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On engagement

So, coming closer to the discussions on small change. On top of the Hamdi-reading it could be useful to have a look at Groundwire and their methods. Here are some examples: http://groundwire.org/blog/groundwire-engagement-pyramid http://groundwire.org/blog/our-theory-of-change/ Be the change you want to see?

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Small change.

Hey. The book small change by Nabeel Hamdi’s is on the libary in Chalmers (maybe just one ex!?) They have the book as an e-book at Borås university . My suggestion is to ask if we can get the e-book … Continue reading

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BACKA statistics

Okey, it´s KIND of boring that you guys does´nt post anything here on the blog. But anyway. Here are some statistics from the lectury. Enjoy. more info at http://www.val.se/val/val2010/valnatt/R/valdistrikt/14/80/2033/index.html /Hanna

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MONDAY blues

Hey Guys. The monday blues and the fact that we now have a racist-party in our parliament made the inspiration for the Backa project disappear. I was in Backa for a short while and saw the stuff you collected in … Continue reading

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The lighthouse

In orangenburgerstrasse at  Kunstraum in Krutzberg there is a bookstore/gallery where they now showing the exibition “Trasit spaces – the tourist syndrome” where the the theme is about migration.  The artist Thomas Kippler is together with architects, engineers and local … Continue reading

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Creative Civic Engagement Cultivates Consciousness

Yeah! – http://www.publicmattersgroup.com + http://www.futurefarmers.com /o

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More Social than social

For a wide scope of inspiration on social design projects you can have a look at the Social Design site: http://www.socialdesignsite.com An art/activism group like Rebar also captures how public space/furniture/activism/art can seamlessly be merged into social criticism – http://www.rebargroup.orgContinue reading

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The works of Jon Rubin

I met Jon Rubin at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh some years ago, and I had followed his work for some time. I think his Independent School of Art, running a free school as an art project, was a great inspiration … Continue reading

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Backa in Berlin (?)

I we been in Berlin for a week and I saw some nice stuff there. The one thing that stoked me during my visit is that almost everything in art/design in Berlin is in one way or another political. It … Continue reading

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Curriculum (sketch)

week 37: mapping advising at HDK friday 17th 11.00 week 38: mapping and scenarios presentation in Backa friday 24th 13.00 week 39: reflection and project revisit A: written reflection on a socially engaged design project of interest B: revisit of … Continue reading

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