Essential books for building community in a divided world

The struggles that Gen Z and Gen Alpha face are often framed as personal failures: they’re too anxious, too sensitive, too unmotivated, too chronically online, you name it. There is no shortage of blame assigned to these generations. But many young people acknowledge that these over generalizations fail to address the sense of hopelessness that they feel about the future, and are not grounded in reality.

If you move through life with ease, rarely encountering physical or structural barriers, accessibility might be an afterthought. But accessibility doesn’t just impact people with disabilities, it impacts everyone. When we build ramps for people in wheelchairs, we also make spaces more accessible for people with walkers, women with strollers, and young children. When we design a program that accommodates people with visual impairment, we make it more accessible for neurodive

There have been countless headlines ringing the alarm on the ‘male loneliness crisis’. It has been covered in everything from the Guardian to Fortune and Forbes. It is everywhere. And yes, the loneliness crisis is real, but the way that it is being framed lacks nuance and context. Loneliness is not a niche issue that only affects men, it is a widespread systemic issue that affects women, teens, newcomers, seniors, and well, honestly, everyone. According to a recent Pew res