John Crowley is co-founder of Cool City Petaluma 2030 and co-owner of the Aqus Café in Petaluma, California. He’s a social instigator and champion connection-maker. It was his intention in starting Aqus Café to recreate an Irish pub atmosphere with a focus on social dynamics that create opportunities and support the connection of individuals, businesses, and nonprofits by bringing them together with their various interests, talents, and energy. He believes that social capital determines the health and happiness of a community and that as individuals of a town are provided more opportunities to interact and connect the entire town benefits. Interview Date: 8/19/2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tags: John Crowley, social capital, social investment, Cool Petaluma, civic engagement, carbon neutral, cool city challenge, challenge grant, carbon footprint, disaster preparedness, meeting neighbors, support for block leaders, Community, Social Change/Politics

The Impact of Empty Pages in Her Mother's Journals - Terry Tempest Williams - C0239

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