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Conversation with Richard Carrington: Part II: My civil rights aren’t as important as your civil rights? | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. April 22, 2014. Conversation with Richard Carrington: Part II: My civil rights aren’t as important as your civil rights? Richard Carrington on far left, serving on Citizen Police Review Board in 2007. My civil rights aren’t as important as your civil rights? And you want to know why I won’t cooperate…? Many of Carrington’s personal stories illustrate Law Professor David Harris’ warnings. Audio of conversation with Richard Carrington, Part II. Who, like ...
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Will We Be Priced Out? : Affordable Housing in Pittsburgh | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. May 13, 2014. Will We Be Priced Out? Affordable Housing in Pittsburgh. Posted by Weenta Girmay. What is affordable housing? That was the question that begun the round table style discussion titled Affordable Housing for a Changing Landscape: Retaining Affordable Housing in Pittsburgh. Held at the Kingsley Association Saturday May 10. The panel was moderated by Paul Guggenheimer of WESA’s Essential Pittsburgh, and included:. Of the eight on the panel, Re...
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Featured Stories | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. Each of us two blog authors will publish two non-fiction stories or essays a month – alternating with each other to try to make sure that at least one of our full-length stories launches each week – but we aren’t brave enough to declare a regular publishing day. We will also invite guest bloggers from across Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to contribute. If you would like to submit work, please browse our Contact. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. LoadingR...
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On the North Shore Connector (1 of 2) | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. December 17, 2014. On the North Shore Connector (1 of 2). Tunnel under the Allegheny river. He asked me where I was heading, to night school at CCAC? To work or from? When I told him about the fifteen-week Citizen’s Police Academy, he said, Huh. Ok. That’s a good thing to learn about, sure. It to those sand niggers. I wasn’t ready to declare any position at all to this man until he’d made his own thinking and feeling more clear. Do you mean the police?
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Conversation with Omo and Joy Kmt: “The question is, what questions are you asking?” | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. February 27, 2014. Conversation with Omo and Joy Kmt: “The question is, what questions are you asking? Audio of conversation with Omo and Joy. Joy Kmt and daughter Natyaa with Bekazela Mguni: July 14, 2013 on Centre Ave: protesting the death of Trayvon Martin after the acquittal of his murderer George Zimmerman. They would not be moved. Photo by Trib Total Media. View all posts by helengerhardt1 →. Can Pittsburgh Implement Universal Pre-K? You are comme...
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War Zone Control vs. Community Policing | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. January 17, 2014. War Zone Control vs. Community Policing. Posted by Helen Gerhardt. Conversation with Law Professor David Harris on community policing and his recommendations for reforms in Pittsburgh policing and public safety – Mr. Harris served on the Public Safety Transition Team subcommittee, Community Policing. Https:/ busesarebridges.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/edit-2-blog-law-professor-david-harris-january-15-1014.mp3. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Citizen’s Police Academy – and the School of the Streets | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. September 15, 2014. Citizen’s Police Academy – and the School of the Streets. Photo credit: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Today is the first day at work for our new Police Chief, Cameron McLay. Our Mayor Bill Peduto has accomplished one of the primary recommendations. Of the Public Safety Transition Team, the hiring of a Chief with a demonstrated commitment to respectful community policing. Deployment as a soldier in Iraq back in 2003-2004 but was pulled bac...
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Vanessa German: Making a Space for Love Against the Polar Vortex | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. January 20, 2014. Vanessa German: Making a Space for Love Against the Polar Vortex. Two weeks ago, on January 6th, artist Vanessa German stepped onto the stage. He City is ours today….We rise and claim the reins of change with both hands. We aim ourselves to the stars…. For we are champions. And the City is ours today. We claim it singing it against the steel mill foothills that still call our grandfathers’ names. Each and every day there are countless ...
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Conversation with Deb Gross: Land bank as tool for community empowerment? | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. February 18, 2014. Conversation with Deb Gross: Land bank as tool for community empowerment? I’ve been recording conversations about the potential impacts of land bank legislation. From community groups and residents of the neighborhoods that would be most affected by the operations of a land bank. Audio of conversation on 02/10/14. For three minutes of speaking time. View all posts by helengerhardt1 →. Who will own the homes in Homewood? In regards to ...
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Out of the Tunnel (2 of 2) | Buses Are Bridges
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Mapping the Blueprint for Transition in Pittsburgh. December 18, 2014. Out of the Tunnel (2 of 2). I didn’t look away, willed myself to wait for the sergeant to speak. As the T lifted us upward out of the North Shore Connector tunnel. 8220;The police are. Very human,” the sergeant said, “I’ve most surely been on the end of it.” He looked aside again, into some painful memory. To building public safety. I remembered the pain and anger he expressed at finding himself repeatedly on that wrong end. The serge...
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