Knitting Us Together
Community organization and civic engagement transform citizens from passivity to leadership
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy said that few of us have the greatness to bend history but each of us can change a small portion of events. Over the past 20 years, however, there's been growing concern that many citizens have chosen to disengage from civic life. Some fear that civic engagement faces a perilous future in the hands of a generation of young people characterized by some as being apathetic, self-absorbed and unmotivated. There's also a generation of older adults who seem to have become increasingly isolated and doubtful about their own power to make a difference. By the end of the 20th century, Americans were experiencing an erosion of relational culture, growing less connected with one another and with collective life. We voted less, trusted less and invested less time in public affairs.

Misunderstood Visionary - Thunder-Sky's prolific paintings blended history, humor and insight

Compelling Manifesto - New Manifest Gallery seeks to combine art, design and research

Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc. - Impersonating Shakespeare

The Rise of Rise Against - Chicago Hardcore quartet Rise Against see 2005 as their breakthrough year

Short Takes - Reviews of Roomful of Blues, Terror and More

Locals Only: Naked Screaming Terrors! - The Terrors are an antidote to sonic euthanasia

Oscar Talk - Current Oscar campaigns replace gifts with intellect

Chasing Phantoms - Celebrated director Tsaï Ming-liang pays homage to the movies with Good Bye, Dragon Inn

Couch Potato: Video and DVD - Love in Unlikely Places

All Over the Map - Buckhead Mountain Grill is perfectly ordinary, with a nice view

The Dish - The Sandwich Shoppe

Snow Job - No task is too small if you know a city worker

Kicking Ass - Independent wrestlers throw down live

All The News That Fits - Watching Stabbing

Savage Love - The Fetish Clinic

Living Out Loud: United We Stand? - How friendships and communication cultivate understanding

Letters - Bold Journey

Your Negro Tour Guide - Deters' To Do

Sports - Bengals' Glass Might Still Be Half Empty, But It's Starting to Fill up

Editorial - Out With the Old, In With the New

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