David Brooks & Frederick Riley Talk the Mission Behind 鈥榃eave: The Social Fabric Project鈥� & How Educators Can Help Weave a Stronger Society
This is one article in a series produced in partnership with the Aspen Institute鈥檚 , spotlighting educators, mentors and local leaders who see community as the key to student success, especially during the turbulence of the pandemic. See all our profiles.
New York Times columnist David Brooks started at the Aspen Institute in 2018 to support people across the US who are doing the hard work of building trust and weaving an inclusive social fabric so their communities can thrive.
For Brooks, these 鈥渨eavers鈥� are the only way to heal a deeply divided and suffering nation.
As project chair, Brooks works with Executive Director Frederick Riley to support weavers, lift them up as community leaders, and inspire others to join them. The Weave Project piloted its first-ever 鈥淲eaver Awards鈥� in 2021, , and is spreading the program to other towns and cities. It also where weavers and those who want to become weavers can share support, resources, and skills.
麻豆精品 is honored to be partnering with Weave over the next two months to tell the stories of educator-weavers who are using relationships and building community to create school success. (See each chapter in our series by signing up for 麻豆精品鈥檚 newsletter.)
We visited The Aspen Institute鈥檚 office in Washington, D.C., earlier this spring and sat down with Brooks and Riley to talk about the Weave Project, the fraying of America鈥檚 social fabric and the key role educators can play in weaving us back together.
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鈥擯roduced by Jim Fields and Emmeline Zhao
Disclosure: The Walton Family Foundation provides financial support to both the Weave Project and 麻豆精品.
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