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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Use of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, blogs and photo sharing sites illustrate the flexibility of ICT platforms in supporting collective action and social movements while the mediums themselves are both inexpensive to operate and instantaneous; multiple messages can be conveyed clearly and consistently over the course of movement evolution.

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Improving the food system related host/ess gifts for Thanksgiving

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Many shifted to take out operations. Are there children in the house? After decades of increasing consumption of prepared meals, to the point where more than 50% of dollars spent on food was out of home, more people cooked their meals out of necessity. Of course, restaurants were decimated by the pandemic, many closed.

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The new Cedar Hill Regional Hospital opens in Southeast DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the second article: Besides the hospital, the campus will have affordable housing, an outpatient clinic, educational centers for children and adults, a recreation center, athletics fields and green space, a venue for private events and retail shops. Anthony Community Health Needs Assessment ). The building site is 1.5

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Meet the 2024-25 Cohort of Community Revitalization Fellows

Center for Community Progress

Each year, Community Progress welcomes grassroots community leaders to our Community Revitalization Fellowship (CRF) program, where they collectively learn how to help their neighborhoods tackle vacancy, abandonment, and disinvestment. Read, watch documentaries and research history. Whats one thing you love about your community?