I have a friend whose capacity to dream inspires me and has opened my eyes to the value dreaming in my own life. Right now, I don’t have a one-year plan let alone a vision for myself in 5 years or 10 years time and as I carry on somewhat aimlessly through life I have been wondering about our dreams for community.
Our public institutions are encouraging in these matters. The City of North Vancouver has published a 100-year sustainability vision – a collective dream to create a ‘livable, sustainable and resilient’ city and of course there is the City of Vancouver’s vision to becoming the ‘Greenest City’.
While there is civic discourse around community planning – notably with a sustainability focus – I’m intrigued about what our personal dreams for community might be. Perhaps these dreams are about collective values, relationships and human rights. Or perhaps they reflect our wishes for emotional and spiritual development. Are they tangible and practical dreams for green space and communal neighbourhoods. Do they cross cultural and ethnic boundaries to harness our capacity to create?
Given that I’m new at this dreaming business, I want to open the floor to you to hear your community dreams, starting a collective thread of dreaming right here on the best community blog in the world.
Gumboot Community Dreaming!
Dream a little dream of community: What are your dreams for your community?
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