August 9, 2024

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An art installation that educates residents on the changes happening within their neighborhood.

Ten “voicers” are spread across Gowanus, aimed at educating locals to changes in their neighborhood. Participants can scan QR codes to record voice notes to reflect on what they learned. Image by Cameron Blaylock

Ten “voicers” are spread across Gowanus, aimed at educating locals to changes in their neighborhood. Participants can scan QR codes to record voice notes to reflect on what they learned. Image by Cameron Blaylock

Ten “voicers” are spread across Gowanus, aimed at educating locals to changes in their neighborhood. Participants can scan QR codes to record voice notes to reflect on what they learned. Image by Cameron Blaylock

"Brooklyn-based nonprofit Van Alen Institute has launched a new participatory public artwork in Gowanus, Brooklyn. With Your Voice... is aimed at educating Gowanus locals about the 56 Points of Agreement: a set of commitments made by the City of New York to the community as part of the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning." - Alexandra Surprenant

ARTICLE: With Your Voice, a New Public Art Project in Gowanus, Educates Locals on Neighborhood Investments 

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A general blueprint for how any cooperative human group can function well

ARTICLE: Generalizing the Commons

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Given libraries’ unique combination of broad accessibility, civic neutrality, and deep public trust, policymakers should embed them intentionally within health and social planning frameworks.

ARTICLE: How Public Libraries Help Build Healthy Communities

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"Socialism has been as impossible to separate from the narrative of the nation’s history as the capitalist economy itself."

ESSAY: A Brief History of American Socialism

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"Just keep moving forward, even if the steps are small.”

VIDEO: Kansas town goes green while rebuilding after devastating tornado.