by Pam Rempe | Dec 3, 2024 | Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good
Less than four decades ago, the term “third space” was introduced into American culture and the English lexicon. “Third space” rhetoric emerged to describe the social gathering spaces that exist outside of home and the workplace, such as libraries, malls, schools,...
by Pam Rempe | Nov 19, 2024 | Imagine the Possibilities, Pursue the Common Good
Part 3 of 3: November is National Homelessness Awareness month. To honor our unhoused neighbors during this month we will be featuring a three-part series on homelessness by DJ Johnsen. If you happened to read either (or both!) of the pieces I wrote before this, thank...
by Pam Rempe | Nov 13, 2024 | Imagine the Possibilities, Pursue the Common Good
My alarm went off and I woke to find myself drenched in sweat. There are certainly hotter places to be in the middle of summer than New York City, but considering we never sleep without the A/C running, I knew something had gone amiss. Sure enough, I got out of bed to...
by Pam Rempe | Nov 5, 2024 | Imagine the Possibilities, Pursue the Common Good
Part 2 of 3: November is National Homelessness Awareness month. To honor our unhoused neighbors during this month we will be featuring a three-part series on homelessness by DJ Johnsen. Alright, so maybe it’s hyperbolic to say one man – and only one man...
by Pam Rempe | Oct 29, 2024 | Pursue the Common Good
Part 1 of 3: November is National Homelessness Awareness month. To honor our unhoused neighbors during this month we will be featuring a three-part series on homelessness by DJ Johnsen. There’s this thing that happens to me in the late fall; maybe it happens to you,...