On Saturday July 9th I had the opportunity to go with LVEJO on an urban land field trip where we visited 3 interesting sites: Chicago’s City Farm, Lincoln Park’s Green City Market, and Waters School’s community garden. These were three different locations within Chicago that defied the typical urban landscape you would expect to see [...]
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Jul 21
Jul 21
Women and Society
Society would like to believe that we now are in a position to say that we live in a society of gender equality. Mass media, such as television, movies, and magazines, not only impact the men who view them, but they also impact women viewers. Fashion magazines are most notorious for the ways that they [...]
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Music it hurts for you to loose it
Music I love it and can’t live without it. Its my inspiration , motivation, and relaxation. Can be greatly used for for your self expression. Bumping or soothing beats that go in through your ears and lyricism that goes in through your head but it should be with knowledge and not with garbage. Truly listen [...]
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Power Shift 2011
On April 15th-18th my colleagues and I were fortunate enough to attend Power Shift 2011. Power Shift is a conference that takes place every two years in different states in the U.S. This year it took place in Washington DC. In this conference different organizations and schools come together to take the lead to address [...]
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