DSM Collective

Believing that we belong to each other, the Des Moines Collective exists to reconnect our relationship with those living in the margins.

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

W/o hospitality -- welcoming the stranger -- movement of peoples results in colonization, exclusion, and violence. @dianabutlerbass

[CCDA @iamccda]

CCDA Statement re: President Trump rescinding #DACA
CCDA Pres: @NoelCCDA
CEO: @ASteaffens
Board Chair: @mayranolan
https://t.co/rGw9zQcNL2

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

"It's an entirely different experience, one that can transform people faster & with more impact." @ThisIsSethsBlog https://t.co/sEJmHsMsfk

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

Proximity matters. Being close to the work & the people you serve/partner is essential. How close are you? #neighbors #withnotfor

[Mitchell Reardon @MitchellReardon]

The seeds for thriving public life are sown in all our cities. They simply need space to blossom. #LanewayLivingRoom #citiesforpeople

[Greg Boyd @greg_boyd]

The myth of American individualism deceives privileged people into thinking they're born in an innocent vacuum & on a level playing field.

[CCDA @iamccda]

Poverty is not created by poor people
but by the system we built,
institutions we designed,
& concepts we formulated
https://t.co/boGuE9qzC0

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

My addiction to constant critique/criticism means I think I have all the answers. Rehab start with admitting that’s a problem.

[Eugene Cho @EugeneCho]

Dear Christian: Your neighbors don't want you to see them as a "target group." Who does? They want you to be a good neighbor. Start there.

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

Reconciliation & Transformative Friendships
https://t.co/ZaX48LZVI5 (via @iamccda)

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

Iowa ELL students increased by 500 percent from 1991 to 2015. https://t.co/89Y9ZHcxyX (via @DMRegister)

[International Justice Mission (IJM UK) @IJMUK]

"The victims of injustice in our world do not need our spasms of passion; they need our long obedience in the same direction." - Gary Haugen

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

“…The highest form of knowledge is #empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world.” (2/2) - Bill Bullard

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding…” (1/2)

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

Working together with our neighbors helps us surrender our “rightness” to the true needs of the community. #Development #TheListeningProject

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

Everyone has something to give to society; no one is excluded from contributing to the good of all. (via @Pontifex)
#dignity #withnotfor

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

Working for and with > talking about and to our #neighbors. #Thelisteningproject

[Eugene Cho @EugeneCho]

Want to change the world? Begin in your homes. Love your family. Pour into young people. Meet your neighbors. Seek common good of your city.

[DSM Collective @DSMcollective]

#Thelisteningproject is an opportunity to listen to and better know your neighbors. #Relationships are foundational (2/2)