Periagoge
Scenario

How communities navigate safety versus access rights in shared spaces

Our community garden has always been open to everyone, but now some neighbors want to restrict access because of vandalism and others say that goes against our founding principles. We're split on whether safety concerns justify limiting what we've always considered a community right, and the arguments are getting personal.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group must decide whether practical concerns can override foundational principles about who belongs and who decides.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Rights — their origin and their limits?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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