StoryCorps: The Value of Listening
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Selma Jackson in Arts on The Hill
Many of you, at some point in time, have heard some of the very intimate, often heart- wrenching two-person interviews on NPR recorded in portable recording studios all around the country. These are produced by StoryCorps, a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through recording and listening to stories. [...]
The Hill is Swingin’
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Mia Narell in Arts on The Hill
Parlor Jazz— that Saturday night of music in a parlor on Vanderbilt Avenue —was a long time coming. Jim Morehand began working as an artist’s representative in the ‘90s, after graduating from Pratt, and it was after adding a jazz vocalist to his roster of artists that he started exploring the ways and means of [...]
PACC Activists and Advocates on the Hill
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Whitney Barrat in Agents of Change
Pratt Area Community Council (PACC) is a neighborhood staple, and one of the Hill’s greatest assets. Now in its 46th year, it boasts a long and remarkable history of activism and advocacy, neighborhood preservation and renewal, and, of course, community organizing. Founded in 1964, early efforts focused on securing “decent, affordable housing, tenants’ rights, and [...]
Bridging the Digital Divide through Community
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Marcos Salazar in Agents of Change
With technology seemingly so commonplace in virtually every aspect of our lives, it can be easy for many of us to forget that many people still don’t have regular access to a computer or the Internet. In fact, there is still a large digital divide in our community and Fort Greene Strategic Neighborhood Action Partnership [...]
