Cities

Chattanooga: Broken Windows, Suicide and Murder

The Broken Windows Project offers after school activities for children living in a blighted area of Chattanooga, rated as one of the ten most dangerous cities in the country. It was created by Bijan Dhanani, FRSA. Kids are enjoying yoga, music, and mentorship instead of hanging around on dangerous streets. The housing project has recently [...]

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“Transforming Cities: A Vision for Providence, RI”

“Transforming Cities: A Vision for Providence, RI” a panel discussion inspired by the Chet Smolski archive digitization project, took place on Thursday, September 30, 2010 in the Fortes Room,  Adams Library.  The discussion was sponsored by The Fellows of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts (RSA) and the Rhode Island Council on the [...]

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Washington DC: Social Innovation Match Making

October 26, 5:00 pm Lotus Lounge & Bar 1420 K Street NW Washington, DC 20005 Join Futuregov’s Dominic Campbell at this mixer for people with great ideas who want to make the right connections for the social good of the city. Got a new way of using the web or a new idea for a [...]

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Citizen Power: Closing the Gap

At the heart of the RSA’s contemporary mission is the question of how to close the gap between the society we’ve made and the society we want.  An example of work taking place in this context is the Citizen Power project in Peterborough; where the RSA is working with the local authority and others to [...]

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Transforming Cities: A Vision for Providence, RI (Venue Change)

The Chester Smolski Memorial Forum on Urban Development September 30, 2010 from 4 – 6 PM Location: Adams Library 4th floor,  Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence, RI 02908-1991 Parking will be in the Visitor’s Parking area in front of Sapinsley Auditorium, but the forum will be on the fourth floor of the Adams [...]

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Andries Botha and Theaster Gates: Public Intellectuals Shaping Public Space

June 15 7:00 – 8:30 pm Franke Conference Room University of Chicago Bliss Browne invites Fellow to a public conversation. Andries Botha and Theaster Gates, artist and Director of Arts Programming at the University of Chicago will engage in a public conversation on “Public Intellectuals Shaping Public Space” at the Franke conference room at the [...]

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