Session Six: The Weave:The Social Fabric Project

                                     

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                                        Session Six:  Weave: The Social Fabric  Project

Welcome and Introductions

Essential Questions:

• What does  it mean to "weave" communities and how does this counter authoritarian controls? *

• How does creating spaces for mutual care and inclusion, like Sweet Potato Comfort Pie events, build resilience against authoritarianism's divisive tactics?*

• What would a community look like if it were fully equipped to prevent authoritarianism?**

• What role do art, culture and storytelling play in community resistance? **

• How do shared values and collective identity strengthen democratic practices?**

Music: "Lotta Love,"(Neil Young), Sarah Harmer and Choir! Choir! Choir! Link to SiteI

Gathering:" A question that I have for the speakers is.. "   (chat room)

Homework for Session 7

Speakers: Kate Towle and 

Readings:

• "Celebrating 10 years of Community Impact: Sweet Potato Comfort Pie, Youtube,1/22/25 "Link to Site

• " Rose McGhee believes in the unifying power of the sweet potato pie," Twin Cities PBS, 1/5/24, Link to Site

• Kelly McCarthy, Minneapolis woman's sweet potato pies provide comfort after George Floyd's death," GMA< 6//20/20 Link to Site

• "Weave: The social fabric project, website," Link to Site

• David Brooks, "How elites rigged society (and why its falling apart)," Youtube, 2/18/25, •Link to Site 

• Sarah Beckerman, " What fantasy stories teach us about defeating authoritarianism," Nonviolence News, July 23,2025 Link to site

• Kate Towle,  "The Sweet Burden of Crosssing," Link to Site

Quote:

America is fractured and living a quiet crisis of disconnection. We have lost our trust in each other and our institutions. Divided, we face uncertainty, social turmoil, and political gridlock. Yet, within every community lies an answer.

             David Brooks, author, founder The Weave Project