Play Street Soccer

Encouraging creativity and improving decision making

John — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:59:26 +0000

Building inclusive communities in a safe and secure environment

John — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:56:27 +0000

A common language, soccer be used to build inclusive communities in a safe and secure environment.

Rogers Road

John — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:26:48 +0000

Roger’s Road is a community located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Historically Rogers Road was a community populated by black farmers and, since the mid-19th century, has been home to many African American families. Today, Roger’s Road is a diverse community which includes Latino, Thai, and African American families which have been disenfranchised by environmental racism. In the 1970s, a landfill was built on land beside the nearby Eubanks Road despite protests from the community. It was promised that once the landfill was full it would be shut down and turned into a recreation center; however, in the 1980s, instead of shutting down, the landfill was expanded. This created outrage in a community which felt betrayed, and, in 2006, this outrage was worsened by the announcement of a new waste transfer station to be built at the site.

Abbey Court

John — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:25:45 +0000

Abbey Court is a complex of over three hundred apartments off of Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro, North Carolina. It’s home to a large number of families who are mostly low-income minorities, a diverse community which includes Latino, African American, and Burmese peoples. The people of Abbey Court are a group disadvantaged both economically and politically. Abbey Court has had a complicated and controversial history involving crime, drug busts, and real estate managers taking advantage of their tenants, but despite all that the community remains robust and lively.

Estes Park

John — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:26:20 +0000

Like Abbey Court, Estes Park is an apartment complex housing a diverse community of mostly low-income families who are disadvantaged and isolated. And also like Abbey Court, the tenants of Estes Park suffer from poor management and poor housing conditions. Estes Park is located off of Estes Drive in Carrboro, North Carolina.