It's not about you by david brooks

In this episode on com­mu­ni­ty build­ing, you’ll learn Sub­scribe to Cas­ey­Cast on your favorite pod­cast service: Their con­ver­sa­tion exam­ines some of the key forces - from pol­i­cy­mak­ers and Weavers to tech­nol­o­gy and the COVID- 19 pan­dem­ic - that are impact­ing social trust, social inter­ac­tions and the social fab­ric of Amer­i­ca today.Ī big thank you to Brooks for chat­ting with us! Stream this Cas­ey­Cast episode on build­ing stronger communities Casey Foundation’s Lisa Hamil­ton recent­ly spoke with Brooks about his work and the launch of Weave. It does this by ele­vat­ing the efforts of Weavers - every­day Amer­i­cans who show up for oth­ers, lead with love, invest in rela­tion­ships and, along the way, trans­form their com­mu­ni­ties and their lives.

An effort of the non­prof­it Aspen Insti­tute, Weave aims to counter the ris­ing tides of indi­vid­u­al­ism, cyn­i­cism and inci­vil­i­ty in mod­ern soci­ety. In 2018, Brooks added anoth­er title to his resume: Founder of Weave: The Social Fab­ric Project.

David Brooks is a best-sell­ing author, sought-after schol­ar and long­time colum­nist for the New York Times who writes about pol­i­tics, cul­ture and the social sciences.