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“El dialogo es unilateral... no cambian una coma”: La participación y protección de derechos en el proyecto del Hábitat del Barrio 31 en Buenos Aires
Get PDFEsta investigación estudia el proyecto de urbanización en el Barrio 31 de la Secretaría de integración social y urbana de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires que empezó en el año 2015. Tiene un enfoque especifico en el proyecto de Hábitat, lo que tiene el objetivo mejorar las situaciones de vivienda en el Barrio. Es constituido de dos equipos: Mejoramiento de Vivienda y Reasentamiento. Este informe analiza la cuestión de la participación de los vecinos en tomar decisiones que afectan a sus viviendas y estilos de vida desde la perspectiva de los derechos humanos internacionales. A través de entrevistas con trabajadores actuales y previos en el Barrio, nombro los mecanismos participativos para evaluar su eficaz y impactos en la zona. Se encuentra que la SECISYU tiene muchos problemas con la implementación de su programa con respeto a la inclusión y centralización de la perspectiva barrial. Si bien el proyecto enfatiza la participación de los vecinos en teoría, no se realiza en una manera impactante ni genuina, y hay bastante consecuencias debido a esto, incluyendo unas violaciones de derechos.
This investigation studies Barrio 31’s urbanization project run by the City of Buenos Aires’ Secretariat of Social and Urban Integration, which began in 2015. It has a specific focus in the Habitat project, which aims to improve housing situations in Barrio 31. The project is made up of two programs: Housing improvement and Resettlement. This essay analyses the question of neighborhood participation in making decisions that affect their housing and life styles from an international human rights perspective. It uses interviews with current and previous workers in Barrio 31 in order to identify participative mechanisms and evaluate their effectiveness and impact in the area. It finds that the Secretariat has many problems in implementing its program with respect to the inclusion and centralization of the neighborhood perspective. While the project emphasizes participation of the residents in theory, it is not carried out in a impactful nor genuine manner, causing a variety of consequences including the violating the rights of certain residents
Falta de dirección: Conflictos dentro del movimiento indígena de la provincia de Chimborazo
No full textDesde la llegada de los españoles al Ecuador hace más de quinientos años, la provincia de Chimborazo ha sido la cuna de mucha resistencia y rebelión. Pero es en el último medio siglo que el movimiento indígena ha podido lograr cambios significativos: en primero con la abolición del sistema hacendado; y después, con la ratificación de dos constituciones que reconocen la plurinacionalidad y el modelo social del Sumak Kawsay, entre otras cosas. Sin embargo, en Chimborazo, estos logros han sido acompañados por nuevos conflictos dentro del movimiento. Esta monografía tiene como meta identificar estos nuevos problemas, y utiliza los conceptos gramscianos de “hegemonía” e “intelectuales orgánicos” como herramientas para entender por qué la potencia del movimiento ha ido disminuyendo. Detalla dos dimensiones de conflicto—social y político. En la primera, cambios organizativos provocados por fenómenos económicos han generado separaciones sociales que no existían antes. En la segunda, ha sido un fraccionamiento político producido, en gran parte, por una falta de dirigencia honesta, inclusiva, y adaptable. Pero al fin, la monografía intenta superar la negatividad del sujeto. De hecho, busca soluciones potenciales que podrían responder a un mundo indígena en cambio
Foreign Direct Investment in Kigali’s Special Economic Zone and its Impact on Rwanda’s Economic Reconstruction
Get PDFVision 2020 is a development strategy implemented by the Rwandan government. It aims to make Rwanda a middle-income country with a per capita income of $1240 USD. One pillar of this strategy is increasing regional and international integration. The Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) was created in direct response to this pillar.
The paper begins with an introduction to Rwanda’s post-conflict economic situation and goes on to describe and explain the role that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the KSEZ has played in reconstructing the Rwandan economy. The study focuses on the impacts of the KSEZ and the significance of these impacts. To realize this investigation, I visited the KSEZ, conducted structured interviews and completed a rigorous review of secondary sources.
This paper concludes that in the short term, the KSEZ has made a modest contribution to FDI in Rwanda, but, has not made a significant impact on Rwanda’s economic reconstruction. No significant losers have been identified, so, it is advised that the country continue to invest in increasing regional and international integration to reap the potential long-term benefits of FDI in the KSEZ
The Middle Ground: A Comparative Study on Mexico and Morocco as Transit and Forthcoming Host Nations
Get PDFMigration has always existed but has increased with globalization as societies are becoming more interconnected through different mediums, surging the larger scale of movement between borders and the increasing inequalities in wealth between nations. As transit countries, Mexico and Morocco function as nations seen receiving migrants in transit to their countries of destinations. Central American migrants and migrants from the South-of-the-Sahara are two prominent migrant populations in Mexico and Morocco for many years, but due to the increased political discourse, legislation, and increased enforcement at these border regions, these migrants find themselves remaining for extended periods or even settling permanently in these transit points. In this paper, I will focus on Morocco and Mexico’s political, social, and legislative approaches in receiving migrants as transit and host countries. It will look at the pressures the United States and Spain, as destination host countries, have upon Mexico and Morocco’s border policies, respectively, to regulate and limit migration towards their shared borders. Moreover, many of these migrants will find themselves remaining in these transit nations for a longer period of time due to the many social, legal, and physical barriers that prevent them to make it to their desired destination
Perceptions of Whiteness
Get PDFSince living abroad, others’ perceptions of how I look have come to the forefront of my thoughts. Even living Madrid, Spain, it was made very clear to me that I could not pass as a Spaniard: my skin was too light, my hair too blond, my accent not Spanish. Before leaving for Indonesia I considered dying my hair darker in the hopes I would draw less attention and blend in a little more, but decided against it as the persistent sun would undo that effort. However, even if I had darkened my hair, I would still stand out. When we visit places like Tanah Lot, countless locals, as well as other tourists, ask me for photos. When shopping, I have noticed I am helped before others with darker skin, even if they had been shopping before me. I am clearly an “other” here, but in the best possible way, as my skin color allows me many privileges.
I find this glorification of white skin so intriguing as Indonesia was colonized by the Dutch in their recent history, and from what I have read about this period, it was not pleasant for the Indonesians. I did not understand why whiteness, which I see as linked to oppression, is valued here. This question, along with my experiences with locals here, formed the basis for my research project. And because I am a creative writing major, I am expressing my finds in poetry. My research began with observations, interactions I noticed while out touring and while with my Indonesian family in Kerambitan. I wrote down how people reacted to my sunburns and how my two-year-old host-niece did not see a difference between us, and counted how many locals asked me for photos. As I began to notice more, my curiosity expanded beyond just perceptions of whiteness amongst the Balinese to include concepts of beauty and knowledge of colonialism
A survey of beetle diversity (order Coleoptera) on Lizard Island
Get PDFThe beetles (order Coleoptera) of Lizard Island, a small granitic island on the mid shelf of the Great Barrier Reef, have never been assessed in the scientific literature. Prior to our work, only a single beetle genus had been documented on the island (Caryotrypes Decelle, 1968), based on a single specimen collected in 1993 (Reid & Beatson 2013). We conducted a survey of Lizard Island in April 2019 to determine which beetle families are present on the island and which families are the most diverse. The survey also assessed the beetle diversity in different habitats on the island and two smaller islands nearby. Our sampling yielded 111 beetle morphospecies representing at least 23 families, and showed evidence of differential taxonomic composition across the island. The most diverse families were Curculionidae, Carabidae, Scarabaeidae, Tenebrionidae, and Cerambycidae, in general accordance with global patterns in Coleoptera diversity. Greater habitat complexity and vegetation diversity appeared to correspond with greater beetle diversity at certain collection sites. The most densely forested area of Lizard Island yielded the greatest number of morphospecies, while a patch of mangrove forest yielded the least. Several morphospecies were found to be restricted in distribution, including two found only among beachfront Spartina grasses (families Anthicidae and Phycosecidae)
Breaking with Silence: Using a Music Classroom to Empower and Engage
Get PDFThis Course-Linked Capstone in training focuses on SIT Graduate Institute coursework from Training Design in Experiential Learning and Training of Trainers: Ethics & Intercultural Design. I present a reflective analysis of my experience incorporating social justice pedagogies into a music classroom. Through the analysis, I explore the questions, how do people of dominant identities enter into spaces that are not explicitly about creating change and still enable social change to occur? Secondly, how can teaching music connect to changing society? This study occurs over a six-month period at Vermont Academy in Saxtons River Vermont and takes place within the school’s vocal ensemble and voice lesson programs. The study explores how a teacher’s shift in values and awareness impact their efficacy to implement teaching strategies and design curricula grounded in principles of democratic education. The methods include: the application of engaged pedagogy, shared power, critical thinking, self-expression, and imagination; reflections on each practice; and guiding insights to deepen each practice in the future. Conclusions include lessons learned, next steps for social justice music teaching and beyond, and questions to ponder for the field of music education, social justice educators, and all practitioners interested in creating attitudinal change.
Key words: social justice education, music education, engaged pedagogy, critical pedagogy, hegemony, shared power, attitudinal change
The If Men Project – The Design and Implementation of a Healthy Masculinity Curriculum for Young Men
Get PDFThis paper examines the creation of the If Men Project, a healthy masculinity training curriculum aimed at young men. The If Men Projectseeks to create a better world by helping young men find a stronger sense of their own identity in a way that creates positive relationships with everyone around them. In short, it helps young men be good men.
The paper will track the creation process from my own social justice journey, through the conception of the project, the design of the training, multiple implementations of it, and finally to the reflections and learnings that came from this capstone project.
Ideally this paper will serve multiple purposes for the reader. First, it will show the personal journey of one social justice trainer, including the challenges, successes, and learnings along the way. Second, it will offer an example of a social justice training that seeks to create change by targeting members of a privileged group early on, in a way that seeks to enlist them as allies and proponents of equity. As I believe this type of training to be uncommon, having this example and a consideration of its applications will be a valuable addition to our collective pool of knowledge. Third, it will provide insight for other trainers and social justice workers into ways that they can adapt their own work to better serve different target populations, and when this might be valuable to do. Finally, it is my sincere hope that this paper will, through reflections on my own learnings, give all readers some ideas that they can bring into their own lives and relationships to help on their own journey of personal growth
Designing an Integrated Education and Training Program for English Language Learners at a Community-Based Literacy Organization
Get PDFSince the passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in 2014, adult education programs across the country began to plan and implement integrated education and training (IET) programs. IET programs combine adult basic education or ESL instruction with workforce preparation activities and training to not only help participants improve their basic skills or English language proficiency, but also help them advance in their educational or career paths. This model has been particularly challenging for community-based literacy organizations (CBLOs) to adopt, as IETs require additional funding streams, collaborative partnerships, and significant support services. In addition, literature regarding how to implement these programs in CBLOs is scarce. This materials development independent professional project aims to design a customer service IET program that not only meets state and federal guidelines, but also aligns with best practices in ESL for a CBLO in Virginia.
Keywords: adult English language learners, integrated education and training, community-based literacy organization, curriculum design, materials developmen
Puzzling together: Avenues for applying motivational interviewing to the transformation of intractable, intergroup conflict (U.S. context).
Get PDFThis paper explores the current state of political left/right division in the United States and explores the use of Motivational Interviewing in “unfreezing” the two sides of this intractable conflict. The author interviewed four people (two conservatives and two liberals) as well as surveyed over one hundred and fifty respondents in an online survey exploring this theme. While the two sides differ in many ways, the evidence seems to show that both sides overwhelmingly admit that there is a problem, that both sides must get better, and that communication would be easier if both sides practiced more reflective listening. This attitude seems to suggest that Motivational Interviewing could be a useful tool in this context.
Keywords: Motivational Interviewing, intractable conflict, conflict transformation, conflict-supporting repertoire, instigating belief, mediating belief, liberal, conservative, United State