Displacement
I Come From A Place
Posted December 11th, 2007 by InternAsian Arts Initiative with Scribe Video Center
Production & Post Production Facilitator - Gary San Angel; Humanities Consultant - Gary McDonogh & Cindy Wong
This video is available for purchase as part of a Precious Places Community History Project Vol.1 compilation DVD.
I Come From A Place by Asian Arts Initiative (Center City)
Asian Arts Initiative, a community arts center in Center City Philadelphia, is a unique and vital meeting place where artists and everyday people gather to think critically and creatively about the experiences of Asian Americans. In the coming months, the organization will have to relocate to make way for the expansion of the Convention Center. Through Precious Places, the group aims to record not only their memories but also their opposition to being displaced.
The Taking of South Central…Philadelphia
Posted December 11th, 2007 by InternOdunde with Scribe Video Center
Videomaking Consultant - Tina Morton; Humanities Consultant - Jeff Maskovsky, Post Production - Tina Morton
This video is available for purchase as part of a Precious Places Community History Project Vol.1 compilation DVD.
Once “South Philly,” the area along South Street is now “Center City.” As longtime residents around the 2100 block can attest, gentrification has besieged this close-knit neighborhood that is regionally famous for Odunde, an annual African street festival. South Street is located just blocks from Center City's skyscrapers, and with real estate values rising, longtime residents in this neighborhood increasingly face displacement as the borders of Center City march ever southward.
