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Full-Text Articles in Civic and Community Engagement
Community Voices: New State Voting Districts In Final Stages, Carroy U. Ferguson Dr.
Community Voices: New State Voting Districts In Final Stages, Carroy U. Ferguson Dr.
Carroy U "Cuf" Ferguson, Ph.D.
Last week the Massachusetts Legislature produced redistricting legislation that will forever change the direction of state politics for blacks, Latinos and Asians. By this time next year, the number of state house elected officials of color can increase by 100 percent, from 10 to 20 members. And communities of color will be well positioned to elect a person of color to the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in the history of the state.
Making A Difference On Pressing Economic And Social Issues: Learning About And Living The Collaborative Leadership Model, Lisa Deangelis
Making A Difference On Pressing Economic And Social Issues: Learning About And Living The Collaborative Leadership Model, Lisa Deangelis
Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects
The forty Fellows in the 2011 Emerging Leaders Program worked in collaboration with the Center for Social Policy at UMass Boston on their “reshaping poverty policy” initiative. The Fellows used their professional skills to analyze data and create awareness campaigns, in turn getting a deeper view of how their civic engagement can make a difference in addressing social issues that affect both businesses and communities. The Fellows examined factors that affect housing and family homelessness, working closely with three organizations: Boston Tenant Coalition, The Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston, and GoKids Boston.
Indigenous Perspectives: The Struggle For Land, Culture And Education In Rivas, Nicaragua, Jeremy Harrison-Smith
Indigenous Perspectives: The Struggle For Land, Culture And Education In Rivas, Nicaragua, Jeremy Harrison-Smith
Capstone Collection
The domination of Western educational systems and the capitalist market over indigenous social economic structures has been detrimental to communities all over the world. The search for foreign investment and development opportunities, along with local government’s educational structuring has spread these systems to communities in Central America. This research explores first-hand accounts surrounding these influences through the perspectives of two Nahua indigenous communities in Rivas, Nicaragua. First, a history of indigenous struggles in Nicaragua along with U.S. economic influence on land rights, tourism and educational systems are explored. Then, the indigenous communities’ perspectives are presented to understand the effects of …
Ray Flynn's Legacy: American Cities And The Progressive Agenda, Peter Dreier
Ray Flynn's Legacy: American Cities And The Progressive Agenda, Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
Affordable Housing: Lessons From Canada, Peter Dreier, J. David Hulchanski
Affordable Housing: Lessons From Canada, Peter Dreier, J. David Hulchanski
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
A Chicago, La Lutte Syndicale A Payé, Peter Dreier
Rosa Parks: Angry, Not Tired, Peter Dreier
Social Justice Philanthropy: Can We Get More Bang For The Buck?, Peter Dreier
Social Justice Philanthropy: Can We Get More Bang For The Buck?, Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
The Future Of Community Reinvestment, Peter Dreier
Memphis Murder Mystery? No, Just Mistaken Identity, Xavier De Souza Briggs, Peter Dreier
Memphis Murder Mystery? No, Just Mistaken Identity, Xavier De Souza Briggs, Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
America's Urban Crisis A Decade After The Los Angeles Riots, Peter Dreier
America's Urban Crisis A Decade After The Los Angeles Riots, Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
Foreclosing On The Free Market, John Atlas, Peter Dreier, Gregory D. Squires
Foreclosing On The Free Market, John Atlas, Peter Dreier, Gregory D. Squires
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
California's Single-Payer Initiative: What Went Wrong?, Peter Dreier, Matthew Glasser
California's Single-Payer Initiative: What Went Wrong?, Peter Dreier, Matthew Glasser
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
What Is A Reasonable Compromise On Health Care Reform?, Peter Dreier
What Is A Reasonable Compromise On Health Care Reform?, Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
L.A. Voters Sent Signal On Urgency Of Providing More Affordable Housing, Peter Dreier
L.A. Voters Sent Signal On Urgency Of Providing More Affordable Housing, Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
The Path To A High-Wage Society, Peter Dreier
Economic Inequality And Public Policy: The Power Of Place, Peter Dreier, Todd Swanstrom, John Mollenkopf
Economic Inequality And Public Policy: The Power Of Place, Peter Dreier, Todd Swanstrom, John Mollenkopf
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
Look For The Union Label, Peter Dreier
Redlining Cities: How Banks Color Community Development, Peter Dreier
Redlining Cities: How Banks Color Community Development, Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
Federal Housing Subsidies: Who Benefits And Why, Peter Dreier
Federal Housing Subsidies: Who Benefits And Why, Peter Dreier
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
Downtown Development And Urban Reform: The Politics Of Boston's Linkage Policy, Peter Dreier, Bruce Erlich
Downtown Development And Urban Reform: The Politics Of Boston's Linkage Policy, Peter Dreier, Bruce Erlich
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
Local Success Stories, Peter Dreier
Scapegoating Rent Control: Masking The Causes Of Homelessness, Richard Appelbaum, Michael Dolny, Peter Dreier, John Gilderbloom
Scapegoating Rent Control: Masking The Causes Of Homelessness, Richard Appelbaum, Michael Dolny, Peter Dreier, John Gilderbloom
Peter Dreier
No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Local Government And Bid Initiatives On Cuca Che Guevara As A Center For Social Inclusion, Tessa Baizer
The Influence Of Local Government And Bid Initiatives On Cuca Che Guevara As A Center For Social Inclusion, Tessa Baizer
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Fortaleza, Brazil, is a city known for its extreme levels of social inequality in between the center of the city and the periphery. Over time, these have led to high rates of social problems among youth living on the outer reaches of the city, including truancy and lack of employability. These problems have led many of the youth in the city to become excluded from general society, and more likely to engage in risky behaviors, including crime and early pregnancy. After abandoning these areas for many years, the local government decided to create a physical center to promote the employability …
A State-In-Society Approach To The Nonprofit Sector: Welfare Services In Japan, Mary Alice Haddad
A State-In-Society Approach To The Nonprofit Sector: Welfare Services In Japan, Mary Alice Haddad
Mary Alice Haddad
This article uses the case of Japan to advocate for a new theoretical approach to the study of the nonprofit sector. In particular, it examines how theoretical models based on the European and North American experiences have difficulty explaining the relationship between the nonprofit sector and the state in Japan, and argues that a state-in-society approach is better suited to explaining complex state–society relations in diverse cultural contexts. It does this by examining the evolution of social welfare service provision in Japan. This article is motivated to explain an apparent paradox: Japan’s recent efforts toward greater government decentralization and privatization …
Linking Environmental Justice And Pollution Prevention: Livable Communities And Cleaner Production, Robert Gottlieb
Linking Environmental Justice And Pollution Prevention: Livable Communities And Cleaner Production, Robert Gottlieb
Robert Gottlieb
No abstract provided.
The Stirrings Of A New Progressive Movement Can Be Heard, Peter Dreier, Robert Gottlieb
The Stirrings Of A New Progressive Movement Can Be Heard, Peter Dreier, Robert Gottlieb
Robert Gottlieb
No abstract provided.
Re-Envisioning The La River: A Program Of Community And Ecological Revitalization, Robert B. Gottlieb, Andrea M. Azuma, Brooke Gaw, Amanda L. Shaffer
Re-Envisioning The La River: A Program Of Community And Ecological Revitalization, Robert B. Gottlieb, Andrea M. Azuma, Brooke Gaw, Amanda L. Shaffer
Robert Gottlieb
No abstract provided.