resources

reconstructions

Rising out of the ashes of damage and neglect, reconstructions do not search for a former authenticity, but hold a complex identity that encompasses past and present. They are (re)claimed, (re)built, (re)written, (re)worked. The Reconstructions atmosphere is specifically focusing its efforts on identifying spaces that speak to re-writing personal and collective narratives through the lenses of mass incarceration and displacement. At their first project site, collaborators are looking to explore the concepts of home, healing, and trauma in relation to incarceration and re-entry. Their second site seeks to address gentrification and displacement as lived realities within a changing Philadelphia.

public sites

Blueprint for a Just Neighborhood

This public site, entitled "Blueprint for a Just Neighborhood," was created in collaboration with affordable housing advocates, Women’s Community Revitalization Project, Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities, Healthy Rowhouse Project, and a number of individuals.

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past events:

8

jun '17

Neighborhood Stories & Displacement and Gentrification Podcast Series

1335 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia PA 19122
05 pm > 07 pm

17

jun '17

22

jun '17

Displacement Teach-In

1335 N. 4th Street
06 pm > 08 pm

9

jul '17

Kensington Memories, Neighborhood Histories

1335 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia PA 19122
12 pm > 03 pm

13

jul '17

Reconstructions Next Steps Celebration with Healthy Rowhouse Project and PACDC

1335 N. 4th Street (Blueprint for a Just Neighborhood House)
06 pm > 07 pm

16

jul '17

Grass Roots: Herbs, Art & Making Stuff

1335 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia PA 19122
10 am > 12 pm

20

jul '17

Just Neighbor Dinner

1335 N 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4413, United States
06 pm > 08 pm

14

nov '17

Freedom in a Carceral State

Reconstructions Working Group members and Reconstruction Inc., a re-entry program located in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Nicetown/Tioga, and their affiliated program, the Alumni Ex-Offenders Association (AEA), organized one of the Reconstructions sites.

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past events:

13

may '17

Welcome Meal and Testimonials

1808 W Tioga St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
12 pm > 03 pm

20

may '17

Community Clean Up

1808 W Tioga St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
09 am > 01 pm

20

may '17

Lighting of the Bridges

1808 W Tioga St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
07 pm > 10 pm

3

jun '17

Teach-in on the History of Mass Incarceration

Mercy Family Center, philadlephia
05 pm > 09 pm

10

jun '17

Teach-In on the Impact of Mass Incarceration on Families

Mercy Family Center, philadelphia
05 pm > 09 pm

24

jun '17

Memorial Workshop

1808 W Tioga St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
10 am > 02 pm

8

jul '17

Dedication of the Memorial to Loss: Freedom in a Carceral State

1808 W Tioga St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
11 am > 01 pm
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