Tag: community activism
The Caregivers Coalition
January 2013One of TIME and Newsweek’s most influential people of 2012, Ai-jen Poo works to address a swiftly aging population, and an exploited workforce, by reforming domestic labor standards.
Jay Walljasper: How One Dutch Neighborhood Helped People Everywhere Reclaim the Commons
September 2012A case study in traffic calming, and why it’s sometimes better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
Jay Walljasper: Not Your Father’s Motor City
August 2012Southwest Detroit has defied the stereotype of urban decay.
Jay Walljasper: Changing the World, One Block at a Time
August 2012The neighborhood is a powerful, but often overlooked, tool for social change.
