We must build our own villages: Transforming our neighborhoods into more collective and supportive spaces

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Join us on June 16th at 4-6pm Eastern (See your local time)

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How do we remain socially connected while physically distant? How do we transform our existing neighborhoods into the villages that we so desperately need?

Many of us were just beginning to build community into our lives as COVID-19 forced us into isolation – joining and building intentional communities, dreaming of buying land to activate with intention, and looking for ways to infuse our neighborhoods with principles of communal living. Together, we will discover how we can build and sustain a sense of community where we are, even as circumstances draw us apart.

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In this highly interactive workshop, we will:

  • Identify our own values and the guiding principles behind our desire to live more communally
  • Explore how we translate these principles into community building strategies
  • Connect with other community builders in an experience of idea generation and problem-solving
  • Leave with a personalized plan for fostering community in our existing neighborhoods, networks and intentional communities

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About Trish Becker:

Trish is the co-founder of StorySpring Consulting and the Director of Community Engagement at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work. She supports people and organizations advancing social change by connecting them to resources, opportunities and each other. As a consultant and owner of StorySpring, she provides strategy, facilitation and coaching to intentional communities, nonprofits and social changemakers. At the University of Denver, she leads community engagement initiatives and creates gatherings that explore a variety of social justice topics. She listens to community organizations and co-creates mutually-beneficial partnerships that push forward social change. She is a founding member of Denver’s newest cohousing community, Aria Cohousing, and a passionate advocate for housing solutions that address both the crisis of affordability and the global loneliness epidemic. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Colorado State University. She is most alive when gathering people around a common purpose.

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We must build our own villages: Transforming our neighborhoods into more collective and supportive spaces

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Join us on June 16th at 4-6pm Eastern (See your local time)

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How do we remain socially connected while physically distant? How do we transform our existing neighborhoods into the villages that we so desperately need?

Many of us were just beginning to build community into our lives as COVID-19 forced us into isolation – joining and building intentional communities, dreaming of buying land to activate with intention, and looking for ways to infuse our neighborhoods with principles of communal living. Together, we will discover how we can build and sustain a sense of community where we are, even as circumstances draw us apart.

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In this highly interactive workshop, we will:

  • Identify our own values and the guiding principles behind our desire to live more communally
  • Explore how we translate these principles into community building strategies
  • Connect with other community builders in an experience of idea generation and problem-solving
  • Leave with a personalized plan for fostering community in our existing neighborhoods, networks and intentional communities

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About Trish Becker:

Trish is the co-founder of StorySpring Consulting and the Director of Community Engagement at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work. She supports people and organizations advancing social change by connecting them to resources, opportunities and each other. As a consultant and owner of StorySpring, she provides strategy, facilitation and coaching to intentional communities, nonprofits and social changemakers. At the University of Denver, she leads community engagement initiatives and creates gatherings that explore a variety of social justice topics. She listens to community organizations and co-creates mutually-beneficial partnerships that push forward social change. She is a founding member of Denver’s newest cohousing community, Aria Cohousing, and a passionate advocate for housing solutions that address both the crisis of affordability and the global loneliness epidemic. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Colorado State University. She is most alive when gathering people around a common purpose.

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