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It's Time to Pivot
By Steve Hamm The onrush of COVID-19 in March of 2020 was terrifying because of the speed of its spread and how little we knew about it....

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Oct 14, 20213 min read
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No Human Being Is Illegal
Hip Hop and Storytelling on the theme of immigration, in New Haven, CT, USA.

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Sep 24, 20211 min read
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Afghan Street Artistry
Here's an article about public art works by by Shamsia Hassani, a painter who has taught at Kabul University.
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Sep 3, 20211 min read
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Promoting Community Resilience
Martha Savage, an artist in New Haven, CT, USA has made a series of cards promoting community resilience and response to COVID....
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Sep 2, 20211 min read
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How to Make the Hotel Industry Green
Bruce Becker, a Connecticut architect and real estate developer, is making over the long-abandoned Pirelli Building alongside I-95 in New...

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Aug 21, 20211 min read
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WHAT IS POWER? A Pivot Projects conversation explored via Kumu
By Bill McKenna The image below is a link to a Kumu map. Through it, you can listen to excerpts from that conversation or the whole...

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Aug 19, 20211 min read
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Twice a Refugee
The world is awash with refugees, and this is just the beginning. Climate change is likely to create a global refugee crisis the likes of...

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Aug 9, 20211 min read
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Where AI and Mysticism Meet
One of the Pivot Projects workstreams is considering the intersection of artificial intelligence and mysticism. Turns out they might be...

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Aug 6, 20211 min read
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The Water Pivot
When it comes to water, we humans face a moral conundrum: Many people believe that access to clean water should be a human right, yet we...

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Jul 9, 20212 min read
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Growhouse
Growhouse by Marie Brett, part of a multisensory installation at Cork Midsummer Festival. Photograph: Jed Niezgoda
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Jun 30, 20211 min read
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Forest Waves
Photographer and artist Jörg Gläscher transformed his own concerns about the spread of the virus into a compelling land art project in...
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Jun 29, 20211 min read
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Community Murals
In recent years, the placing murals in public spaces has become wildly popular, with cities as diverse as Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, and...

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Jun 19, 20213 min read
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Managing a Local Climate Pivot
For decades, humanity’s responses to the risks associated with climate change have been focused on scientific studies and on global-scale...

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Jun 19, 20212 min read
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The First Net-Zero Hotel in the USA
Developer Bruce Becker is saving the iconic Pirelli building in New Haven and making it an icon of sustainability.

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Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Rainbow Stairs
Artist Manuel Maratto makes a point about LGBQT+ rights via a stairway mural in Sardinia, Italy.
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Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Mount Recyclemore
Inspired by Mount Rushmore, ‘Mount Recyclemore’ is a giant sculpture of the G7 leaders’ heads made entirely of discarded electronics...
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Jun 11, 20211 min read
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Ships of State on a Sea of Extinction
A painting by Leila Daw, a New Haven artist who has made sustainability one of her key themes.
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May 31, 20211 min read
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A Critique of Consumerism
This painting by artist Chris Britz, painted in 1986, captures the bizarreness and destructiveness of American culture's...
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May 24, 20211 min read
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Art to Promote Vaccination
Amplifier, a social arts group, has been paying artists to create powerful pro-vaccination posters. Check out the amazing collection of...
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May 19, 20212 min read
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Composting as Community Building
A master composter in New Haven is on a mission to transform what the city's people do with their organic waste. Domingo Medina, founder...
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May 19, 20211 min read
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