See You In The Streets

Author : Ruth Sergel
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781609384173

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See You in the Streets by Ruth Sergel Pdf

2017 American Book Award Winner from the Before Columbus Foundation In 1911, a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City took the lives of 146 workers, most of them young immigrant women and girls. Their deaths galvanized a movement for social and economic justice then, but today’s laborers continue to battle dire working conditions. How can we bring the lessons of the Triangle fire back into practice today? For artist Ruth Sergel, the answer was to fuse art, activism, and collective memory to create a large-scale public commemoration that invites broad participation and incites civic engagement. See You in the Streets showcases her work. It all began modestly in 2004 with Chalk, an invitation to all New Yorkers to remember the 146 victims of the fire by inscribing their names and ages in chalk in front of their former homes. This project inspired Sergel to found the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition, a broad alliance of artists and activists, universities and unions—more than 250 partners nationwide—to mark the 2011 centennial of the infamous blaze. Putting the coalition together and figuring what to do and how to do it were not easy. This book provides a lively account of the unexpected partnerships, false steps, joyous collective actions, and sustainability of such large public works. Much more than an object lesson from the past, See You in the Streets offers an exuberant perspective on building a social art practice and doing public history through argument and agitation, creativity and celebration with an engaged public.

Author : Anthony V. Riccio
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438490090

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Stories, Streets, and Saints by Anthony V. Riccio Pdf

Stories, Streets, and Saints documents the history of an important Italian American neighborhood, Boston's North End, from the age of immigration at the turn of the twentieth century to the era of neighborhood upheaval in the "New Boston" of the 1980s. Drawing on years of fieldwork, on-site photography, and scholarly research, Anthony V. Riccio records, translates, and transcribes compelling oral histories of elderly Italian American storytellers who weave social history in their unique village idiom, providing an intimate look at daily life in an Italian American neighborhood. Testimonies of post-Unification southern Italy reconstruct the dire social and economic conditions that caused millions to pursue the promise of America. Rare firsthand stories of the Spanish Flu offer timely narratives in the wake of COVID-19, and eyewitness descriptions reconstruct the horrific Molasses Explosion of 1919. Riccio's own photographs from 1979 to 1983, along with images from old family albums, illustrate these oral histories, creating a lasting record of the experiences of Italian Americans, who, like many other ethnic groups, contributed mightily to the building of America.

Author : Shane Safir,Jamila Dugan
Publisher : Corwin
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781071812662

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Street Data by Shane Safir,Jamila Dugan Pdf

Radically reimagine our ways of being, learning, and doing Education can be transformed if we eradicate our fixation on big data like standardized test scores as the supreme measure of equity and learning. Instead of the focus being on "fixing" and "filling" academic gaps, we must envision and rebuild the system from the student up—with classrooms, schools and systems built around students’ brilliance, cultural wealth, and intellectual potential. Street data reminds us that what is measurable is not the same as what is valuable and that data can be humanizing, liberatory and healing. By breaking down street data fundamentals: what it is, how to gather it, and how it can complement other forms of data to guide a school or district’s equity journey, Safir and Dugan offer an actionable framework for school transformation. Written for educators and policymakers, this book · Offers fresh ideas and innovative tools to apply immediately · Provides an asset-based model to help educators look for what’s right in our students and communities instead of seeking what’s wrong · Explores a different application of data, from its capacity to help us diagnose root causes of inequity, to its potential to transform learning, and its power to reshape adult culture Now is the time to take an antiracist stance, interrogate our assumptions about knowledge, measurement, and what really matters when it comes to educating young people.

Author : Michael Flynn,David Brotherton
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231128223

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Globalizing the Streets by Michael Flynn,David Brotherton Pdf

Not since the 1960s have the activities of resistance among lower- and working-class youth caused such anxiety in the international community. Yet today the dispossessed are responding to the challenges of globalization and its methods of social control. The contributors to this volume examine the struggle for identity and interdependence of these youth, their clashes with law enforcement and criminal codes, their fight for social, political, and cultural capital, and their efforts to achieve recognition and empowerment. Essays adopt the vantage point of those whose struggle for social solidarity, self-respect, and survival in criminalized or marginalized spaces. In doing so, they contextualize and humanize the seemingly senseless actions of these youths, who make visible the class contradictions, social exclusion, and rituals of psychological humiliation that permeate their everyday lives.

Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119564812

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Strong Towns by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. Pdf

A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

Author : Bill James
Publisher : Murder Room
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471903106

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Easy Streets by Bill James Pdf

For years Colin Harpur's dubious boss, Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles, ran an 'arrangement' with Mansel Shale and Panicking Ralph Ember, owner of the Monty Club: Iles would protect their drug businesses if they ensured peace on the streets. But when a small-time crook's house is firebombed and he and his daughter are both killed the pact is knocked sideways and gang war erupts. With the relaxation of drugs law legislation, Shale and Ember have serious competition. Their profits slide and an all-out battle for survival begins. 'Most other British Police writers are foam rubber truncheons to James' iron riot baton' Time Out

Author : Jana Evans Braziel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781003854395

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Caribbean and Latinx Street Art in Miami by Jana Evans Braziel Pdf

This study focuses on street art and large-scale murals in metropolitan Miami/Dade County, while also foregrounding the diasporic and aesthetic interventions made by migrant and second-generation artists whose families hail from the Caribbean and Latin America. Jana Evans Braziel argues that Caribbean and Latinx street artists define and visually mark the city of Miami as a diasporic, transnational urban space. These artists also help define Miami as a cosmopolitan city, yet one that is also a distinctly Caribbean and Latinx urban space, and simultaneously resist but also (at times reluctantly) participate in the forces of gentrification and urban re/development, particularly through the myriad and complex ways in which street art contributes to city branding and art tourism. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, urban studies, American studies, and Latin American/Caribbean studies.

Author : David L. Hough
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781620081723

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Street Rider's Guide by David L. Hough Pdf

A completely revised and updated edition of David Hough's successful book Street Strategies, the all-new Street Rider's Guide spells out safety tactics for motorcycle riders looking to get the most out of their favorite hobby;for as long as possible. Covering topics from A to Z, Street Rider's Guide is the new go-to handbook for motorcyclists who want quick solutions to nearly 100 commonly encountered obstacles and road challenges, what safety experts like Hough call increasing a rider's "situational awareness." As Hough writes in the introduction, ";the most important way to avoiding crashes is to figure out what's happening." While many books exist on the market for riders looking to improve their ride or get better control of their bikes, no book out there is dedicated to helping riders develop their situational awareness, which is the most critical skill a rider can have.INSIDE STREET RIDER'S GUIDEAlphabetically arranged topics from "Alley Acumen" to "Zone Woes"Short descriptions of over 80 critical situations selected by the authorExpert tips about how to recognize oncoming hazards and how to avoid themEach entry accompanied by a color photograph to illustrate real-life situation

Author : Elijah Anderson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780393070385

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Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City by Elijah Anderson Pdf

Unsparing and important. . . . An informative, clearheaded and sobering book.—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post (1999 Critic's Choice) Inner-city black America is often stereotyped as a place of random violence, but in fact, violence in the inner city is regulated through an informal but well-known code of the street. This unwritten set of rules—based largely on an individual's ability to command respect—is a powerful and pervasive form of etiquette, governing the way in which people learn to negotiate public spaces. Elijah Anderson's incisive book delineates the code and examines it as a response to the lack of jobs that pay a living wage, to the stigma of race, to rampant drug use, to alienation and lack of hope.

Author : Teju Oyelakin
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781664207172

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Secrets of the Streets by Teju Oyelakin Pdf

There was one surefire way to become a recognized stand-up comedian in West Africa back in the day, and that was performing on the biggest comedy stage—a concert tagged “Night of a Thousand Laughs.” That feat, however, was easier said than done. You had to grab one of the few rookie spots available every year—and that did not mean performing in front of Simon Cowell and his friends on American Idol. Auditions were held in a bar in the middle of the night with established members of the Nigerian entertainment industry. By the time you were called to perform, they were likely drunk or even high. It didn’t seem like an audition as much as it did an inquisition. It was as if an unspoken question hung in the air: How dare you assume that you are funny enough to be a comedian? In this book, Teju ‘Babyface’ Oyelakin shares how an unlikely fresh-faced newbie became one of Africa’s foremost stand-up comedians and most successful talk show hosts—as well as twenty-three secrets that anyone can use to make money with their talent and live out their dreams.

Author : Ron Ripley,Scare Street
Publisher : Scare Street
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Streets of Anger by Ron Ripley,Scare Street Pdf

Dan Tate’s tortured past returns to haunt him… Scarred by both mental and physical strain, Dan Tate struggles to control his feelings of panic and despair. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. Aiding the ghosts of Coffin Cemetery has given him a purpose. And his budding romance with Diane Wright has brought him peace. But Dan soon finds his life turned upside down. Corrupt medium Janet Ladd has unleashed a diabolical new spirit to plague the town. He finds himself haunted by the living as well, when someone from his past makes a surprise visit. Someone Dan thought was buried years ago… Faced with darkness and pain on multiple fronts, Dan and his supernatural companion must call on the spirits of Coffin Cemetery for help. But will it be enough to defeat Janet, and the sinister power lurking behind her schemes? Or will this be the battle that sends Dan spiraling into madness?

Author : Robert Lansford
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479797530

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Streets of Dreams by Robert Lansford Pdf

Mark Langdon and brother Radford are the developers of Streets of Dreams, a residential complex in Central Florida. Twice burned by love, Mark is a confirmed bachelor and resists all attempts to fix him up. To further complicate his life, his all star football player son is beginning to experiment in recreational drugs, driving Mark to some vigilante type action. After insulting a local high school teacher, assumed to be another fix up, Marks softer side begins to emerge. Complications surface as a love affair blossoms revealing her lingering love for a former lover, an associate at the high school, who just happens to be married. Added to this, an old flame of Marks suddenly appears on the scene followed closely by her very jealous husband. The business of the development continues and the priority of remaining solvent. Traveling out of town trip to arrange an additional line of credit, Mark takes a detour to the nearby location of his familys heritage where he learns by way of a local historian long overdue recognition owed to his great-grandfather. Meanwhile, the hurricane season is at hand and a storm sweeps in from the Gulf cutting a path of destruction through mid Florida and the Streets of Dreams development. Coping with this disaster, Mark and his family lend a helping hand to their storm ravaged neighbors. Marks mother, Elaine, seizes the opportunity to bring his love affair to a head and arranges a show down to resolve the stalemated relationship.

Author : Jim Lee
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781684565122

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Brotherhood of the Streets by Jim Lee Pdf

It is 1970. Carlos Alvarado and Johnnie Littletree, known to each other as Knuckles and Geronimo, are a pair of urban outcasts. They can’t stay out of trouble for long. A local cop likes to harass them every chance he gets. Under the cloud of the draft and Vietnam, they are about to turn eighteen. The streets have taught them how to survive, but now it’s time to choose how to live. The street punks move on in their separate ways, one driven by hate and the other by hope. Sooner or later, they have to collide in a showdown nobody wants.

Author : William T. Gay
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781457566325

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The Streets of Paris: A Tale of Master Francöis Villon and Other Stories by William T. Gay Pdf

THE STREETS OF PARIS “The Streets of Paris”, a novelette, follows the lively adventures of Francöis Villon, France’s most famous poet, in the mid-fifteenth-century court of King Charles. Will he stay true to his principles or become a spoiled courtier? SHORT STORIES Included are fourteen additional short stories combining a mixture of adventure, romance, intrigue, humor, and a candid look at everyday life. A sampling of a few follow: If an intimate affair with one’s secretary begins to get a little stale—and expensive—follow the tactics in the “End of the Affair”. An even more expensive divorce could be in the works. . . . In “A Bachelor Gets Married”, find out what really happens behind closed doors when a tough, confirmed bachelor marries a shy and tender beauty. . . . “True Experiences of a Prohibition Agent” include a touch of humor and a bloody nose. . . . Becoming an entrepreneur by reading “My Successful Career as a Handwriting Expert” could lead to easy riches or maybe not. . . . Disputes with one’s spouse or in-laws constitute a big problem in many marriages, but the overwhelming nemesis is called the budget as illustrated in “Budget—The Nemesis of Every Marriage”.. . . In “A Cavalier’s Tale”, the hero decides that he wants no part of a happily-ever-after marriage with the king’s niece after rescuing her in a vicious sword fight. . . . “The Perfect Crime” and “The Mystery Woman of Endale” each have the ingredients of a murder mystery but lack a murderer. . . . “America—1932 Style” reminds us of the devastating effects of the Great Depression.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015160364

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Dress & Vanity Fair by Anonim Pdf