Category: Activism
25
Sep
How Accessible is Downtown for Pedestrians and Cyclists?
by Kerri Ana Provost
3 Comments
Bike Walk Connecticut wants to know what is working and not working for cyclists and pedestrians in downtown Hartford. They have set up a survey...
14
Sep
Hartford Federation of Teachers in Solidarity with Chicago Teachers Union
by Kerri Ana Provost
No Comments
Just as it is being reported that a tentative agreement has been reached between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school board, the Hartford Federation...
14
Aug
Access Activism Asylum Hill Community Construction Design Frog Hollow Hartford Quality of Life Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Deflowering Without Consent
by Kerri Ana Provost
20 Comments
Dissent from Neighborhood Not a single Hartford resident or business owner attending Monday’s special meeting of the Frog Hollow NRZ spoke in favor of the...
13
Jun
Book Review: Better Together: Restoring the American community
by Kerri Ana Provost
5 Comments
Books about urban development and growing community are often written in jargon, making the content inaccessible to the general public. That choice in language says...
05
Jun
Federal Labor Complaint Filed Against Pressroom Cleaners
by Kerri Ana Provost
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32BJ SEIU reports that the “National Labor Relations Board has filed a formal complaint against Pressroom Cleaners, for failing to hire the eight cleaners at the Hartford Courant...
24
May
Still Revolutionary, Real Hartford-Style
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Connecticut is not boring. It is revolutionary. Still. But tourism websites and ad agencies never capture this for a multitude of reasons, giving the masses...
16
May
From Talk to Action on Adult Learning as a Pathway to Change
by Kerri Ana Provost
1 Comment
Pushpins pierced over twenty countries on a world map, showing the diverse origins of those participating in or just stopping by to learn about the...
10
May
Security Officers Tired of “Same Old Stuff”
by Kerri Ana Provost
3 Comments
April Piette, a security officer at 25 Sigourney Street, a State building, says she wants “them to do what they’re supposed to do by contract–...
07
May
Breast Cancer Fundraiser Set for Saturday: Rain or Shine
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The rate of invasive breast cancer is 136 in 100,000 for women in Connecticut, higher than the national average of 125 per 100,000. In men,...