Bridget EspinolaMY COMMUNITIES

• Everett, WA• Geographical• Low-High functioning

• Northeastern University (sorry WWU)• Community of Interest• High functioning

• Boston• Geographical• Low-High functioning

THREE COMMUNITIES

EVERETT, WA

Land acquired from 1855 Treaty of Point ElliottPlans for town started 1890

Rucker Brothers, Henry Hewitt, Charles Colby, and Colgate Hoyt begin land development

Hewitt-Colby name city after Colby’s son EverettRailroad developments, mining tiesSurvivors of the 1907 Bellingham riots settled

…until beaten and forcefully evicted two months laterEverett Massacre 1916 It’s still pretty nice here for the most part

HISTORY

Fine Arts highly valued Everett Historic Theatre, Village Theatre, Everett Symphony Schack Art Center, Imagine Children’s Museum, Café Zippy (best

place ever!!) Everett Art Walk, public sculptures throughout city Music in the Parks (Marina..) – every Thursday, free, during Summer August “Street Tunes” – painted pianos in the streets

Love for farmers and nature June “Sorticulture” – garden arts & crafts, nursery festival at Legion

Park Farmers Market – every Sunday at the marina Country Farms, Red Barn (Triangle Fruit Market), Sno-Isle Co-op

Every Christmas a tree is hung in the Hewitt-Colby intersection

Sausage Fest (aka the best festival ever) – held at Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (very nice church, African preacher that my mom fi nds adorable apparently)

CULTURAL CAPITAL

Physical Capital Everett Community

College Multiple satellite programs,

including WWU Providence Medical

Center, Everett Clinic Library, Everett Herald Transportation hub

I-5, HWY 99, train/bus station

Largest public marina on the West coast

Comcast ArenaEconomic Capital

Boeing, BECU

Natural Capital Jetty Island Spencer Island Forest Park Howarth Park Evergreen Arboretum Multiple other parks

Political capital SSA offi ce DSHS offi ce County Seat County Jail Naval Base

SO…SO MUCH CAPITAL

Demographics Pop. 104,655 (6 th largest in WA) 49% females 25.4% people of color 20.2% Bachelor’s or higher $47,491 median household

income 16.9% in poverty

Crime Rates Twice as much property crime

as national average 2010 had twice the rate of

rapes than national average Most dangerous city in NW

aside from Tacoma, statistically Boeing relocation USS Abraham Lincoln ticker-

tape parades (no more..) Desolation of paper mill, no

more stinky egg smell

Social/Human Capital

Diversity leaves something to be desired

Crime rates are appalling for a city that is as “developed” as Everett Needs more anti-crime

community programs, rehabilitation for convicts released from County Jail

It’s interesting to see such rallying for local produce and art juxtaposed with moderately large gaps in social services

There are still neighborhoods in desperate need of community intervention

Fragmented community, no real sense of connection to one another

Assessment

Conversations We often put down our

community Crime rates and the majority of

neighborhoods are not in good shape

There is a wide consensus that Everett is trashy and that is often the focus of discussion

Environmental issues Sustainable farming Marine life conservation & clean-

up Conservation parks

Accountability “Operation Warm” firefighters

donate coats to school kids “Meet Your Farmer” school

program Arsenic clean-up Annual field trips to Jetty

Island to eradicate invasive species

Focus on gifts: “community is built by focusing on people’s gifts rather than their defi ciencies” (p. 12). Everett needs to improve

focusing on the city’s gifts rather than on the deficiencies Too much focus is placed on

the deficiencies of at-risk neighborhoods and on crime rates

The “mask” of Everett can be used to address community deficiencies Increasing population = bigger

economy Government service hub; guide

at-risk members to needed services

Community involvement through art and farming

CONVERSATIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND BLOCK (2009)

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1898 as the “Evening Institute for Younger Men” at the YMCA

1909 Co-operative program begins 5-year degree program with one year of paid internships, no

classes Included in university system in 19161922 name changed to Northeastern UniversityBegan admitting women after WWII1996-2006 huge expansions in facilities, staff ,

collegesReorganization of academic calendar

2 semesters and 2 “mini-semesters” in Summer for co-ops Start school in early September, end in mid-April (not

joking)

HISTORY

Cultural Capital http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhl6o-pdN9I Experiental Co-Op programs – “middler” HOCKEY!!

NEU Huskies – fans are referred to as “The Doghouse” (and we’re simply the loudest fans there are)

Annual Beanpot tournament between NEU, BU, BC, and Harvard

Physical Capital Ruggles Station, Green Line stop Curry Student Center

afterHOURS entertainment venue The only Taco Bell in Boston (it really is an actual fact) A Starbucks that is open until 3am during Finals

Boston Police Department State-of-the-art facilities and technology Underground tunnels

CAPITAL

Demographics 51% females (WWU 55.5%) 28.7% people of color (WWU

21.3%) 18.5% international students

(WWU 1%) 139 countries represented

Students working together Laundry delivery service (yes, I

know) Husky Environmental Action

Team #1 “Green” College in US

Used Beanpot to promote Relay for Life

“50 Years Forward” year-long commemoration of civil rights leaders

Delivering digital l iteracy sessions to low-income families

Community military tributes, high military support

Social/Human Capital

Racial diversity can be improved

Impressive international representation

Students take advantage of their co-op experiences to create services in response to their own needs

This university makes waves in collaboration between students, faculty, and community members by taking advantage of their own human capital

Assessment

Spearhead of diversity, environmental, science, technology, and liberal arts community eff orts

Conversations Faculty & student panels

which speak about important topics Automatic/robotics warfare,

nuclear power LGBTQ future Healthcare, human connection

Accountability Student Government voting “How diversity strengthens

our community” – how to increase campus diversity discussion; interfaith activism

Everything. Just everything.

Associational life: “groups of people voluntarily coming together to do some good” (p. 13). Countless students and faculty

come together regularly to find solutions to problems or to leave a positive impact somewhere Student Veterans Organization –

memorial & hockey stadium chair “Our Marathon: The Boston

Bombing Digital Archive” “World AIDS Day” faculty panel NEU-Comcast digital literacy

workshops for low-income people Spring Break “Spring Into Action”

service projects "Turning water into rice" student

business proposal to feed orphans in Bali

CONVERSATIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND BLOCK (2009)

BOSTON

Puritans from England founded the city in 1630

Played central role in the American Revolution Boston Tea Party, Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston

Siege, Boston Massacre, Freedom Trail 1800s transportation, intellectual,

educational, medical, fi nancial center of the US Funded essential railroads across the nation

Base for anti-slavery activities during Civil War

Controlled by "elite" Boston Brahmins during 19th century Irish Catholics took back control in 1900

1950 industrial market peaked and went into decline recovered by 21st century and maintained

status as central hub of education, medicine, and technology

HISTORY

Physical Capital Over 20 universities and colleges in the city

Harvard, MIT, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern University (woop woop represent), Berklee College of Music, Tufts University, UMASS

Boston Public Library, JFK Library Fenway Park, TD Garden Tufts Medical Center, Harvard Medicine, and more South Station, huge subway/train hub; Logan Airport Boston Common/Garden, The Fens Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA), other museums.. Freedom trail, historical statues, Boston National Historical Park, Faneuil Hall Prudential Building/Mall, Copley Plaza, John Hancock Building Cheers Bar (with funny t-shirts)

Economic Capital With $363 billion, is the 6 th largest economy in the nation and 12 th largest in

the world Post-secondary students contribute $4.8 billion annually to economy Federal Reserve building, Financial District Rated top life sciences cluster in the nation, receives the most NIH funding Several major corporations

Bain Capital, Liberty Mutual, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Novartis and Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Zipcar, Bentley Motors

CAPITAL

Demographics Population 636,479 24.4% African-American 17.5% Latino 8.9% Asian 0.4% Native American 47% White (whoaaaaa) 43.4% Bachelor’s or higher $53,136 median household

income 21.2% living in poverty 5th largest LGBTQ community

in nation (only slightly behind Seattle)

Boston bombing impact International holidays and

activism practiced in open, inclusive participation

LGBTQ St. Patrick’s Day parade

Red Sox World Series 2013

Social/Human Capital

Even though it is highly diverse, Boston is still heavily segregated Don’t go past Columbus…

The poverty level is saddening considering the financial capital of Boston

Inclusivity is undermined by the fact that Boston is consumed by the Irish and baseball fans Of the three days where

bikes are prohibited on subways, 2 of them are St. Patrick’s Day and any Red Sox home game

Assessment

Conversations City looks like a celebration

of heritage and history “Boston Homicide Map”

hmmm… Science, technology,

diversity, healthcare, globalization, and politics are widely discussed and applied to the community

Accountability Expected to be informed, to

have an opinion that is backed by valid sources

Boston Celtics “Stay in School” program – attendance prizes

Boston Cares – equivalent WVC

“Citizens who use their power to convene other citizens are what create an alternative future” (p. 31) LGBTQ St. Patrick’s

Day Parade controversy

Community programs, such as the “Stay in School” program

Boston Ukraine Community

CONVERSATIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND BLOCK (2009)

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