Our community garden collective decided to be inclusive and welcoming, but the longtime members keep doing things the way they've always done them, and when newcomers suggest changes, there's this polite but firm resistance that makes people stop coming.
More people experience this than they realize.
Communities often conflate openness to new members with openness to change, creating spaces that welcome bodies but not ideas.
“Where Are You with Identity in old age and approaching death?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.