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Occupy Everywhere
October 13, 2011
Words by Brooke Hall Photos by Valerie Paulsgrove Videos by Franciska Farkas and Work in Progress Productions Want to see…
Occupy Baltimore
October 12, 2011
The Occupy Movement, and the Arab Spring before it, are both remarkable because they represent the potential to create movements…
Ultimate Block Party
October 5, 2011
To find out more about the Ultimate Block Party check out our story from last week or go to their…
Outside The Black Box
September 28, 2011
Our ever-increasing flow of technological wonders means we can now carry a big chunk of human knowledge, a broadcast and…
Ultimate Block Party
September 28, 2011
On October 2, Baltimore City Public Schools is partnering with the Learning Resource Network, Johns Hopkins University, and a host…
Operation Oliver
September 21, 2011
“Baltimore is the safest city I’ve lived in for the last 10 years.” That is my first response to anyone…
Malaise and Malaria
September 9, 2011
The big hope for Westerners in the past few centuries was the idea that things would just keep getting better…
Getting Baked
August 25, 2011
The fact that BVU (Business Volunteers Unlimited) hosted a fundraiser for their GIVE Program at the Canton restaurant, provided an…
International Fest 2011
August 17, 2011
In the tradition of great port cities throughout history, Baltimore has become home to an incredibly diverse population of people…
The Merchants of Dissonance
August 11, 2011
It’s a good thing we lost faith in politicians a long time ago, folks. Otherwise we may have been stunned…
Identity Pickup
August 10, 2011
I think people make decisions to extend and support their idea of exactly whom they are and the world they…
“Hi” Art
July 27, 2011
Community outreach and social justice aren’t topics that traditionally come to mind when discussing the Maryland Institute College of Art.…
Treating Others
July 21, 2011
Despite that the data on the cost-benefit ratio for using vaccines to stall pandemics is overwhelmingly in favor of vaccines—those…
Downside Up
July 13, 2011
I don't know about ya'll but I think we're in the middle of a big change. It's as if for…
Feedback
July 6, 2011
Last night we had a feedback session where we showed some of the films we've been posting to a group…
Enducation Series
June 30, 2011
This is the short wrap up of the WhoWeAm series on looking at education through the lens of culture. Two…
Crossing Cultural Divides in a Rowboat
June 23, 2011
Bruce MacKenzie is a shipwright. He builds boats. But he also builds young people's interest in learning by thinking about…
Baltimore Renaissance Project
June 15, 2011
What Weekly was asked to visit New Era Middle School in Cherry Hill by 7th grade teacher Jessica Gartner to…
When It Works
June 13, 2011
This 5th film installment in WhoWeAm’s series on education is an interview with an Art Teacher who looks at her…
