Tag: neighborhood life

Demonized Community

"... people bought into this notion that no one wants to live in Gary..."   https://youtu.be/pJJdJly_o2U Editing by Welcome Project intern Brandi Casada. Transcript for Demonized Community The first neighborhood that I remember growing up in was on the East...
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Dodged A Bullet

"I don’t know why I was anxious. I guess everything just looked so distressed." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Dodged A Bullet This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative. Produced by...
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Home for Good, I’m Sure

“You help get his crop in, he helps get your crop in. Never a dime is exchanged.” Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Home For Good, I’m Sure Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews...
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Back into the Community

“You can’t have racial justice and you can’t have social justice if there’s no economic justice.” Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Back Into The Community This story is part of our Flight Paths...
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House That Love Bought

“After my dad passed away, we were certain my mother would finally leave Gary.” https://youtu.be/s_QEj0iK8qQ Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to...
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Walking the Walk

“In order for us to help the city grow, we have to be here to be a part of the city.” Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Walking The Walk Produced by Rebecca Werner...
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Down the Block

"Grade school was good; y'know, everybody got along, and then they started to have fights in Tolleston park." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Down The Block This story is part of our Flight...
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Stick and Stay

“You know, they kept saying to you, ‘Why are you doing it? Why are you doing it?’ But the two of you said, ‘It’s the right thing.’” Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Stick...
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Here in Gary

"I wouldn't want to live any other place." https://youtu.be/AvQX1E-zhog Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one...
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