10 Obstacles Facing Community Builders: An Introduction to our “On Community” Series
“We live in an unprecedented era, when community is under siege from a variety of forces, & the negative ramifications of that are continually mounting.”
John Hallwas, On Community: A Crucial Issue, a Small Town, and a Writer’s Experience
ON THIS EPISODE
We begin our series on the book “On Community: A Crucial Issue, a Small Town, and a Writer’s Experience” by John Hallwas. Our first episode examines 10 of the biggest problems facing small towns today. Special thanks to Cuba High School student, Andrew Christian for his help with this episode.
OBJECTIVES
Overview of the 10 biggest problems
An Introduction to the book “On Community” and the insights it has to address these problems
Western Illinois Archives (Where you can access hundreds of Dr. Hallwas’s articles, lectures, and books).
“By remembering the past of our communities and identifying with its people, we contribute to its emerging future — we can avoid alienation, deepen our true identity, & rescue ourselves from the meaninglessness that plagues so many contemporary Americans.”
John Hallwas, On Community: A Crucial Issue, a Small Town, and a Writer’s Experience
The Forgottonia Project 