Organised by Royal Society of Arts
Join RSA US for a conversation with Sam Pressler as he shares Connective Tissue, his recently published policy framework for regenerating connection within American communities. He provides insights gleaned from interviews with more than 70 practitioners and policymakers on how policy can promote civic opportunity, participation, and connection in the places we call home. Pressler joins us to advocate for a different way of approaching policy — not as a domain beyond our control, but as one that can be actively shaped by community builders and neighbors.
He’ll be joined by Frederick J. Riley of Weave: the social fabric project as we explore the intersection of social connections practice and policy making. We’ll explore how policy-making happens - how we can create and support an enabling environment for re-generating American communities and reflect on our own ability for policy influence and joined up advocacy.
This interactive session will provide participants with the opportunity to interrogate how their work impacts and is impacted by policy as well as empower practitioners to lean into their power as policy shapers.