On Community Involvement
Historic preservation, ecological stewardship, community based art practice and storytelling have one common thread. These are all about the "ethics of caring." We don't usually think of "caring" when we talk about preservation and local history. Our fieldwork at BLC Field Schools explores grassroots knowledge and we examine everyday life of community members. Consequently, most discussions revolve around relationships and caring, not around policy and equity. Our research demonstrates that the extents of stewardship (caring) are proportionate to social power. For many, home, neighborhood, environment, and even the world came up as objects of caring. But we also meet people who could barely care for their own body or keep themselves healthy and happy.
Here are some excerpts from what some residents had to say about community involvement and their role as care-givers.
Here are some excerpts from what some residents had to say about community involvement and their role as care-givers.
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