Last night I was so pissed that we would become pray to real estate extortionist. I will prevail and hope to take the bad guys to task. Our lawyer has figured out how to demand triple damages plus fees. Stay tuned.
To students of community arts practice . . .
To research the environmental impacts on DNA of young developing Individuals who are students of participatory community building through the arts...
Is there an innate gene adaption, creating a sensitivity or awareness of the requisite to be with, for and among community in order to truly create systemic relational reciprocity from which you build the social and cultural capital to sustain purposeful structures ? Can the cultivation of principled mind, body and soul in an environment of teaching art as life; resulting in a vernacular collective DNA acquired through leaning and teaching life skills through the arts?
Read MoreTragedy at ACLA's Casita . . .
There is a marble monument enshrined with Robert’s favorite belongings in the very spot where he was shot [died] made from the scraps of some kitchen countertops. This monument is encircled with toys of every texture, color and form; stuffed bears to plastic toy trucks, it was constructed by Robert’s father and embellished by the children of the neighborhood. Flanking both sides of the shrine are benches built by the children and their fathers, looking like dusty, worn lonely soldiers, guarding the precious spirit of this lost young one. It is a very powerful reminder of the tragedy of reckless errant bullets and the one that struck Robert when he was on his way to acla’s casita for an afternoon of socialization and play.
Read MoreInstitutions are about principles . . .
"Institutions are about principles and the systems it has set up for its continued existence not individuals who created them."
Does this beg the question.....Are institutions people/individuals???? Kinda like.....Corporations Are People!!!!!!
The institutional modal of non-profits guiding principles are the same as for-profit corporations....
Below is the value system that guided ACLA’s continued existence....admittedly these principles may be responsible for the current challenges the face the future of the sites ....
Read MoreOssified Bureaucracy: ACLA's Situational Condition
ACLA has never had economic clout as a result of it’s principles; our objective has been to seek efficacy in all the relational and built environments we create and pursue..... Possibly this was one of our failings....no one took us seriously....
LAUSD became the trigger to the series of events that literally spiraled down and out of control.....Ossified Bureaucracy played a major role in in this Situational drama....We were ready to break ground on the Spiraling Orchard Community Pavilion...Final step in Permit Process – Lot tie to union Lots of different ownership. Single ownership required by city...
Read MoreExplicit and Implicit
Normality also called normalcy – the way things are under normal circumstances.
This is an essay of Questions….
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