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Reflections on the challenges of participatory democracy
For many years I have been thinking about the challenges of Peace & Power, and other forms of participatory democracy, and the “Occupy” movement has intensified my thinking about all of this. I live right next door to a vacant … Continue reading
“Remember them and know that our children become what they see” – Mario Chiodo
Yesterday was the unveiling of the first three sections of the “Remember Them” monument in Oakland. It was a spectacular occasion! Even though Karen and I had watched the actual installation (see my post on August 30), the monuments had … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Making change, Oakland
Tagged Mario Chiodo, Maya Angelou, Oakland, Remember Them, Ruby Bridges
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“Remember Them” Monument – Installation
August 29, 2011 – early in the morning we looked out our apartment window overlooking Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, and saw three parts of the new “Remember Them” sculptures on huge trucks ready to be shifted around the corner and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Making change, Oakland, Politics, Reflections, Social Issues
Tagged humanitarians, Mario Chiodo, Oakland, peace, Remember Them Monument, women making change
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“Remember Them” Sculpture, right in our own “side yard”
Yes indeed – here in our uptown Oakland apartment, we do actually have a side yard – the mostly-empty block between our building and the amazing art-deco Fox Oakland Theater. The back part of the empty lot next door, at … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Oakland
Tagged Fox Square, Mario Chiodo, Maya Angelou, Oakland, Remember Them, Ruby Bridges
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Living in the O
For readers who live in Oakland, here is a blog you might want to tune in to … Living in the O. If you do not live here, check it out anyway, particularly if you are wishing you could live … Continue reading
Peggy L Chinn 