Download or read book A Place We Call Home written by K. Amimahaum Ducre and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith holds up a photo of the boarded-up, vacant house: "It’s the first thing I see. And I just call it ‘the Homeless House’ ‘cause it’s the house that nobody fixes up." Faith is one of fourteen women living on Syracuse’s Southside, a predominantly African-American and low-income area, who took photographs of their environment and displayed their images to facilitate dialogues about how they viewed their community. A Place We Call Home chronicles this photography project and bears witness not only to the environmental injustice experienced by these women but also to the ways in which they maintain dignity and restore order in a community where they have traditionally had little control. To understand the present plight of these women, one must understand the historical and political context in which certain urban neighborhoods were formed: Black migration, urban renewal, white flight, capital expansion, and then bust. Ducre demonstrates how such political and economic forces created a landscape of abandoned housing within the Southside community. She spotlights the impact of this blight upon the female residents who survive in this crucible of neglect. A Place We Call Home is the first case study of the intersection of Black feminism and environmental justice, and it is also the first book-length presentation using Photovoice methodology, an innovative research and empowerment strategy that assesses community needs by utilizing photographic images taken by individuals. The individuals have historically lacked power and status in formal planning processes. Through a cogent combination of words and images, this book illuminates how these women manage their daily survival in degraded environments, the tools that they deploy to do so, and how they act as agents of change to transform their communities.

Download or read book This Place We Call Home written by Carl E. Kramer and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasurable history of the Falls City region of Indiana

Download or read book All the Places We Call Home written by Patrice Gopo and published by Worthy Kids/Ideals. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fall in love with this lyrically written and lushly illustrated exploration of multicultural heritage that celebrates all the people and places who make us who we are. "And where shall we go?" Mama asks as she tucks me in. "South Africa. Where I was born." My answer summons Mama's stories, stories that send us soaring back in time to when I was a baby. Out my window. Down my street. Across water. Across continents. "Where do you come from? Where does your family come from?" For many children, the answers to these questions can transform a conversation into a journey around the globe. In her first picture book, author Patrice Gopo illuminates how family stories of far-off lands help shape children, help form their identity, and help connect them with the broader world. Her lyrical language, paired with Jenin Mohammed's richly textured artwork, creates a beautiful, stirring portrait of a child's deep ties to cultures and communities beyond where she lays her head to sleep. Ultimately, this story speaks a truth that all children need to hear: The places we come from are part of us, even if we can't always be near them. All the Places We Call Home is a quiet triumph that encourages an awakening to our own stories and to the stories of those around us.

Download or read book this bridge we call home written by Gloria Anzaldúa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than twenty years after the ground-breaking anthology This Bridge Called My Back called upon feminists to envision new forms of communities and practices, Gloria E. Anzaldúa and AnaLouise Keating have painstakingly assembled a new collection of over eighty original writings that offers a bold new vision of women-of-color consciousness for the twenty-first century. Written by women and men--both "of color" and "white"--this bridge we call home will challenge readers to rethink existing categories and invent new individual and collective identities.

Download or read book The Place We Call Home written by Faith Hogan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Ballycove, the home of Corrigan Mills... Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Irish countryside the famed Corrigan Mills are run by the seemingly perfect Corrigan family, but every family has its secrets, and they don't always stay hidden. Ada has forever lived her life in her sister's shadow. Wanting only to please her mother and take over the family business, now Ada has to take a look at what her heart really wants. Callie has a flourishing international career and a man who loves her dearly, she appears to have it all. But when she's unceremoniously turfed out of the design world, Callie might just get what she's been yearning for. The chance to go home. Simon has always wanted more. More money, more fame, more notoriety. The problem child. Simon has more enemies than friends, and when one of his latest schemes falls foul he'll have to return to the people who always believe in him. Ballycove isn't just a small Irish town. It's a place to call home. Praise for The Place We Call Home: 'A story that takes you far away' Amazon 5* Review 'I feel like I've just binge-watched my next favourite series on Netflix' Amazon 5* Review 'This story pulls you in from the first page' Amazon 5* Review 'An amazing read by Faith Hogan' Amazon 5* Review 'Thoroughly enjoyed this book and was sorry to finish reading it' Amazon 5* Review 'Beautifully written, enjoyable and heartwarming to read' Amazon 5* Review 'As fantastic as ever, The Place We Call Home delivers on all counts and will have readers counting down the days until the next Faith Hogan novel' Amazon 5* Review

Download or read book The Place We Call Home written by Kofi Anyidoho and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lamentation and celebration of epic events in world history, told through a powerful collection of poetry. One of these poems, 'Countdown to Ground Zero', was born out of 9/11 and its tragic aftermath and records a touching anecdote of how Anyidoho arrived in the US as a writer-in-residence at the end of August 2001 and even visited the World Trade Centre and surrounding area with his daughter three days before the Twin Towers came down.

Download or read book Names We Call Home written by Becky Thompson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Names We Call Home is a ground-breaking collection of essays which articulate the dynamics of racial identity in contemporary society. The first volume of its kind, Names We Call Home offers autobiographical essays, poetry, and interviews to highlight the historical, social, and cultural influences that inform racial identity and make possible resistance to myriad forms of injustice.

Download or read book Returning Home written by Jerry M. Burger and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2011-03-16 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year millions of American adults visit a childhood home. Few can anticipate the effect it will have on them. Often serving several important psychological needs, these trips are not intended as visits with people from their past. Rather, those returning to their homes have a strong desire to visit the places that comprised the landscape of their childhood. Approximately one third of American adults over the age of thirty have visited a childhood home. This book describes some of their experiences and the psychology behind the journeys. Most people who visit a childhood home are motivated by a desire to connect with their past. Seeing the buildings, schools, parks, and playgrounds from their youth helps to establish the psychological and emotional link between the child in the black-and-white photographs and the person they are today. Many people use the trip to get in touch with the values and principles they were taught as children, often as a means to get their lives back on track. Others use that journey to strengthen emotional bonds between themselves and loved ones. Still others return to former homes to work through psychological issues left over from sad or traumatic childhoods. No matter the reason, there are few experiences in one's life that can move a person as deeply and unpredictably as returning home.

Download or read book Words We Call Home written by Linda Svendsen and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words We Call Home is a commemorative anthology celebrating more than twenty-five years of achievement for the UBC Creative Writing department -- the oldest writing program in Canada. The more than sixty poets, dramatists, and fiction writers included provide just a sample of the energy and vision the department has fostered over the years. From Earle Birney's pioneering efforts in 1946, to the birth of the department in 1965, to the present day, the programme has created a place for aspiring, talented writers.

Download or read book By Day and By Night written by N.M. Shabazz and published by SpokenWord Events Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Lilith supposedly destroyed on the mortal plane and a supernatural serial killer on the loose, Zoon and Bethany embark on a mission to find the being responsible for maliciously massacring scores of normal humans. The trail of dead bodies lead through several states and the clues allude to a vampire as being the culprit. Is Lilith STILL alive and is she responsible for the creation of such a creature? To complicate matters, Lucifer also begins his own search for the murderer, but everyone wonders why The King of Hell would be interested in a vampire? As Zoon discovers, finding the answers to that question only deepens the plot and leads to more questions. Is the killer actually evil—a cold-blooded, calculating assassin—or a reluctant, naive executioner manipulated by the most diabolical woman ever in existence? Zoon, and the rest of The Third Testament, may not want to know…

Download or read book Report of the Departmental Committee on Vagrancy written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Positive Power of Sadness written by Ron Johnson Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two clinical psychologists with nearly a century of combined experience, this book explains how people who suffer from depression, anxiety, or undue anger can overcome these difficulties by allowing the normal process of grieving to occur. Sadness is generally characterized as a negative emotion, yet experiencing sadness plays a positive and key role in achieving and maintaining mental health and in avoiding anxiety, depression, and anger. Indeed, sadness can be understood as a normal and necessary feeling that always occurs when one loses something that is loved. The Positive Power of Sadness examines the experience of sadness, taking into account the personal, relational, and neurological factors of sadness; explains the cultural reasons that many resist feeling sad and consequently displace sadness into secondary processes; and provides a practical and systematic way to overcome anger, anxiety, and depression by allowing the normal process of being sad to occur. This simple paradigm of love and loss causing joy and sorrow in tandem is founded on solid research, carefully considered theory, and extensive experience and will serve to stimulate further thought and writing. Professional therapists, psychologists, counselors, teachers, and clergy who work with people in various settings will find this enlightening reading, as will general readers seeking self-help or possessing an interest in psychological functioning or relational difficulties.

Download or read book Fallon written by Michon Mackedon and Valerie Serpa and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-to late 19th century, nonnative populations first settled Fallon, Nevada, and the surrounding areas in Churchill County. Fallon can be seen as a palimpsest, having once exclusively been home to Native Americans and then becoming an overland crossroads. In the mid-1890s, Jim Richards established a store at the crossing and Mike Fallon opened a small post office nearby. Now referred to as the "Oasis of Nevada", it is home to thousands.

Download or read book Come Home to Comfort written by Sharon Hoffman and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine what your life would be like if you could trade your chaos for comfort. Yes, you can experience the calm and contentment promised in Scripture. In Come Home To Comfort, gifted speaker and author Sharon Hoffman spreads a welcome mat of wisdom, inviting you to trust God to refurbish the "home of your heart." Step by inspirational step, she helps you create a home of beauty and blessing, built on the firm foundation of Christ's comfort - a foundation sure to stand the test of time and trials. Brimming with warm, attractive, affordable decorating tips, helpful household hints, and charming ideas for making memories, you will discover how to find hope - even when your home and your heart need a miracle. This encouraging book also includes a nine-week Bible study for individual or small group study. Through Sharon's life-giving words, you'll discover in the end, that when you come home to comfort, you are really coming home to Christ!

Download or read book Home Across Borders written by Jagath Bandara Pathirage and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies how transnational migrants create a sense of home in their host countries. It draws on case studies of Sri Lankan migrants living in Australia to argue that 'home' is an existential experience rather than a fixed entity. The author looks at how the sense of home arises as a fresh category which is critical in defining one’s existentiality in the host society. Going beyond the conventional methodological approach of an ethnographer objectivizing other’s sense of home into fixed categories, the book attempts to foreground the immigrant’s articulation of home which evolves parallel to their being. It reveals how three important aspects of our lives – time, space and memory – intersect with the trajectories of migration. The author also delves into the ways in which migrants engage in building a home as a way of creating materiality in their dwelling practice. Unique and compelling, the book will be highly useful in studies of diaspora, globalisation and transnational migration. It will be of interest to students, researchers and scholars of anthropology, migration and transnational studies, as well as sociology and other related disciplines.

Download or read book We Call It Life Reflections from the Classroom of Life written by Elwin St. Rose and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a walk and a journey into the realities of life. It shares reflections from tragedy and grief to hope and healing. The different pieces of this work, challenge the reader to succor the self, despite the problems and pain of life and in the process, persevere to a place of wellness. This work challenges us to redefine our role in the world and in our relationships. It calls on us to reconstruct our rubric so we can look beyond the casual that we have been taught, to paying attention to the constructive and consequential that we must know. It summons us to give ourselves a chance to be carefully prudent enough to succeed. It reminds us of our responsibility and at the same time focuses us on our finality. It calls us to authenticity, reminds us of life’s adversity, but also points us to our possibility. It calls us to get away from being gullible and from the gimmicks of our space and from the aura of grandiosity in our interactions, to a place of growth and well-being. It challenges us to get in touch with ourselves and embrace the opportunity of the genesis of a much brighter and fulfilling life in our tomorrow.

Download or read book Hocus Pocus written by Eberekpe Ogho and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hocus-pocus Both man, Lemur, and friend, Black Cat, work as spoken-wordsmith; their place of work are meetings and conventions or wherever the crowd is large. They erect their tents at different places and start to woo people to their stands, contradicting each other in other to win enough people to their stands to believe in either of them and, in the process sell their tracts and pamphlets. They have just finished from Hyde Park and Stratford where there is a huge gathering of musical and sporting turnouts. Grace works as an official of the government and augments her wage by going to the street every weekend when she is not working with her battered-looking violin to play some disjointed tones by saying hello to forlorn looking passersby to attract their attention and patronage. Your sins are much heavier, then! Gods punishment upon your brute would have been tampered if in your weakness you had hit a wife instead of a woman He first created ere her decision at alteration into the creation to be priced and possessed by punch gloves like you, as she strives towards the dearness of motherhood! O, how debased thou art! Why did you allow thyself to be driven to the sharp edge of dire evil by the devil thou art! To raise thy hand up against anything is evil itself let alone Gods love, a woman! She will see to medication! Sinner! Subways and moron ...And the fools and yet the many and more damnable bastards who would not aspire to dare...furthering the rapid rise of more fools and many more inconsiderate bastards! Bastards! Oh, difficult villains! It looked at the expanse of life that was present everywhere, the greenery, the physical presence of endeavours and the sacrifices of minds desperately innovative and great in the ever achievements of all these grandeurs, and when it thought of the so-called educated minds far yonder...