Here are three brief sections on how to create healthy communities from a DVD produced for an Australian group. Each segment focuses on a core principal. There are ten in total (and you can watch all ten on YouTube by clicking through to NDSQueensland.) The illustrations are taken from a ‘comic book’ drawn by Nancy Margulies. (Unfortunately, the quality of the art doesn’t come through in these videos.) This booklet and supporting materials will soon be available in a conversation starter kit being produced by Berkana on “Creating Healthy Communities” (www.berkana.org). Three of their ten principles are included here:
Principle 6. Focusing on what is working gives us energy and creativity