Category: Activism
03
Dec
Standing in City Hall
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Supporters of Kennard Ray rallied in front of the Mayor’s office in City Hall on Monday evening.
27
Nov
Highlighted Hartfordite: Steve Thornton
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There are people who appear in Hartford out of nowhere and try to reinvent the wheel; then, there are those who have been here for...
27
Nov
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December 2013 Events
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Chances are your December is already half-filled with obligatory office parties, family engagements, and such, but just in case you have downtime, here are ideas...
28
Sep
West End Residents Rebuke Neighborhood Organization
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The City of Hartford deemed that the food pantry run by Grace Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Prospect Avenue was not in violation of zoning laws,...
20
Sep
PARK(ed)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Green carpets were rolled out this morning for people, boggling the minds of those who had never heard of PARK(ing) Day before. Though anybody can...
20
Sep
PARK(ing) Day
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you need a dose of schadenfreude today, walk around Downtown and observe as motorists react to the removal of parking spaces. The good news:...
21
Aug
Lifelines Not Pipelines
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The roadside memorials and prayer vigils serve a purpose no doubt, but neither gets at the root of violence. This morning, the faith-based PICO National...
09
Aug
Learning to Fail, One Outrageous Punishment at a Time
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The high number of students being suspended, expelled, and arrested in urban schools is finally getting some attention. In 2011, Real Hartford reported that within...
22
Jul
“We Have to Make Vibrations Now”
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Rev. Henry Brown urged the hundreds of people gathering in Lozada Park to come together. Literally. How are you going to have unity, he asked,...
20
Jul
Peaceful Trayvon Martin March and Rally Planned
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Today was the National Day of Action for Trayvon Martin, but if you missed the noontime rally in Downtown Hartford, there is another opportunity to...