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March/April 1999

March/April 1999

Multicultural Planning Lessons from Papakolea

By Karen Umemoto There is a lot of talk about multiculturalism in planning. Planning programs and agencies often stress the need for planning staff to be able to work in “diverse communities.” Sometimes this simply means placing planners of certain […]

March 12, 1999September 12, 2012 March/April 1999

March/April 1999

The East Harlem Real Great Society, A Puerto Rican Chapter in the Fight for Self-Determination

by Luis Aponte-ParÞs This is a story of an important “advocacy planning” experience during the late sixties in New York City. Its importance is twofold: to add a missing chapter in the history of “progressive planning,” and to gain a […]

March 12, 1999September 12, 2012 March/April 1999

March/April 1999

Visions of Hope for People of Color: A Framework for Communication and Collective Action

By Mel King Where there are no limits to growth visions of plenty abound; where visions of plenty abound growth is unlimited; mind set is critical the 8 straight up sets limits, lazy * on its side is infinite See. […]

March 12, 1999September 12, 2012 March/April 1999

March/April 1999

The Invasion of Aztlšn and Struggles for Land

by Teresa CÜrdova The historical memory and contemporary reality of Chicanos from Aztlšn are of people taking our space. In Aztlšn (the part of the Southwest that the U.S. took through its war with Mexico), there is evidence of the […]

March 12, 1999September 12, 2012 March/April 1999

March/April 1999

Restricting Occupancy, Hurting Families

by Ellen Pader While much has been written about federal legislation designed to dismantle public housing, relatively little has been written about legislation designed to eviscerate the Fair Housing Act (FHA), which gives legal protections against discrimination in housing choice. […]

March 12, 1999September 12, 2012 March/April 1999

March/April 1999

Urban Planning in the African American Community In the Shadows

by June Manning Thomas and Marsha Ritzdorf If urban planning is to support the equitable distribution of public goods and services, it must recognize and address the dismal conditions of millions of Americans who are poor or people of color. […]

March 12, 1999September 12, 2012 March/April 1999

March/April 1999

Racism and Planning, Still Around

by Marie Kennedy Racism continues to present the thorniest of challenges to progressive community development planners. The problems that were on the front burner for decades – residential and school segregation, housing and job discrimination – remain unsolved, and what […]

March 12, 1999September 12, 2012 March/April 1999

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