Podcasts about community identity

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Send us a textIn this episode of the Concrete Genius podcast, Sauce Mackenzie reflects on personal growth, the importance of community, and the need for conflict resolution. He shares insights from his life experiences, discusses the impact of media on public discourse, and emphasizes the significance of staying grounded amidst societal pressures. The conversation also touches on the importance of safety and respect within communities, particularly for Black women, and concludes with a vision for a positive future and legacy. In this engaging conversation, Sauce Mackenzie discusses his unique approach to building connections and partnerships in the business and sports world. He highlights the importance of genuine engagement over follower counts, shares insights on recent NBA performances, and critiques the media's focus on controversy rather than celebrating player achievements. Mackenzie also emphasizes the significance of consistency in content creation and personal branding, encouraging listeners to focus on meaningful interactions rather than chasing popularityChapters00:00 Celebrating Life and Birthdays02:17 Reflections on Personal Growth and Hard Lessons04:16 Navigating Media and Public Discourse06:47 Understanding Community and Identity09:17 The Impact of Environment on Personal Development11:26 Promoting Peace and Conflict Resolution13:30 The Importance of Staying Grounded17:50 Vision for the Future and Legacy18:32 Building Connections and Partnerships20:31 NBA Highlights and Player Performances22:59 Analyzing Team Dynamics and Strategies26:54 The Role of Media in Sports Narratives33:30 Content Creation and Personal BrandingTakeawaysIt's important to unplug and spend time with family.Celebrating life and love is priceless.The media often focuses on controversy rather than the truth.Community identity shapes resilience and survival.Conflict resolution is crucial for personal and community safety.Black women should feel safe around Black men.Consistency is key to success in any field.Sports performances should be celebrated, not overshadowed by negativity.Support for younger generations is essential for growth.Authenticity in media can enhance the sports experience.Support the show

On this episode, Maya shares his take on building community, standing firm on his sense of identity and culture and what to do when stopped by the police as a Black immigrant. We discuss his Zambian heritage and friendships amongst other things. Listen, review and share!If you are an African/Black immigrant and would like to be a featured guest on Afros in the Diaspora Podcast, send a DM or email with the information below!Facebook | Instagram | Tiktok - @afrosinthediaspora.For Inquiries - hi@afrosinthediaspora.com

Brian Kaas, President & Managing Director, TruStage VenturesTruStage Ventures is the venture capital arm of TruStage, a credit union partner providing financial products and services to 95% of US credit unions. The business is long-established, but the name is relatively new. TruStage Ventures invests in FinTechs with a specific view to funding innovators whose ideas can be leveraged by the credit union sector.  Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to Brian Kaas, President and Managing Director of TruStage Ventures. 

Pastor Mike Smith | November 5, 2023

Amber and Marcus Capone are a power couple dedicated to helping veterans and their families overcome trauma and find healing. Marcus is a former Navy SEAL with over 20 years of military service, and Amber is a passionate advocate for mental health and wellness. Together, they founded VETS, an organization that provides psychedelic therapy and support for veterans struggling with mental health issues.In this episode of Behind The Seen, Amber and Marcus Capone share their journey of overcoming trauma and finding healing through psychedelic therapy. They discuss the challenges they faced in their relationship and the impact of Marcus's military service on his mental health. They explain how they discovered the potential benefits of psychedelics for treating trauma and the transformative effects it had on Marcus's well-being. The couple also discusses the importance of community support and the need for more research and access to psychedelic therapy for veterans.KEY TAKEAWAYSPsychedelic therapy can be a powerful tool for healing trauma and improving mental health.The default mode network in the brain, which is associated with the ego and self-identity, can be quieted by psychedelics, allowing for new perspectives and healing.Psychedelic therapy should be done under the guidance of trained professionals and with proper integration and support.Veterans and their families can benefit from community support and access to alternative therapies like psychedelics.More research and funding are needed to expand access to psychedelic therapy for veterans and improve mental health care.HIGHLIGHT QUOTES"Psychedelics are medicines that were abused as recreational drugs, not recreational drugs turned into medicine." - Amber Capone"Psychedelics get to the root cause of the issue and help establish new neuronal connections in the brain." - Marcus Capone"Psychedelics are a tool, not a magic bullet. They require proper guidance, integration, and therapy for optimal results." - Amber Capone"We have to leave the country to get meaningful solutions to healthcare. It's horribly embarrassing." - Amber Capone"The more we can serve and help others, the more things happen in our own lives." - Marcus CaponeConnect and Learn more about Marcus and Amber.Marcus' LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuscapone/Amber's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-capone/TARA Mind Website: https://taramind.com/VET Solutions Website: https://vetsolutions.org/Connect and learn more about Dean Stott.Instagram: @deanstottLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-stott-24725880Website: https://www.deanstott.com/about-deanConnect and learn more about Alana Stott.Instagram:@alanastottLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-stott-mbe-194493aaWebsite: https://alanastott.com/

In this episode we speak to Sara Lomelin, founding CEO of Philanthropy Together, about the rise of giving circles and the intersection between philanthropy, community and identity. Including:How did Philanthropy Together come about, and what is the organisation's mission?Who gets involved in giving circles? Are they different from"typical donors"?Do collective giving models appeal more to younger donors?What different approaches to giving circles take to decision-making?Are there models of collective giving that bring recipients into the decision making process as well as donors?How much collective giving takes place through long-term giving circles, and how much is through shorter-term “pop-up” collaborations? Is it possible to combine the strengths of both of these approaches?Are giving circles more likely to give to smaller grassroots orgs that might be perceived as "risky" by institutional funders?Can collective giving models help to make philanthropy more justice-focussed? Can collective giving help to build a sense of shared identity, or does it rely on there being a pre-existing sense of identity around which a group can be formed?  How do identity-based groups accommodate intersectional identities?Does collective giving build social capital? If so, is it merely “bonding” social capital or also “bridging”?The internet allows us to form communities of interest, identity or purpose that are not tied to geographic boundaries- in this context, is there still a meaningful relationship between ‘place' and ‘community'? How can we learn more effectively from other cultures of giving where collective or horizontal models are more common?What is the relationship between collective giving and mutual aid? Is it more common to see a focus on notions such as solidarity when people are giving collectively?Do collective giving models address some of the concerns about the potentially anti-democratic nature of elite philanthropy?Should elite philanthropy fund collective giving models in recognition of their unique value? Or should elite philanthropists adopt practices and insights from collective giving? Related Links:Philanthropy TogetherHali Lee's article on "Cultures of Generosity and Philanthropy Within Communities of Color"Sara's talk at the 2022 TED conference, "Your invitation to disrupt philanthropy"Sara's 2021 article with Asha Curran in Ms magazineSara's Alliance magazine article with Isis Krause on "The future of collective giving and what's next for Philanthropy Together"Philanthropisms podcast with Mihaela GiurgiuWPM article on the 2023 Gates Foundation Greater Giving SummitWPM article on the language we use to talk about philanthropy

“We are a people who…” In this episode, we look at the role of Community in identity formation. How does community bring the two sides of our brain together? How can we resist mistaking our malfunctions for our identity? Community is key to answering the question, “Who am I, and how is it like me to be?”

There's a saying that describes humans as having three faces. The first face is what you show to strangers that you come across, the second face is what you show to those you love such as your close family and friends and the third and truest face is what you show only to yourself. Depending on the people or place, we tend to want to acclimatize to our environment but where does this adaptation warp our person? Join us as we discuss how our identity in Christ can be portrayed in the community. #honeymilkpdcst #identity community #unity #identityinchrist --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/honeyandmilkpodcast/message

In this episode of Reviving Virtue, host Jeffrey Anthony engages in a profound conversation with esteemed musicologist Susan McClary on the intricate relationship between music, culture, and society, including the influence of cultural norms and capitalist structures on tonality. Drawing on his experiences as a music analyst at Pandora Radio, Jeffrey provides a nuanced perspective on the Music Genome Project's role in democratizing music discovery and the potential unforeseen drawbacks. The discourse takes a deeper turn as they address the controversial subject of cultural appropriation in music, with McClary offering keen insights into the ethical implications. They further examine the link between the Enlightenment's rationality and the evolution of musical tonality, underlining the era's significant impact, epitomized by Arcangelo Corelli around 1700. This episode serves as a thought-provoking exploration and reevaluation of music's socio-cultural dimensions, making it an essential listen for those intrigued by the confluence of music, culture, and society.Topics covered in the podcast: The cultural analysis of music The impact of societal norms and practices on musical forms and genres The Music Genome Project and its role in democratizing music discovery The contentious topic of cultural appropriation in music The relationship between the Enlightenment, its rationality, and the evolution of tonality The cultural constructiveness of music The role of the black church and music in maintaining community identity The dynamic between the individual and the group in the communal expression of music The creation of a shared moral narrative through music The impact of music on our bodies, our emotions, and almost everything Book recommendations based on this episode: "Conventional Wisdom: The Content of Musical Form" by Susan McClary https://bookshop.org/a/94644/9780520232082 "Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality" by Susan McClary https://bookshop.org/a/94644/9780816641895 "Love & Theft" by Eric Lott https://bookshop.org/a/94644/9780195320558Further Info:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reviving_VirtuePatreon page: https://www.patreon.com/RevivingVirtueBookshop page: https://bookshop.org/shop/RevivingVirtueContact: revivingvirtue@gmail.comMusic by Jeffrey Anthony

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they continue their unpack  Table & Well's Community Identity Statement.  In this episode they will conclude their  discussion on the third statement, We Seek to See and Be Seen, Hear and Be Heard, Know and Be Known.  This statement carries a lot of meaning.  Listen in as Tennison and Ginelle finish this conversation and talk through, WE practice the gift of presence and We actively practice relational curiosity with ourselves and others. We Take Care of OurselvesWe are Gentle ProtectorsWe Seek to See and Be Seen, Hear and Be Heard, Know and Be KnownWe see people through the eyes of HeavenWe see ourselves through the eyes of HeavenWe seek to understand ourselves and each otherWe practice the gift of presence by giving our full eye, ear, and heart attention to ourselves and one anotherWe actively practice relational curiosity with ourselves and each otherSo that, together, we may cultivate joy, safety and belonging in our community.

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they continue their discussion through  Table & Well's Community Identity Statement.  In this episode they will begin to discuss the third statement, We Seek to See and Be Seen, Hear and Be Heard, Know and Be Known.  This statement carries a lot of meaning.  Listen in as Tennison and Ginelle unpack it. We Take Care of OurselvesWe are Gentle ProtectorsWe Seek to See and Be Seen, Hear and Be Heard, Know and Be KnownWe see people through the eyes of HeavenWe see ourselves through the eyes of HeavenWe seek to understand ourselves and each otherWe practice the gift of presence by giving our full eye, ear, and heart attention to ourselves and one anotherWe actively practice relational curiosity with ourselves and each otherSo that, together, we may cultivate joy, safety and belonging in our community.  

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they continue their discussion through the second statement of Table & Well's Community Identity Statement, We are Gentle Protectors.  Our heart in this is to protect the relationship.We Take Care of OurselvesWe are Gentle ProtectorsWe stay in our circle by not speaking about, or for, othersWe are careful to not overshare We do not share other's personal storiesWe hold each other's stories with kindness and full confidentialityWe remain glad to be with others, even in hard timesWe Seek to See and Be Seen, Hear and Be Heard, Know and Be KnownSo that, together, we may cultivate joy, safety and belonging in our community.  

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they discuss Table & Well's community Identity statement.  Listen as they talk through how this statement came to be and why it is so important.  This week we begin our discussion on the second Community Identity Statement' We are Gentle Protectors.  What is a gentle protector?  How  do we protect gently?  We Take Care of OurselvesWe are Gentle ProtectorsWe stay in our circle by not speaking about, or for, othersWe are careful to not overshare We do not share other's personal storiesWe hold each other's stories with kindness and full confidentialityWe remain glad to be with others, even in hard timesWe Seek to See and Be Seen, Hear and Be Heard, Know and Be KnownSo that, together, we may cultivate joy, safety and belonging in our community.  

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they discuss Table & Well's community Identity statement.  Listen as they talk through how this statement came to be and why it is so important.  We Take Care of OurselvesWe focus on doing our own work and release others to do theirsWe make the time to fully read, process, practice and apply each conceptWe honor our relational health journey through awareness, intention and practiceWe follow through on our commitment to mature, both in the short and long termWe do hard thingsWe are Gentle ProtectorsWe Seek to See and Be Seen, Hear and Be Heard, Know and Be KnownSo that, together, we may cultivate joy, safety and belonging in our community.  

Rachel Hogan Carr is the Executive Director at the Nurture Nature Center in Easton, PA. She has an M.A. in Environmental Policy Design from Lehigh University, where she wrote her thesis on Community Identity and Actionable Risk Communication: A Theoretical Framework for Motivating Flood Preparedness. Before that she studied at Pennsylvania State University, where she was Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Collegian, and graduated from Moravian College.  She is a certified floodplain manager.Subjects discussed include: The Nurture Nature Center and how it came to be, extreme weather and flooding in the Lehigh Valley, the dangers of flooding in cities like Easton, an explanation of flood plains, how to prepare for major storms, invasive plant species, the dangers of pesticides, and much more. https://www.slhn.org/

In today's episode Sam interviews Carey, a wonderful multifaceted equine archery aficionado, artist, animal lover, YALC mental health advocate, and straight up lovely human being. They discuss the themes of community, identity, and mindful sports. You can follow Carey's mounted archery TikTok account @ridgelinemountedarchers and find their book "Fishes in the Bathtub" by Carey Norland on amazon.com. If you have questions, comments, or would like to leave a voice-mail about the podcast, you can do so at healthytransitionsor@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! ***Episode thumbnail created by Carey Norland for their book "Fishes in the Bathtub"***

This is part two of my interview with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, author of " My Monticello".  "My Monticello" was recently called "a masterly feat" by the New York Times. In Part One of this interview, we discuss how Jocelyn used real-life events to craft a beautiful and compelling collection of stories that examine race, climate change love, and the very nature of humanity itself.In Part 2 of this interview, we discuss Jocelyn's journey as a lifelong writer, her approach to working with agents and publishing houses and what it's like for her to hand over her story as it begins its journey of adaptation from page to screen as a new Netflix film.  Creatives, you're going to love this interview. So get out your notepad because you're going to want to take notes for this one!In this episode, we discuss:1. Embracing the process of adaptation -- handing your work over for interpretation2. Things lead to things: The power of patience when finding your audience3. Honing your creative voice -- how life experiences shape our creative voice.4. The feedback loop: How to use critical feedback effectively5. Finding inspiration after a literary success (Ie. What's up with Book 2?)6. Carving out time to do the workLinks:Tin HouseNew Dominion Book Shop Writer HouseJocelyn can be found atWebsiteInstagramTwitterLeave a voice message HERE!Follow us on Instagram!Schedule a chat with Bree @ The Lovely UnbecomingJoin the Pause to Go Discussion GroupThanks to our Sponsor! https://codebasecoworking.com/ Special thanks to WTJU 91.1 FM & The Virginia Audio Collective for the support and the space to record! Did you love this episode? Leave us a review !

In this first interview of the Creative Changemakers series, Bree Luck chats with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson about her debut book, 'My Monticello'. In this episode, we discuss how cultural events, like the violent Unite The Right events in Charlottesville, VA, and environmental events, like the fires in California, inspired the creation of this novel -- and the impact it has had on readers. Jocelyn Nicole Johnson is the author of My Monticello,  a fiction debut that was called "a masterly feat" by the New York Times and finalist for the Kirkus Prize and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize. Johnson has been a fellow at TinHouse, Hedgebrook, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her writing appears in Guernica, The Guardian and elsewhere. Her short story “Control Negro” was anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 2018, guest edited by Roxane Gay and read live by LeVar Burton for Selected Shorts. A veteran public school art teacher, Johnson lives and writes in Charlottesville, Virginia.This episode was sponsored by Codebase Coworking in Charlottesville, VA. Leave a voice message HERE!Follow us on Instagram!Schedule a chat with Bree @ The Lovely UnbecomingJoin the Pause to Go Discussion GroupThanks to our Sponsor! https://codebasecoworking.com/ Special thanks to WTJU 91.1 FM & The Virginia Audio Collective for the support and the space to record! Did you love this episode? Leave us a review !

We are extending a warm welcome to Elaine Cheung on this episode of the Canadian Music Therapy Podcast. Elaine is the President of the Music Therapy Association for Alberta and she shares with listeners about her experience as a board member of the MTAA and where she sees the future of music therapy not only for Alberta, but for Canada. Elaine also shares a poignant story of the impact of music therapy for patients and staff in intensive care units. Here is a little more about Elaine: Elaine is currently the President of the Music Therapy Association for Alberta and has been working with the JB Music Therapy team for the last five years. She received her Master of Music Therapy from Wilfrid Laurier and prior to that, a degree in Music Education and a certificate in Clarinet Performance. She loves the thrill of working with people of all ages and abilities and aims to develop a meaningful therapeutic relationship to maximize a person's potential for change and growth. When not providing music therapy services, you can find Elaine searching for the next learning opportunity and playing clarinet in a community ensemble. To join the discussion online, please use hashtag #CanadianMusicTherapy

Listen in on a conversation with Codman Academy Head of School Thabiti Brown and third grade teacher and equity coordinator Marcus Parker about Codman's thoughtful education strategies—teaching for social justice, prioritizing student questioning and the exploration of identity, making connections between learning and the world outside the classroom, and engaging teachers and parents in conversations around equity and inclusion.

This "Plugged In" episode of the SGF Insider Podcast features Springfield Identity Project members, John McQueary and Joel Thomas. Tune in as we learn all about the Springfield Flag movement and what happens when you get a group of people who are passionate about Springfield together who want to share their love of SGF and help people own and embrace their community. Special thanks to American National for sponsoring the LeadSGF "Plugged In" episodes.

How can we move beyond the dominant narrative, to hear stories that have been erased? Artist Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn and curator and public historian Gwen Moore find similarities in growing up in communities that were violently transformed or completely erased. Building on earlier discussions of trauma in this program, the two talk about how their practices of storytelling and public memory are a response to damage leveled on Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and Mill Creek Valley in St. Louis. Their mutual interests point to listening to the voices of ancestors, the testimonial power of objects, and our collective responsibility to understand history.Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn's artistic practice explores strategies of political resistance enacted through counter-memory and post-memory. Extracting and re-working narratives via history and supernaturalisms is an essential part of Nguyen's video works and sculptures where fact and fiction are both held accountable. Gwen Moore is the Curator of Urban Landscape and Community Identity at the Missouri Historical Society focusing on race, ethnicity, race relations, and social justice issues in St. Louis. An important part of her work has been documenting the Ferguson protest movement, which includes a collection of physical materials along with an oral history project. Gwen was also the curator for the Missouri History Museum exhibition, #1 in Civil Rights: The African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis. -As a major component of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis's exhibition Stories of Resistance, Radio Resistance assembles the voices of intersecting local and global agents of change. Artists featured in the exhibition are paired with figures from the past, present, and future of St. Louis, coming together to transmit messages of dissent. Eleven episodes will be released over the course of the exhibition, amplifying shared struggles, collective dreams, and models of individual and group action. Using a historically rebellious medium, Radio Resistance broadcasts social narratives of defiance and hope.Selections of Radio Resistance will be broadcast on St. Louis on the Air, the noontime talk program hosted by Sarah Fenske on St. Louis Public Radio. Full episodes will be released biweekly in a listening station at CAM, and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. A publication celebrating Stories of Resistance, featuring episode highlights, will be released later this year.

We want everyone to know who we are not and who we are. Our identity as a community of ordinary people following Jesus has been tested for several years.  Here is a summary of what we have shared so far. Hope each listener enjoys getting to know us.

This is the third podcast in a five part series, focused on equitable food oriented development. A growing movement to promote food projects and enterprises as vehicles for building community wealth, health and self-determination. With us today are two leaders in this movement. It is my pleasure to welcome Rashida Ferdinand, a fifth generation, lower ninth ward homeowner in New Orleans and an organizer of the Sankofa Community Development Corporation and Lorena Andrade, the executive director of La Mujera Obrera in El Paso, Texas. Interview Summary The EFOD movement is a systemic approach to wealth building through community projects that help lift up community identity, build on the power of community identity and sense of place. So first, let me ask you both: how does equitable food oriented development help create or strengthen the community identity and sense of place? Can you help our listeners understand why these things are so important? Rashida, how about if we start with you. Community identity is what makes people feel comfortable and connected to the place where they live, where they work or where they raised their families, have lineage and longevity and sustainability. It is important that we address our work around people who live there and censoring the work around their needs. What EFOD has done is bring in the capital investment, resources and finances to support the ideas, thoughts that we have planning work that we are doing into development to meet the needs of the people who live in this space. Thanks for the explanation. Lorena, what are your thoughts on this? EFOD allows us to defend our community, to stay in our community and it also helps us be creative, develop and construct the community that we imagine. EFOD comes in different forums, it's not just one thing, one project. When we defend community and when we build community together, we cannot only just focus on one program, it has to do with food. It has to do with what our culture looks like. It is sharing of our knowledge, of our elders and of community members, taking care of our children with building restaurants, with music. We need to be able to carve out a little space to be creative and to build, but to do it together. And that also takes resources, collective labor and collective thought. Thank you. You both painted a wonderful picture of what EFOD is meant to accomplish. Why don't we get a little more specific about what this looks like. Lorena, what sort of things are going on in your community? Here in our neighborhood in El Paso, Texas, many of us have been pushed out of our countries, pushed out of other communities. We have been an immigrant community for several generations and we are a garment worker organization. We were one of the communities that was most impacted by the North American free trade agreement. So one of the things that the workers had always wanted to develop are social enterprises. We have a daycare center. We also developed a restaurant. We have a community farm. We have a network of indigenous women's cooperatives that we help coordinate. And it's always thinking about how can we be creative in those economic projects? You know, how does this serve the community? How do we learn to work together in those? We're in the neighborhood to see who's growing food. What is the knowledge of our elders? How do we share it together? We have festivals in the community where we exchange food. The women give workshops themselves. When we have music and when we have art, anything creative that the women want to share with each other. And, it's a way of having that community pride and also creating that sense of community and saying, hey, my community has the knowledge that we need to build a community that we would like to see. We're already building it together. It's very important to believe that we can build this ourselves. Another area of work is called familias unidas, to fight against the school closures. Right on the border, there's a lot of sources of contamination through the diesel trucks, through the recycling facilities. And so we're also trying to push those out of our community as well. It's always kind of a two-part thing to defend against the contamination, the gentrification, the Penn defending for better education, but it's also the building and the creative and the celebration of who we are. Well, what a wonderful picture you've painted of programs to address, things that might be hurting in the community like food insecurity and contamination and also celebration of things that are important to the community. So thank you, I appreciate that explanation. Rashida, can you give us some examples in New Orleans. We live in a neighborhood that has been under-resourced for decades. It was once a thriving working and middle class neighborhood around the 1940s, ‘50s, and ‘60s. A place where you had the highest rate of black home ownership once in the country, actually. Many people who moved into this neighborhood came from rural areas and had vision to create a space for their families to live in and sustain themselves. There was just a lot of decimation from hurricane Betsy in 1965, the redlining, and movement of people from the neighborhood who could not afford their homes. Next is hurricane Katrina that has affected the neighborhood and it still hasn't fully recovered. We used to have more small businesses. Most of the homes in the area are properties that are blighted and caught up in many different types of legal binds—issues such as succession, taxes, or liens on the properties. Families own them but are no longer in a neighborhood. What it has created is a space where there is a lack of economic development. Resources that could drive people to live in a neighborhood, as well as an impetus for businesses to want to be in a neighborhood. We try to address this through a community marketplace, through the lens of culture and art and food. So we had music, traditional, cultural programs, formers and craftsmen at crafts ladies. It was really a great gathering space and people were actually seeing each other who hadn't seen each other since they had to evacuate and weren't able to return home. Some people were not actually returning home to stay, they were just coming to try to check on what was remaining of their houses and property. From that, monthly community marketplace, we evolved into projects that focused on health-centered development for sustainable use of land and what resulted are planning and pilot projects. We are beginning to implement a wetland park and reusing the beautiful spaces that were used for generations, where people use the natural areas and felt comfortable doing it. But that's been lost over generations where it hasn't been accessible to children and they're not growing up understanding the importance of that. So we are restoring land and its use in that way. We are also trying to restore the access of fresh food as a normalcy in our neighborhood there. A lot of people grew up with the tradition of backyard gardening, and they brought from their rural routes into the lower ninth. Corner stores had fresh produce and what we have now are a lot of gas stations or outlets that sell more processed foods, more fried foods, foods that are heavy and salt and sugar. And it contributes to that high propensity of cardiovascular and chronic diseases that we have in our community. Lack of healthy access becomes a normalcy in a way and it really changes the approach to what we think what we should have. Children who grew up in this type of environment don't know what the past was or what they should have. They think this is a normal approach to living. So what we're trying to do is just lift a scale and create resources that affirm that we can have something better. What makes us strong and able to build out a wetland park, 3,000 square foot wellness center with academic partners, business owners, community residents and stakeholders, where we'll have fresh food, we'll have a coffee shop. We'll also have health education classes, but it'll be a one concentrated area. What's really great about this, it's also going to be a part of my initiative to develop our boulevard, our avenue where there was once commercial spaces. It is investment of time and labor and working with community members to do some intentional planning. We are trying to be a space of leadership and stimulate growth by working with our municipal representatives and officials and just keep being that squeaky wheel. But we've been doing this for about 15 years and we are hoping that this is a time where we can see some really clear results and get some substantial resources to move this plan into implementation. It's heartwarming to hear from both of you about the examples of things that are going on in your communities. And I can just imagine the vitality this helps build in the community and it must be wonderful to see it in action. One question I have is I imagine funding is probably not the easiest thing to obtain and you probably had to be pretty creative with that. So what are some ideas for other people that might be considering this? What are some things that have worked for you in order to raise money and put these projects into play? And Rashida, why don't we begin with you. It's important to look at different approaches to fundraising. We started the work with small seed funding with a heavily volunteer-oriented approach. It was important to start that work and not just wait till we got the big funding because we know funders want to see that you have partners and other funders and support of what you're doing and you have models and best practices. Most of our funding over the course of our work has come from philanthropic sources. We do have some governmental funding from EPA, USDA and other groups. It took a lot of effort to start with a few grants that were maybe $1,500, $2,000. We had second jobs while we started this work. But what we have been able to do is create pilot projects, measure our results and our outcomes and approach major funders to expand the programmatic work. It was also important for us to be ready to either grow the program and expand it further or shift it to what the need was. We are building partnerships so that having these relationships with our municipal representatives, we can be included in long term, sustainable state and federal funds that trickle down to the local resources. We also are trying to sustain ourselves and our capacity through a donor base—because we have been just doing the work. We have not focused on donations directly from private supporters, but we now have a person who is more dedicated to that approach. Thanks for that background. Lorena, what about in El Paso? How do you and your colleagues go about trying to generate funding? It's a scramble sometimes, especially at the beginning. I mean, we're a group of displaced women workers from the garment factories and we want to develop all these economic projects. We did need a lot of assistance in helping us develop the plan. And then for the people that we were presenting the plans to believe that we were able and had the capacity to do this. It also is a difficult situation sometimes when we have a plan for our neighborhood and the powers that be, sometimes in the city, basically said, no, your neighborhood is not going to be funded in these ways. That's not worth investing in, in so many words. And so, there's that constant back and forth in negotiation with some of those things. We also almost have to cut and paste, piece together different sources of funding, so that our entire program can be designed the way that we would like. For example, if we run our business and we're able to get, let's say workforce development funds at the beginning, we don't have those anymore. But how do we bring in resources in order to be able to develop the leadership within the programs for them to carry over the community, to contribute to the community, to work in the business more creatively. And sometimes when resources come in, they're just specifically to learn this or specifically for this purpose. And so, we have to be able to be creative within that space. Our funding comes from many different areas, especially nationally and we've gotten some support locally. But most of it has come from national funders and even the federal government, when we need the big money for the building infrastructure. You both painted a picture of having to scramble, but have done it successfully. Like to come back to a topic that we've discussed a little bit and it's the issue of community ownership and why that is such an important part of this work and Lorena, let's begin with you. So, what does ownership look like? You know, it could be that we own our homes, but it is also, we want to stay in this community. Almost like a communal kind of sense of space, right? We do not own every piece of land in our community, but we've lived here for generations. We contributed to it and we have a right to stay here. We have a right to form our relationships with the land, with each other here in this space, to not get pushed out, to not be forced to migrate again. Whether it is buying buildings physically and defending those spaces. It also looks like a space like in the park where we create a festival where we form our local school, defending that space and having a sense of ownership of that school. It belongs to our children and to the future generations, that type of thing. That is where the organizing comes in and that's where our economic work in our businesses, for example, our daycare center informs our organizing to defend our schools. And then the work of defending our schools informs how we work in our daycare centers and how we create community and what kind of environment and space we want to create for our children here in our daycare centers, the same with our restaurant. So that ownership is like money. We own this building and we own this space, but also sense of ownership, like I want to belong to this community, making a commitment to this land here. Thank you, Lorena. So Rashida, what are your thoughts on that issue of community ownership? I really believe that the work that we're doing, investments that we're making would continue. Even if I'm not sitting at this table doing the work or the staff members or even people who are volunteers, that it's a part of an institution. And it's an institution because the people who live in a neighborhood are invested and they're part of it and not just on the planning portion or the implementation, but they are the benefactors directly. And we know that there are things that people need to feel safe and secure. They need clean neighborhoods and safe neighborhoods, a healthy place to live and they need money. They need resources. They need to be able to pay their bills and take care of themselves and take care of their families. We envision that this work becomes a space where people see themselves as a part of it. That they do not see it as a, ‘they doing this for us', but we are doing this all in this together. That there's a connection that the people who are a part of our community feel to the market, not just because it's there and it's a great place for them to shop or have coffee, but because they were a part of the building of it, they were invested in making it what it is today. They are the owners of the spaces, not just in a deed or the title, but because it would not be that way and exist, if it wasn't for them. It is important that the work that we do has some economic trickle down value to people. That there's some opportunities that people see from what we're growing in our gardens, the okra that we're growing, the basil, even the flowers that we're growing becomes something that people may want to develop into a business for themselves and grow in their own backyard or use our community garden spaces or have land to do this. So we see that ownership also in system change and a way that people can actually access land to do more of this work if they so choose or grow their business, that's connected to some ideas or resources that we've already put into the community. Thank you, so I'd like to end with one final question. Do you feel that EFOD can be a pathway to lasting an sustainable change? Rashida, let's begin with you. I do believe that the energy and the thought partnership that is with the EFOD team is a place of equitable consideration for what we need in our communities. And it's also an approach to looking at the systems in which we're working, which are made to support vulnerable populations or under-resourced spaces or people who may have limitations and barriers to actually moving out of that cycle of poverty. The focus of EFOD on community leadership as the core of development is significant. I think the foundation of EFOD around collaboration and equity and honestly and authentically looking at how we live and what systems we are living in is significant, would be net sustainable community change. Thank you and Lorena, what are your thoughts on that? Well for us and the organizations that are a part of it, work cannot be imposed from the top down. It has to be created from the community, right? There's obviously leadership involved in that and work that needs to be done. We are integrated directly into the community. EFOD also allows for what that looks like in every community is different. There are some basic principles, but the way we go about being creative, the way our community looks and the way the community response is different and it allows for that creativity. It allows for those different strategies that emerged from the organizing of many years and in a certain community. That is why it allows for this long-term sustainability because sometimes when you do economic work, it can be so overwhelming. With the EFOD resources, the way we are imagining them, you would work on the economic, but it also allows you to creativity and the growing community and the organizing out in the neighborhood and defending against the gentrification, celebration and the art and the music and everything that comes along with building community. It will be sustainable at the long-term because the people themselves are participating in it. Bios Lorena Andrade Lorena Andrade is Executive Director of La Mujer Obrera (LMO), a community- and women- led organization in El Paso, Texas. La Mujer Obrera was founded in 1981 as a garment workers organization. When factory jobs were lost due to NAFTA in 1994, community members began to develop their own economic alternatives. Today, they organize for a food system that is informed by ancestral traditions and by local practice. LMO advances food access work through its restaurant, community farm, daycare center, cultural festivals and Lummetik Trading Company. Rashida Ferdinand A fifth generation Lower 9th Ward homeowner, Rashida Ferdinand organized with community stakeholders in the Lower 9th Ward during 2008 to form Sankofa Community Development Corporation, with a commitment to providing resources that address social challenges related to urban revitalization, youth enrichment and education, health and wellness, and economic development. Sankofa CDC works with residents and other stakeholders to identify locally-felt social challenges and address them in thoughtful, culturally-competent ways. Sankofa's ultimate goal is to support the creation of a local environment that promotes positive health outcomes and builds healthier communities for generations to come.

Pastor Steven looks at the hostility between Jews and Gentiles, and the overcoming power of the cross to make us one new body in Christ.

Listen in on this chat with Kent Kerr and RJ Thompson of Plus Public based in Bellevue, PA, just north of Pittsburgh. This live, interactive, open-to-the-public call was recorded on June 11, 2020. Guest hosted by Meghan Rutigliano, Burning Man Cultural Ambassador and Founder of Globally Curated. At the time of recording, Kent was a Master of Fine Arts candidate at Radford University, and his thesis was a research project on using design thinking techniques to uncover how a community thinks of itself. He and RJ did their research in Bellevue, a small, rust-belt town that has experienced something of a renaissance after ending prohibition in 2015. They spoke with The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking as part of the organization's Community Coffee Talk program, a series of live, interactive, virtual conversations. Subscribe to updates from NCCP to stay informed!

Creating a positive cycle of community engagement is key to creating a long-lasting family identity in your communities that will drive your family’s success professionally and personally.

In one of our most wide ranging conversations yet, we are excited to be joined this time around by physical therapist and long-time friend AJ Sobrilsky. AJ has had a remarkably varied range of experiences in the running world, from an unconventional origin story as a former four-sport high school athlete to collegiate distance runner, all the way to being plugged in to the Mecca of the American distance running scene in Flagstaff. Beyond some catching up & sharing old stories, we dive into the key ingredients of creating a special running culture, the evolution of identity as a competitive runner, and get some insights from AJ & Spencer, two of the top running PT's in the game, about staying healthy & maximizing performance. As always, we have some fun with his hot takes in the rapid fire round, including his pick of favorite Performance Running Outfitters owner.

In Episode 3 of Living Beyond the Pew, Steve, John David, and Rakhi dig into our longing to be part of a community and belong somewhere. We explore what it means to be in community, what that means about our own identity, and how that helps us to grow in our love of our neighbors.For behind the scenes looks, between episode inspiration, and to ask questions and offer suggestions for topics, follow us on Facebook at @livingbeyondthepew!Living Beyond the Pew is sponsored by Alliance Catholic Credit Union. Visit allianceccu.com for more information or to set up an account!Church bell sound effect recorded by Daniel SimiomIntro & Outro music is Hard Fought Victory by Purple PlanetTransition music is Open Road.

ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis present the premiere collaborative podcast, "Under The Arch." Your hosts Blake Strode, Executive Director of ArchCity Defenders, and Kayla Reed, Director of Action St. Louis, explore the issues facing our community and the people working to transform them.We're launching Season Two with a focus on Black History Month, celebrating Black Now, Black History, and Black Art. This week's episode features Gwen Moore, Curator of Urban Landscape and Community Identity at the Missouri History Museum. She has been associated with the Missouri Historical Society since 1998 as a researcher, community programmer, and oral historian. She focuses on social movements and civil rights activism, including a collecting initiative and oral history documenting the Ferguson protest movement. She has curated collections such as “St. Louis Freedom Struggle 1921-1968” and “#1 in Civil Rights: The African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis.” She has a BA in sociology and history from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, an MSW from Washington University, and MA and degree in history from Indiana University where she worked at the Organization of American Historians as a book editor for the OAH Magazine of History. Join the conversation around this week's episode using #UnderTheArch and send us your feedback at underthearchpod@gmail.com. Know a local artist who'd like to feature their song in our Music Minute segment? Email us with subject "Music Minute".Interested in Ms. Moore's reading recommendations? Here are a few ideas:Gordon, Colin. Mapping Decline. Penn Press, 2008.Irvin, Keona. Gateway to Equality: Black Women and the Struggle for Economic Justice in St. Louis. University Press of Kentucky, 2017.Jolly, Kenneth. Black Liberation in the Midwest: The Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri, 1964-1970. New York and London: RoutledgeJolly, Kenneth. “It Happened Here Too: The Black Liberation Movement in St. Louis, Missouri, 1964-1970” PhD. Diss. University of Mo. Colombia 2003.Jolly, Kenneth. “The Fairgrounds Park incident and the Jefferson Bank Campaign: A comparative Study of Violence in St. Louis Missouri, 1949-1964” Thesis. University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999.Lang, Clarence. Grassroots at the Gateway: Class Politics and Black Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, 1936-75.

A conversation with Dr. Julian C. Chambliss, Professor of English with a Joint Appointment in History at Michigan State University. Dr. Chambliss' Website MSU Commercial featuring Dr. Chambliss  Hoopla Digital Comics

Today on the show, we welcome two special guests, Freya Björg Olafson and Mo Dhaliwal. Freya is an intermedia artist working with performance, audio, painting, and video. Her work engages with the influence that technology and the internet have on identity and the body. As a technologist and futurist, Mo came to dance by way of software after working in Silicon Valley for several years. He is a cultural navigator and the creator of the Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration Society. Both Freya and Mo work to challenge the status quo and cross boundaries, cultures and sectors.

what is the different between community and individual identity. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tori-morones/message

As we begin exploring Community and our responsibilities to community we asked ourselves:What communities do you belong to?What does that mean to you?Is there anything you would change about your community?Have you been hurt or let down by your community?

Episode 17 of the Breaking the Barrier Podcast available now on Apple, SoundCloud, and yes, Spotify!! Topics: - TAJ shares unfortunate news about a senior at Fordham University, plus TAJ and Will on insensitive journalism (3:09) - The Sri Lanka attacks (8:48) - White DC resident says Howard University's campus should move if they have an issue with DC dog walkers on campus (is this about more than dog walking? race, privilege, and gentrification) (10:40) - DC go-go music almost being muted in Shaw is another example of gentrification in DC (19:39) - Gentrification in cities threatens with the loss of culture, of community identity, whether it be in DC, or in Jersey City (25:23) - Game of Thrones and the recent controversial sex scene with Arya (30:02) - Tiger Woods wins the 2019 Masters Tournament (39:54) Now available on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe and give us a 5-star rating! Like, comment, share, and follow us on SoundCloud! Follow us on Spotify! Twitter: TAJ (@TAJCruz) Will (@TheRealRyals) The Breaking the Barrier Podcast (@BreakBarrierPod)

In 1897, shortly after Zona Shue was found dead in her West Virginia home, her mother went to the county prosecutor with a bizarre story. She said that her daughter had been murdered -- and that her ghost had revealed the killer's identity. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of the Greenbrier Ghost, one of the strangest courtroom dramas of the 19th century. We'll also consider whether cats are controlling us and puzzle over a delightful oblivion. Intro: Anagrams, a palindrome, and a letter bank regarding American presidents. A crossword without clues, by Lee Sallows. Mary Jane Heaster, Zona's mother. Sources for our feature on the Greenbrier Ghost: Katie Letcher Lyle, The Man Who Wanted Seven Wives, 1986. "The Greenbrier Ghost," West Virginia Division of Culture and History (accessed Sept. 22, 2018). David Jenkins, "Common Law, Mountain Music, and the Construction of Community Identity," Social & Legal Studies 19:3 (September 2010), 351-369. Joel Ebert, "Trials in High Profile," Charleston [W.V.] Sunday Gazette-Mail, Oct. 11, 2015, A.1. Joel Ebert, "Blankenship's Just One of Many High-Profile Trials in WV History," TCA Regional News, Oct. 11, 2015. Sandi Toksvig, "Ghosts Obviously Have Their Downsides, But at Least They Make Life Interesting," Sunday Telegraph, Jan. 23, 2011, 5. Mike Conley, "Ghost Brings Murderer to Justice," Marion [N.C.] McDowell News, Aug. 27, 2009. Allison Barker, "Courthouse Old Enough to Have Ghost in Its History," Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail, March 9, 2003, 2B. Chris Stirewalt, "A Haunting Halloween," Charleston Daily Mail, Oct. 31, 2002, 1C. Michelle Saxton, "West Virginia's Hills Are Home to Ghostly Tales," Charleston Gazette, Oct. 30, 2000, 7A. Marina Hendricks, "Retelling a Greenbrier Ghost Tale," Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail, Oct. 31. 1999, 1E. "Trial of Trout Shue," The Bar 11:2 (February 1904). "Foul Play Suspected," Greenbrier Independent, Feb. 25, 1897. "Foul Play Suspected," Staunton [Va.] Spectator and Vindicator, March 4, 1897. Garry Rodgers, "How a Ghost's Evidence Convicted a Murderer," Huffington Post, Feb. 19, 2017. Listener mail: Nic Fleming, "Hungry Cats Trick Owners With Baby Cry Mimicry," New Scientist, July 13, 2009 [contains audio files of urgent and non-urgent purrs]. Lynne Peeples, "Manipulative Meow: Cats Learn to Vocalize a Particular Sound to Train Their Human Companions," Scientific American, July 13, 2009. Karen McComb et al., "The Cry Embedded Within the Purr," Cell 19:13 (July 14, 2009), R507-R508. Mayo Clinic, "Toxoplasmosis," Oct. 3, 2017. Paul R. Torgerson and Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo, "The Global Burden of Congenital Toxoplasmosis: A Systematic Review," Bulletin of the World Health Organization 91 (2013), 501-508. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Parasites - Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma Infection)" (accessed Sept. 26, 2018). Ed Yong, "Mind-Bending Parasite Permanently Quells Cat Fear in Mice," National Geographic, April 26, 2013. M. Berdoy et al., "Fatal Attraction in Rats Infected With Toxoplasma gondii," Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 267:1452 (2000), 1591-1594. Karen Sugden et al., "Is Toxoplasma Gondii Infection Related to Brain and Behavior Impairments in Humans? Evidence From a Population-Representative Birth Cohort," PLoS One 11:2 (2016), e0148435. Samuel Osborne, "Mind-Altering Parasite Spread by Cats Could Give Humans More Courage and Overcome 'Fear of Failure', Research Suggests," Independent, July 25, 2018. "The Myth of 'Mind-Altering Parasite' Toxoplasma Gondii?" Discover, Feb. 20, 2016. Jaroslav Flegr, "Effects of Toxoplasma on Human Behavior," Schizophrenia Bulletin 33:3 (2007), 757-760. B.D. Pearce et al., "The Relationship Between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Mood Disorders in the Third National Health and Nutrition Survey," Biological Psychiatry 72:4 (2012), 290-295. Lucy Jones, "Ten Sinister Parasites That Control Their Hosts' Minds," BBC Earth, March 16, 2015. F. Thomas et al., "Biochemical and Histological Changes in the Brain of the Cricket Nemobius sylvestris Infected by the Manipulative Parasite Paragordius tricuspidatus (Nematomorpha)," International Journal for Parasitology 33:4 (2003), 435-443. Sandra B. Andersen et al., "The Life of a Dead Ant: The Expression of an Adaptive Extended Phenotype," American Naturalist 174:3 (2009), 424-433. Chris Reiber, "Change in Human Social Behavior in Response to a Common Vaccine," Annals of Epidemiology 20:10 (2010), 729-733. F. Solmi, et al., "Curiosity Killed the Cat: No Evidence of an Association Between Cat Ownership and Psychotic Symptoms at Ages 13 and 18 Years in a UK General Population Cohort," Psychological Medicine 47:9 (2017), 1659-1667. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Ben Snitkoff. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

Guest Speaker Tricia Jerman (BSSM) speaks on three significant areas in the life of a believer; includes personal testimony.

Dr. Jocelyn Evans discusses upcoming lecture - 'Public Space, Collective Memory and Community Identity.'

Dr Narmeen A. Muhammadameen talks about challenges for work at the Kirkuk Citadel and the importance of this site for local and community identities. The citadel at Kirkuk, the natural focal point of the city with almost one million inhabitants, represents a North Iraqi cultural and archaeological monument of great potential. The relics of the fortified, Late Ottoman town quarter are situated on the summit of an extremely large tell (15,8 ha), rising on the height about 20–30 m on the left bank of the Khasa Sou River. The tell appeared to be an élite residence and regional centre as late as in the Middle-Assyrian (Mitanni) Period (the 16th-14th centuries BC), as textual sources indicate. Although no archaeological data have been obtained from the area so far, much earlier origins of settlement of the tell are highly probable. The heritage area of the citadel witnessed an unprecedented, planned destruction, labelled euphemistically as a „beautification action“ and building of museum of architecture, in the late Saddam era (1997–1998). All three thousands inhabitants of the citadel, mostly Kurdish and Turkoman, were moved out and the quarter (about 700–850 houses) was completely bulldozed, except of nine isolated monuments and nine small groups of „most valuable“ houses. Subsequently, a part of these structures underwent hard renovations by use of inapropriate methods and materials (in 1998–2003), the citadel area, however, remained unsettled till present and all the architectural remains, both renovated and authentic, are in ruins or seriously endangered. Even in ruins or remodelled, the preserved houses represent a unique specimen of regional, Late Ottoman town architecture, different from that in Baghdad or Arbil. The standing religious monuments (mainly Prophet Daniel Mosque. Great Mosque and Gog Kumbet Tomb) are famous sites of pilgrimage and worship both for Muslims and Christians. The site apparently sustains a not negligible potential for local turism, religious contacts and cultural exchange. The presented project comes from our previous experience in archaeological evaluation of Arbil citadel (2006–2009). It aims generally to 1. gather all available data about historical substance of the citadel building and its archaeological stratification, 2. structure that data to an project of information system of the citadel, and 3. prepare a complex documentation and assessment report about archaeology and architecure of the citadel. The project will mostly rely on non-invasive, intensive methods of archaeological research and recording (archaeological surface survey, collection of surface finds, historical building analysis, remote sensing) and will have following stages: 1. collecting of data (old plans and photographs, satellite and aerial images, oral history, all types of archaeological survey and recording, photogrammetry, possibly geophysical survey) 2. creation and feeding of the information database system based on a digital, three-dimensional model of the citadel (see a demo-version of similar database created for the Arbil citadel http://lfgm.fsv.cvut.cz/citadel/) 3. analysis and interpretation of data in the form of an assessment report which should give a first reliable information about stratigraphy and architecture of the heritage area, as well as of its value and potential for future research. Some proposals for conservation and public presentation of the monuments have to be also a part of the report. Thus, the results could be integrated into the realization phase of the recent masterplan of the Kirkuk city. The proposed project will be carried out in close cooperation with the State Board of Antiquities at Baghdad, Directorate of Antiquities at Kirkuk, with specialist from Salahaddin University at Arbil, Department of Archaeology (Prof. Dr. Narmin A. M. Amin) and several Czech scientific institutions.

Dr Narmeen A. Muhammadameen talks about challenges for work at the Kirkuk Citadel and the importance of this site for local and community identities. The citadel at Kirkuk, the natural focal point of the city with almost one million inhabitants, represents a North Iraqi cultural and archaeological monument of great potential. The relics of the fortified, Late Ottoman town quarter are situated on the summit of an extremely large tell (15,8 ha), rising on the height about 20–30 m on the left bank of the Khasa Sou River. The tell appeared to be an élite residence and regional centre as late as in the Middle-Assyrian (Mitanni) Period (the 16th-14th centuries BC), as textual sources indicate. Although no archaeological data have been obtained from the area so far, much earlier origins of settlement of the tell are highly probable. The heritage area of the citadel witnessed an unprecedented, planned destruction, labelled euphemistically as a „beautification action“ and building of museum of architecture, in the late Saddam era (1997–1998). All three thousands of inhabitants of the citadel, mostly Kurdish and Turkoman, were moved out and the quarter (about 700–850 houses) was completely bulldozed, except of nine isolated monuments and nine small groups of „most valuable“ houses. Subsequently, a part of these structures underwent hard renovations by use of inapropriate methods and materials (in 1998–2003), the citadel area, however, remained unsettled till present and all the architectural remains, both renovated and authentic, are in ruins or seriously endangered. Even in ruins or remodelled, the preserved houses represent a unique specimen of regional, Late Ottoman town architecture, different from that in Baghdad or Arbil. The standing religious monuments (mainly Prophet Daniel Mosque. Great Mosque and Gog Kumbet Tomb) are famous sites of pilgrimage and worship both for Muslims and Christians. The site apparently sustains a not negligible potential for local turism, religious contacts and cultural exchange. The presented project comes from our previous experience in archaeological evaluation of Arbil citadel (2006–2009). It aims generally to 1. gather all available data about historical substance of the citadel building and its archaeological stratification, 2. structure that data to an project of information system of the citadel, and 3. prepare a complex documentation and assessment report about archaeology and architecure of the citadel. The project will mostly rely on non-invasive, intensive methods of archaeological research and recording (archaeological surface survey, collection of surface finds, historical building analysis, remote sensing) and will have following stages: 1. collecting of data (old plans and photographs, satellite and aerial images, oral history, all types of archaeological survey and recording, photogrammetry, possibly geophysical survey) 2. creation and feeding of the information database system based on a digital, three-dimensional model of the citadel (see a demo-version of similar database created for the Arbil citadel http://lfgm.fsv.cvut.cz/citadel/) 3. analysis and interpretation of data in the form of an assessment report which should give a first reliable information about stratigraphy and architecture of the heritage area, as well as of its value and potential for future research. Some proposals for conservation and public presentation of the monuments have to be also a part of the report. Thus, the results could be integrated into the realization phase of the recent masterplan of the Kirkuk city. The proposed project will be carried out in close cooperation with the State Board of Antiquities at Baghdad, Directorate of Antiquities at Kirkuk, with specialist from Salahaddin University at Arbil, Department of Archaeology (Prof. Dr. Narmin A. M. Amin) and several Czech scientific institutions.

Dr Narmeen A. Muhammadameen talks about challenges for work at the Kirkuk Citadel and the importance of this site for local and community identities. The citadel at Kirkuk, the natural focal point of the city with almost one million inhabitants, represents a North Iraqi cultural and archaeological monument of great potential. The relics of the fortified, Late Ottoman town quarter are situated on the summit of an extremely large tell (15,8 ha), rising on the height about 20–30 m on the left bank of the Khasa Sou River. The tell appeared to be an élite residence and regional centre as late as in the Middle-Assyrian (Mitanni) Period (the 16th-14th centuries BC), as textual sources indicate. Although no archaeological data have been obtained from the area so far, much earlier origins of settlement of the tell are highly probable. The heritage area of the citadel witnessed an unprecedented, planned destruction, labelled euphemistically as a „beautification action“ and building of museum of architecture, in the late Saddam era (1997–1998). All three thousands of inhabitants of the citadel, mostly Kurdish and Turkoman, were moved out and the quarter (about 700–850 houses) was completely bulldozed, except of nine isolated monuments and nine small groups of „most valuable“ houses. Subsequently, a part of these structures underwent hard renovations by use of inapropriate methods and materials (in 1998–2003), the citadel area, however, remained unsettled till present and all the architectural remains, both renovated and authentic, are in ruins or seriously endangered. Even in ruins or remodelled, the preserved houses represent a unique specimen of regional, Late Ottoman town architecture, different from that in Baghdad or Arbil. The standing religious monuments (mainly Prophet Daniel Mosque. Great Mosque and Gog Kumbet Tomb) are famous sites of pilgrimage and worship both for Muslims and Christians. The site apparently sustains a not negligible potential for local turism, religious contacts and cultural exchange. The presented project comes from our previous experience in archaeological evaluation of Arbil citadel (2006–2009). It aims generally to 1. gather all available data about historical substance of the citadel building and its archaeological stratification, 2. structure that data to an project of information system of the citadel, and 3. prepare a complex documentation and assessment report about archaeology and architecure of the citadel. The project will mostly rely on non-invasive, intensive methods of archaeological research and recording (archaeological surface survey, collection of surface finds, historical building analysis, remote sensing) and will have following stages: 1. collecting of data (old plans and photographs, satellite and aerial images, oral history, all types of archaeological survey and recording, photogrammetry, possibly geophysical survey) 2. creation and feeding of the information database system based on a digital, three-dimensional model of the citadel (see a demo-version of similar database created for the Arbil citadel http://lfgm.fsv.cvut.cz/citadel/) 3. analysis and interpretation of data in the form of an assessment report which should give a first reliable information about stratigraphy and architecture of the heritage area, as well as of its value and potential for future research. Some proposals for conservation and public presentation of the monuments have to be also a part of the report. Thus, the results could be integrated into the realization phase of the recent masterplan of the Kirkuk city. The proposed project will be carried out in close cooperation with the State Board of Antiquities at Baghdad, Directorate of Antiquities at Kirkuk, with specialist from Salahaddin University at Arbil, Department of Archaeology (Prof. Dr. Narmin A. M. Amin) and several Czech scientific institutions.

Rev. Darin Stone begins a new six-part sermon series this week, "Identity." The first message from Acts 2 is about the characteristics of a Christian Community. 1. They are anchored in the truth, 2. They share life together, 3. They break bread together, 4. They are prayerful.

Factors that foster social cohesion in communities – such as shared long-term networks and community identity, central organisation to which the community adheres, and established trust – have been identified as critical for post-disaster resilience.

Podcast on what migration means for 'White Working Class' in the UK, Ben Rogaly and Becky Taylor present their research findings. Politicians from a wide variety of political perspectives have invoked 'the white working class' in immigration debates, while evidence shows that many who fit this category are now out-performed on many indices of deprivation and educational attainment by ethnic minorities from migrant backgrounds. But what is the actual evidence for the impact of migration on "white working class" communities? What are the policy implications of the evidence? And how helpful are the terms of the debate in the first place? This briefing will be presented by Dr Ben Rogaly, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Sussex and a member of the Sussex Centre for Migration Research. The paperback edition of his book with Becky Taylor, Moving Histories of Class and Community: Identity, Place and Belonging in Contemporary England, is published by Macmillan in March.