Altruism, generosity, solidarity and civic spirit are not like commodities that are depleted with use
As more and more community centres and town halls are closing down, and libraries are being re-branded as ‘Ideas Stores’, designer, social innovator and creator of The Civic Shop Cassie Robinson, asks, what role should public and social institutions play in 2015 and how do they relate to civic life? Today the world of commerce is encroaching irrevocably on our civic spaces. Our post-war…