Public: Summer 2024

From the Director: West of Boardman

Editor's Note: Public

Poem: Anonymous

From Hedge to Hedge

In favor of a democracy for what is

Nowhere to Hide

Losing your mind should not mean losing your humanity—or your community.

We Contain Multitudes

BIPOC adoptees rewrite the mainstream adoption narrative.

The Power of Community Spaces

How one small town is bridging divides

After Fire

A Radical Idea

An Honor and a Duty

Writing on the Wall

Leaving a mark that won't fade away

Posts

Readers write about "public"

People, Places, Things: Paul Knauls, Portland

Discussion Questions and Further Reading