March 09, 2006
Link Roundup
A study in London looked at pollution by taxis, buses, motorcycles and cars...turns out taxis are the greatest polluters. Pedestrians Inhale Less Pollution than Passengers
Teachers, parents, and activists protest mislabeling of Latino and African American students in San Francisco as special ed students. Separate and Unequal
An interview with Marty Black of the Coalition for Community Schools. Coalition for Community Schools Advocates Neighborhood-Centered Schools Across the Country
A look at the plac of schools in smart growth... Schools vital part of Smart Growth strategy
Somewhat naive opinion piece on school choice and suburbia. School choice could be an answer to sprawl
The Planning Center is an ed facility planning/development firm working mostly in Southern California. The Planning Center Instucts Schools on How and Where to Build
What should be the relationship/level of coordination between school boards and city government? Akron Mayor Don Plusquelle Endorses Mayors Being More Responsible for Public Schools
From information aesthetics, a mapping tool for Seattle that shows real estate pricing. Seattle Washington Real Estate at Redfin
The Bush Administration appears to be awarding grants to education organizations affiliated with it by bending the rules. Education Grant Rules were Broken
In a review released by a top House Democrat, the Government Accountability Office detailed three cases in which the department made exceptions to benefit certain applicants. In at least two of those cases, the groups getting money had ties to the Bush administration.
education, environmental justice
January 24, 2006
Finding Our Folk Tour
High school students from McClymonds in Oakland and Galileo in SF will be traveling to the Katrina ravaged Gulf Coast to remember, learn about and bring back information on the destruction and rebuilding efforts. The Fnding Our Folk project/tour is a multi-city effort, but a send off for the Oakland representatives is being sponsored by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Community Works, YELL Project, McClymonds High School, and the Gardner Center.
Wednesday, February 1st, 7-9pm
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
344 40th Street, Oakland
disaster planning, education, environmental justice
September 21, 2005
Collection of Katrina Articles
An attempt to keep up with/archive some of the many articles on the planning of New New Orleans and the economic, education, and community impacts of Hurricane Katrina.
CalPoly is hosting an international symposium on Urban Disaster Risk Reduction and Regeneration Planning on Nov.3-5 in San Luis Obispo. Email to attend and for more info: crp@calpoly.edu
Boston Globe: The City That Will Be
CNN: Katrina Hits Louisiana Schools Hard
Globe and Mail: Rebuilt City Likely to be a lot smaller - and whiter
Grist:
Information Aesthetics: New Orleans Info Graphics Post
- Rebuilding Plan Includes Homesteading, Jobs Programs
- In Katrina's Aftermath, Classroom Routine Replaces Chaos
- Fork In Road for Poor Evacuees
- How Should New Orleans Be Rebuilt
- Victims Headed to Trailer 'Ghettos'?
- Emergency Rental Vouchers Needed, Housing Officials Say
- Fitful Start to FEMA Housing
LA Times: Among the Ruins, Something to Build On
Nola.com: Hurricane Tax Aid Does More for Wealthier Survivors
NY Times:
Salon.com: "The Entire Community is Now a Toxic Waste Dump"
SF Chronicle: Provide Mobility, Not Just Mobile Homes
Stratfor: New Orleans: A Geopolitical Prize
TomPaine - Uncommon Sense: A Phoenix from the Mud
Transportation: Lessons From Katrina: What A Major Disaster Can Teach Transportation Planners
Washington Post: Bush Proposes Vouchers for all Displaced Students
disaster planning, environmental justice
June 09, 2005
Article: The death of elite, white, American environmentalism
A stinging critique of the Death of Environmentalism, a report by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus. Advocate Ludovic Blain focuses on the many ways in which the previous two authors left out the efforts and successes of the environmental justice movement, especially those of minorities and women. One paragraph in particular took a nice swing at Ivy Leaguers:
As an organizer for the past 15 years, I've seen the delusional nature of many privileged, white male advocates. They really seem to think that rather than expanding the group of thinkers and doers, all that's required for social change is that they improve their own thinking. "One of the things I learned at Harvard is most people there assume they are the best and the brightest," said Frances Kunreuther, director of the Building Movement Project, a New York-based organization dedicated to helping nonprofits create social changes through movement-building strategies. "They actually believe they got there by merit, so power and privilege are never in the equation."