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The Civics of Cultural Sustainability
by Randolph Belle “Sustainability” is one of the more versatile words you’ll hear these days. In several conversations there could be several different trustees of any sustainability movement. You...
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Working (our butts off) to Preserve Cultural Policy in Oakland
by Jacinda Abcarian I think we all know that our place within Maslow’s hierarchy of needs determines how much time, energy and money we can spend on enjoying and creating art. For many of Oakland’s...
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To Face Ruin Is A Victory
by Kenji C. Liu In my last post, I suggested framing art as a human right, in the sense that community art is a practice that can sidestep or challenge the spreadsheet mentality that exists in the...
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A response to "Kristi's Rant"
by Sanjit Sethi Kristi, Thanks for your thoughtful remarks. When you state “we need to change something” I am reminded of the quote from the Sufist scholar Rumi that says new organs of perception come...
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Creating Real Outlets for Cultural Arts Expression
by Jacinda Abcarian BEMIE (www.myspace.com/bemerules) is a 23 year old artist from Oakland. As a “punk rapper” his two self-proclaimed necessities are food and a cell phone. But faced with mainstream...
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Aerosol Writing and Community Mural Policy
by Desi W.O.M.E. Reactionary politics are always dangerous. The policies that are created in those moments often have long-lasting unforeseen consequences that are equally difficult to undo until...
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Expanding The Vision
By Arlene Goldbard Many thanks to my fellow bloggers for providing abundant inspiration! The big questions of cultural policy are so vital and matter so much, yet they are seldom publicly discussed...
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Relevance & Reform: a Remixed Response to Randolph Belle
By Eboni Senai Hawkins “In a capitalist system, culture is a system of control.” – Todd Lester – Founder, www.freedimensional.org It’s 3am. I just got off the phone with a friend of mine – a talented...
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