Invisible Cities

January 26, 2010, at 7:23 pm

What was it that the Decentrists desired when they dreamed of the city as a garden? What did Le Cor­busier see when he ima­gined the towers of the Radial City, ges­tic­u­lat­ing like giant fin­gers in some obscure salute? Did any­one think to ask people how they wanted to live? Did any­one look around, to see the value of the city as a social and eco­nomic envir­on­ment? Now that the giant social hous­ing pro­jects are crum­bling, are we poised to make the same mistake?

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Just ridin’

December 11, 2009, at 2:48 pm

I am inspired by my friend Josée’s report­ing from the Copen­ha­gen Cli­mate Sum­mit, so I thought this would be a good time to focus on issues of envir­on­mental justice. For too long, we have lied and extern­al­ized the true costs of doing busi­ness. That loan is now being called in. It will be poor people […]

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Being There gets Healthy

November 11, 2009, at 10:29 pm

I see faces light up when they see our pho­tos. Jackson’s shots help people to get an under­stand­ing that as Abori­ginal people, we don’t fit into the ste­reo­types that so many hold about us. Not all of us are brown or red, and some of us even have blonde hair and blue eyes. His images help every­one (includ­ing me!) to ques­tion our ideas about what we think about Abori­ginal people.

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Running on fumes

November 3, 2009, at 9:43 pm

My arm is aching from the H1N1 vac­cin­a­tion, and I’m feel­ing woozy. I just worked 13 hours. My feet are swollen and my head is throb­bing. Can I have a day off?

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