Gaining Ground : Building Community on Dudley Street

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lipman, Mark, film director.

Kanopy (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban renewal--Community development--United States--Massachusetts--Boston.

Urban renewal.

Social history--Economic conditions--United States--Massachusetts--Boston.

Social history.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 59 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

digital

video file MPEG-4 Flash

Summary:

In the midst of the economic meltdown, Gaining Ground explores the innovative, grassroots organizing efforts of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) in Boston. DSNI was created 25 years ago when the community had been devastated by bank redlining, arson-for-profit and illegal dumping, and has become one of the preeminent models for community-based change. Over the course of two years, we watch a new generation of leaders working to prevent foreclosures and bring jobs and opportunities for young people to one of the city's most diverse and economically challenged neighborhoods. "There are lessons in this inspiring film for every local activist, nonprofit practitioner, urban scholar, and city planner who is looking for new ways to create stable communities in turbulent economic times." John Emmeus Davis, Editor, The Community Land Trust Reader.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by New Day Films in 2012.

OCLC:

914226744

Publisher Number:

1144781 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.