Category: Education
31
Aug
Back to School Guide: Reclaiming Your Child’s Education (1/2)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In March of 2011, the mother of a straight-A Hartford student called up the principal to say that her daughter, Caridad¹, “will not be taking...
25
Aug
Council Primary Candidates Forum
by Kerri Ana Provost
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About half the seats were filled at the start of Wednesday’s forum; by the end, only a few dozen people remained, and many of those...
22
Aug
Prisoner Solidarity Speak-out to Mark End of Rolling Fast
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Local activists began a rolling fast at the beginning of this month to show solidarity with prisoners in the California state system; 6,600 prisoners had...
02
Jul
The Barefoot Nobel Laureate
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“I trust you won’t care if I take off my shoes,” began Jody Williams, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 alongside the International...
09
Jun
Commentary Downtown Education Environmental Interest Hartford Quality of Life Transportation Unsolicited Advice
Mayoral Candidate Forum Spotlights Pressing Issues like Robocars and Raspberries
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There are some gaps in this blog post. You should check out what Live in Hartford writes about this same forum in order to fill...
31
May
Access Activism Commentary Community Cultural Interest Education Fun Hartford Music Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Quality of Life
Art Without Walls or a Local Zip Code
by Kerri Ana Provost
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That Brian Cook left Connecticut is not unusual. The media has been fixated on how many people in his generation are moving out of state....
16
May
Community Cultural Interest Design Education Film Frog Hollow Fun Hartford Myth Busting Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go
Frog, Walked.
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last Saturday, about 25 people took part in a free walking tour through parts of the Frog Hollow neighborhood. The purpose of this was mainly...
26
Apr
Activism Behind the Rocks Community Education Frog Hollow Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods Myth Busting
Trinity Students Protest Hate on Campus
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“We’re Here/We’re Queer/We’re Fabulous/Don’t Fuck with Us” was a chant heard on the Trinity College quad Tuesday afternoon. A few hundred students, faculty, and staff wearing...
20
Apr
Anti-Bullying Panel at Hartford Public Library
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There will be a panel on bullying at the Hartford Public Library on May 3rd; panelists will include a Hartford public school student, representation from...
17
Mar
West End Forums on Neighborhood Needs
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Mental health, addiction, bullying, gay youth, hunger, and education are discussion topics for four upcoming forums at the United Methodist Church of Hartford, which is...