Community FANS - Glad we're neighbors!
Community Friends And NeighborS provides opportunities that promote respectful dialogue among friends and neighbors to address common local issues and concerns. We believe that concerns and issues can and need to be addressed respectfully including a variety of perspectives in ways that create solutions.
Join us, Community FANS, a chapter of Builders, at our next gathering!
About FANS
Community FANS is dedicated to fostering an environment where respectful dialogue thrives. Our mission is to bring friends and neighbors together to discuss local issues, ensuring every perspective is considered in the pursuit of solutions. By promoting understanding and cooperation, we aim to strengthen the bonds within our community.
What We Offer
Public Gatherings
Attend events where community members can engage in open discussions about pressing local issues.
Community Dialogue
Join opportunities to participate in dialogue that embraces diverse perspectives and fosters mutual respect.
Collaborative Solutions
Work together to develop actionable solutions that benefit the entire community.
Inclusive Engagement
Encourage participation from all community members to ensure a comprehensive approach to problem-solving.
The Price of Silence
In recent times, the price of silence has become steep. The voices of the few who want us to exclusively elevate and adopt their ideas and ideals have become loud and angry. Fed by a constant barrage of chatter, differences in our everyday living preferences, beliefs, and ideas have been made to define people as “opponents,” “enemies,” and “them.”
Resources
MomsRising
This network of people just like you takes on the most critical issues facing women, mothers, and families by educating the public and mobilizing massive grassroots action.
The Othering and Belonging Institute
At UC Berkeley, advancing groundbreaking approaches to transforming structural marginalization and inequality. They are scholars, organizers, communicators, researchers, artists, and policymakers committed to building a world where all people belong.