Texas Neighboring (Part 2): Good Neighboring Reflections

The Neighboring Movement Podcast

Welcome back to The Neighboring Movement Podcast and Part 2 of our conversation with community animators Melissa, Emily, and Eric from Austin, Texas! In this episode, hosts Elizabeth and Catherine ask them about the ways they navigate resistance to neighboring, where they're currently discovering energy, and what they're each curious about in their next year of neighboring.

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. This episode is the second part of a two-part conversation, so if you have not yet tuned into "Texas Neighboring (Part 1): Good Neighbor Fest", we would encourage you to do so now. As always, thanks for listening, and happy neighboring!

And, don't forget to check out the work of Emily and Eric's nonprofit We're All Neighbors at: www.wereallneighbors.org! They're doing such incredible work!