tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344956858919897786.post9127042775022440746..comments2011-03-24T00:00:42.504-04:00Stephen Zacksnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344956858919897786.post-79710179556888707362011-03-17T06:44:13.487-04:002011-03-17T06:44:13.487-04:00Excellent presentation here, Stephen. Thank you. The system is complicated, it involves navigating a dozen agencies and funding sources. And then you need to produce and present a design. Now to open the process out to the community, to engage many voices. This puts a whole new strata of activism into the process. I look forward to the Town Hall on the 22nd.Ethan Pettithttp://www.ethanpettit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344956858919897786.post-53782034400106502402011-03-13T22:42:56.428-04:002011-03-13T22:42:56.428-04:00This meeting took place on Feb. 28th. The most straightforward message from the neighborhood advocates at the meeting was, on the one hand, you have to attend all of the regular political and advocacy meetings to have your voice heard, and on the other, pushing your agenda at meetings and through political actions and events does make a difference. In my experience, however, younger people and artists in the neighborhood are not readily acknowledged as legitimate voices in the regular community meetings, while the input of professional designers and architects is largely employed in the service of existing projects and agendas. My thought is that they could better serve the community by coalescing ideas and coordinating projects to serve multiple interests and functions. So I hope to organize more of these types of meetings outside the regular political and community organizational channels, with input and participation from long-time advocates and political leaders, to put forward alternative approaches to achieving consensus and having more voices represented. If you want to be included in future discussions, for now please contact me through the email in my profile. http://www.blogger.com/profile/11786479781103313711Stephen Zackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11786479781103313711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344956858919897786.post-67150807678251234142011-03-13T17:32:07.469-04:002011-03-13T17:32:07.469-04:00Has this happened already? If not when is it happening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com