how to use "courageous conversations" to create a learning community that promotes academic parity. 2nd Edition (2015). Corwin: A SAGE Company. Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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"The Psychological Power of Storytelling"

From Psychology Today and author Pamela B. Rutledge Ph.D., M.B.A., "The Psychological Power of Storytelling," tells how stories leapfrog technology, taking us to authentic experiences.
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"Can Nonprofits Help Public Agencies Adopt More People-Centered Approaches?"

"Can social service agencies…shift from a focus on isolated needs—safety, housing, health, or employment—in favor of a broad view that supports human well-being?” This is a central question that David Bornstein in the New York Times poses in an article that profiles a nonprofit called the Full Frame Initiative. Written by Steve Dubb
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"How to Practice Active Listening"

By Arlin Cuncic. Active listening refers to a pattern of listening that keeps you engaged with your conversation partner in a positive way. It is the process of listening attentively while someone else speaks, paraphrasing and reflecting back what is said, and withholding judgment and advice.
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