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National Volunteer Week: April 16th-22nd

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It’s good business' " One of the many regrets I have is not getting a PhD in planning. My intended thesis was around urban planning and civic participation and engagement, because local land use issues are the issue most likely to get people involved in local civic affairs, other than having children and being involved in education issues.

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Difficultly of fomenting institutional change not just a problem for minorities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Plus to be fair to elected officials even in the best circumstances change takes a long time. For example, in his 2008 campaign, Barack Obama argued his candidacy was an extension of the 20th-century Black freedom movement. Build on it. (4) I was super proud of #5 and the sub-committees.