Our community garden started beautifully but now there are unspoken conflicts about everything from watering schedules to what counts as organic, and people are passive-aggressively letting other people's plots suffer. We all wanted to grow food together but we're turning into neighbors who avoid eye contact.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group brought together by shared values is discovering that good intentions require ongoing negotiation and conflict resolution skills they haven't developed.
“Where Are You with Mutual aid networks across traditions?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.