Our neighborhood association is trying to address gentrification but half the people in the room are the gentrifiers, including me, and half are longtime residents who are being displaced. Every meeting feels like we're talking past each other even when we're using the same words about 'community' and 'belonging.'
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared language about values can mask fundamentally different relationships to place and belonging.
“Where Are You with Family identity and inherited stories?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.