The Town Common is a non-partisan, community based organization whose sole mission is to be of service to Winchester in building a resilient and inclusive community. Grounded in respect for all, our primary focus is to provide actual and virtual gathering spaces to:

• promote respectful listening, critical thinking, and constructive conversation
• inspire community action and engagement, and
• facilitate connection, collaboration and individual and organizational initiative

We hope to strengthen Winchester by reducing within our community the alienation, social isolation and hostility which profoundly challenge our country, and increasing the radius of trust that draws people together and into the center of our community life.Pre pandemic we held a series of town wide civic gatherings with various themes including supporting civic engagement and integrating young people in the civic life of the community. Our current in person project is facillitating the gathering of leaders of the opposing political points of views in town for a series of face to face discussions about lowering the temperature of the our political discourse.