By Lauren Dean Chicago’s workers have always been central to May Day. This year, an estimated 20,000 marchers turned out onto Chicago’s streets not only in solidarity with workers, but with their immigrant neighbors. The march began at Union Park, the site of Chicago’s Haymarket monument, which memorializes the Haymarket Affair of 1886, and ended in Daley Plaza downtown, … [Read more...] about MAY DAY IN CHICAGO
THE PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH AND URBAN RESISTANCE
Some 200,000 people marched in Washington, DC on April 29 to resist the Trump attacks on the EPA, stop the pipelines and dump fossil fuels. While the biggest environmental groups were there, and many people traveled long distances to join in, this march was especially important because it was organized and led by frontline communities – communities of color and Native … [Read more...] about THE PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH AND URBAN RESISTANCE
THE FAVELA AS A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST: A SOLUTION TO EVICTION AND GENTRIFICATION?
By David Robertson & Theresa Williamson This article originally appeared on RioOnWatch.org on January 3, 2017. Rio Olympics Neighborhood Watch (RioOnWatch) was started by Catalytic Communities, a US nonprofit and Rio de Janeiro-based NGO, to bring visibility to favela community voices in the lead-up to the 2016 Olympics. RioOnWatch brings attention to the perspectives … [Read more...] about THE FAVELA AS A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST: A SOLUTION TO EVICTION AND GENTRIFICATION?
THIS IS THE COMMUNITY WE NEED TO CREATE
This essay is a narrative collage in the folkloric tradition, weaving together stories from staff and community members at Fathers & Families of San Joaquin (FFSJ), men and women, elders, youth and in between. These are also stories about FFSJ's work, method and approach to community development and community design. FFSJ serves the Stockton community through culture-based … [Read more...] about THIS IS THE COMMUNITY WE NEED TO CREATE
SMALL BUSINESS DISPLACEMENT: THE DISAPPEARING NEW YORK CITY BODEGA AND THE NEED FOR COMMERCIAL RENT
By Oksana Mironova On February 2, 2017 1,000 locally owned businesses across the city closed their doors in protest of the anti-Muslim executive order on immigration. Dubbed the Bodega Strike, and organized by Yemeni-American business owners, the action brought to the forefront the humble neighborhood institution that plays a major role in the lives of many New Yorkers and … [Read more...] about SMALL BUSINESS DISPLACEMENT: THE DISAPPEARING NEW YORK CITY BODEGA AND THE NEED FOR COMMERCIAL RENT