Texas Neighboring (Part 1): Good Neighbor Fest

The Neighboring Movement podcast is back from a brief hiatus! We're so excited to kick things off with this episode from some of our community animators! Tune in as hosts Elizabeth and Catherine interview three of our animators from Texas - Melissa, Emily, and Eric - about their recent event: Good Neighbor Fest.

In short,  Elizabeth is the director of the Community Animator Network (or CAN), in which we hire folks from various communities, train them in the principles of asset-based community development, and then companion them in their organizing work within their individual communities. You can learn more about CAN here! Melissa, Emily, and Eric are three neighbors from a neighborhood in Austin, Texas, three of our community animators, and neighboring rockstars! We have been so honored to journey alongside them as they experiment with neighboring in their own context.

So, we were super excited for the chance to sit down with them on the indoor front porch and interview them about their recent neighboring efforts. In this first episode, we dive deep on their recent neighboring mega-event: Good Neighbor Fest. There's so much neighboring wisdom in this episode, so we're very excited to share it with you all. Enjoy!

And, be sure to check out the work of Emily and Eric's nonprofit We're All Neighbors at: www.wereallneighbors.org!