We Are Weavers
We believe relationships can transform our lives and our communities… and ultimately mend our deeply divided nation. We work in our neighborhoods and towns to create connections and lead with love. The Weave Project connects and supports us.
We can heal our isolation, change our culture, and #WeavethePeople
America feels broken. We can heal it.
35% of Americans are chronically lonely and 50% say no one knows them well. Suicide is rising. Violence, hatred and political gridlock seem normal. Weavers from across the country gathered in 2019 for the first time to face the problem together.
Share your Weaving Wisdom as a Weave Community Advisor
Weave is looking for a diverse set of advisors of different ages, backgrounds, experiences, and communities to help guide Weave’s work. Community Advisors will serve a two-year term, receive an honorarium and expenses, and meet with the Weave team four times a year to review Weave’s activities, provide advice, and suggest new programs to support weavers.
If you are an active weaver in your community, believe weaving is the ground-up solution to America’s divisions, want to make sure communities like yours are understood and served by Weave, and seek to grow as a weaver, leader and speaker through training and experience, please apply by August 15th.
Weaving in 400 Seconds
We call people who build social trust in their communities “weavers.” Meet three in these lightning talks, where they tell their stories with 20 slides and just 20 seconds on each on Wednesday, August 17th at 6pm Eastern Time (3pm Pacific Time).
Dina Gregory (New York, NY) connects with folks on the streets of NYC with a one-toothed puppet of Italy’s legendary Christmas gift-giver and is now cultivating a community dedicated to the art of sacred hospitality. John Noltner (Minneapolis, MN) sold his house and is traveling the country in a van with his spouse helping communities see themselves through photos and interviews. Victoria Chance (Greenville, SC) uses a deck of listening cards and a no-interruption conversation to bring neighbors together to listen generously, share stories and discuss community issues.
Connect with the Weave Team
Drop by and talk with us this month – If you don’t fully understand the Weave Project, want to meet the team, find out how to get involved, or have ideas to share, we are holding office hours monthly. Join us at our next Office Hour on Tuesday, August 23 at 2pm Eastern Time (11am Pacific Time).
Weavers are in every community
Meet some Weavers and learn more about this way of living and leading with love.
How This NYC Teacher Helps Immigrant Students ‘Weave’ Community in a New Country
An Inner City Teacher Weaves Community Through Photography
Living and Learning Among Refugees in the ‘Ellis Island of the South’
A Rural Teacher Challenges Students and Her Community to Wrestle With the World
A Former Journalist Reignites an Intergenerational Haven For Portland’s Youth
Amid COVID, Closures & Zoom a Teacher Fights to Preserve School Relationships
Weaver’s Guide to Life – The Best of 2021
How a Hawaii Teacher Supports Student Needs by Building Community Bridges
At a ‘Community School,’ This Educator Ensures All Kids Feel Known, Seen & Heard
Helping First-Generation Students Reach College — and Build Community on the Way
Educator. Mentor. Translator. How One Man Aided Immigrant Families Through COVID
David Brooks Talks Education, Cultural Divides and How the Weavers in our Schools Will Help Heal America
A Rural Teacher Weaves Community to Keep Grads from Leaving
Weaving a Stronger Society – Starting in Our Schools
During Covid, this Band Teacher Kept his Students Connected
Be a Weaver. Lead with Love. Join Us.
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