Communities of Care in the Nitty-Gritty of Commons-Work

If communities are constituted by commoning, what are some of the tensions in this idea for thinking about communities of care, where care labour is gendered, classed and colonised? This article reflects on these tensions through the idea of the 'nitty-gritty' of care in communities, using two examples from Aotearoa New Zealand: Te Hiko Centre for Community Innovation in Porirua, and Life in Vacant Spaces in Ōtautahi Christchurch.