Randy Weeks's Blog (4)

You're invited to share experiences you've had as result of your connections with A Small Group.

• Peter Block recently asked what might be the best way for ASG members to blog about experiences they have had as a result of the network.

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I've been enjoying reading and learning about Placemaking at PPS.org for a few months and wanted to share some links to it for anyone interested in having a conversation about placemaking work being done in our neighborhoods. "What if we built our cities around Places?: http://www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/issuepapers/great_cities_initiative "The Power of Ten"… Continue

Hi, ASG friends! This post is about Asset Based Community, specifically the gifts of the community members of The Phoenix Place, in Amelia, Ohio. It's also about an Asset Experiment, in which we hope to uncover, name and share the sometimes invisible gifts of people in recovery from mental illness. Mag Casarez, Director of The Phoenix Place, asked if I'd help her let everyone know about this workshop event… Continue

I'm just posting this to share a friend's wonderful Veteran's Day reading, featured this morning on NPR. Forrest (Woody) Brandt, now a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves and an adjunct professor at Northern Kentucky University, wrote about the day he came home from Vietnam in 1969. Jane and I have come to know Woody through our participation in writing classes at Women Writing for a Change. Hearing a friend on NPR this morning was a fine surprise. Listening to and reading his piec… Continue