This week, the Punchcard podcast talks with Paul Kahawatte of UK mediators Navigate about how to handle conflict in cooperatives and community groups.Â
Then we talk with two members of the Hammond Community Garden project in Hammond, Indiana.
And don't forget to pick up a ticket to our Poetry Reading event this May 4th!
How to Resolve Conflict Cooperatively
by Punchcard
This month Punchcard’s guest is Paul Kahawatte, a member of Navigate and an experienced mediator working with communities, cooperatives, and social movements. In my interview with him, he shares the structures and processes he uses to ward off conflict, catch it early, and resolve it in ways that strengthen, rather than fracture.
The Hammond Community Garden
by GEO Collective
Josh talks with Myke and Terran about the Hammond Community Garden - how it started, how it has developed over the last five years, and how the garden is managed.Â
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