Robb Kushner

Jersey City, NJ

United States

Profile Information:

How did you learn about Art of Hosting (please add the date and place) and what attracted you to it?
Heard about it from a fellow participant in an Open Space gathering (NYC, Jan. 2013)
Tell us about your experience with Art of Hosting as part of your life and work. What would you say your competence in it is? (new, starting practitioner, experienced practitioner, steward)
new
What is the primary field/topic/focus in your hosting work?
helping neighbors develop better connections with neighbors - and across neighborhoods. Building a strong sense of community overall.
Where do you live/work?
Jersey City, NJ
Would you like to share a web address?
http://robbkushner.blogspot.com
Are there interests/passions that you'd like to share?
Mindfulness meditation
Urban parks and vibrant public spaces
Permaculture and Composting
Our overall transition to sustainable practices

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  • Nancy Bragard

    OK... and in Boston?

    Quincy Market? Fenway Park?...

    The former mayor of Providence has made downtown which used to be a place you'd want to avoid really vibrant. Summer water festivities with fire on the river, it's amazing what he's done...

    May 16, 2013

  • Nancy Bragard

    Then Paris is FULL of vibrant public spaces! Almost every sidewalk café is a place as you describe: where people just hang out to relate and exchange and watch life go by. Could almost say they are the French version of Starbucks, but without wireless which is why starbucks has been so successful here. Conversation is a favorite past time here; people will redesign the world till the wee hours of the morning! Maybe that's why world café is such a well received methodology.

    May 16, 2013

  • Nancy Bragard

    That may be one reason I felt drawn to France... among others!

    For the French, high on the list of criteria for a "nice restaurant" will be the ambiance, the climate, how it feels to be there. And I find that more and more true in the States, not just "good quick service".

    Never been to Paris?... You must come visit! Full of vibrant public spaces ... and other wonders.

    May 17, 2013