Works In Progress


topic : People for a Participatory City

Gentrification is Only One Way to Develop A City

August 2008

by People for a Participatory City (PPC)

The decisions that shape a city are too often the results of conversations between politicians and investors. There are few places for other kinds of people to put themselves into the process, and so no guarantees that the experience and analysis of other kinds of citizens will be heard and used when the would-be experts meet.

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Bernie Meyer, The American Gandhi

August 2008

Photo: Bernie “Gandhi” Meyer and community members recreate the salt march on Capitol Way in 2006

by Daisy Ouye

“I couldn’t have planned this” Bernie laughed. In fact, it wasn’t even his idea. This hometown hero gone global had to be coaxed into his first portrayal of the Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi. He reveals a wonderfully rich life of contemplation and courage, as he tells his story in his new book The American Gandhi My Truth Seeking With Humanity At the Crossroads.

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