Our Point of View
Working class, poor, and racial minorities in Midwestern cities such as Milwaukee experience environmental injustice in the form of disparities in health and income, violent policing and excessive incarceration, inadequate access to public transit, and misallocation of food resources. Milwaukee’s highly segregated and economically devastated Northside neighborhoods lack basic amenities—the result of an historical pattern of racist policies and perpetuated stigmas. As white, middle-class graduate students living outside this environment, it was important that, as we explored the stories of these neighborhoods, we maintain a reflective awareness of our individual perspectives and privileges. We engaged directly with community members multiple times to confirm that the community is accurately represented in our stories. As researchers we struggled to recognize our role both as observers and participants in this project. The interviews in this page represent our reflections on that process, and an account of what we received and learnt from the community.
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Fall and Spring Course Students Abigail Faith Weber Alexander James Alyssa Christine Menolascino Armand Gamboa Autumn Thompson Ayodeji Obayomi Bella Biwer Benjamin Hofstetter Brennan Moore Christianson Cariah Ramsey Chelsea Wait Dan Handel David Joseph Lenarchich Emma Price Erica Shrader Gabriel Yeager Gabriela Mariel Ramos Goncalo Franco Borges Jeremy Campbell Jesse Rhodes Jessica Sherlock Jack Henry Glavin Jonathan Koenemann Jordan Bunker Brazo Katherine Kocisky Kathryn Reuter Kelly O'Brien Kostyn Tyksinski Lorenzo Lee Backhaus Mallory Zink Maria Theresa Brondino Maria Gutierrez Matthew Torres Matthew Nicholas Vogt Maysam Abdeljaber Michael Patrick Muchmore Nathan Berg Nicholas Lee Noah C Stevens Preston Pape Rebecca Schnabel Rebecca Waters Samuel Giglio Taytum Evanne Markee Tejaswi Pooja Garla Reddy Teonna Cooksey Whitney Sorenson MIAD students Paige Callen Marci Klugiewicz Ashley Mahurin Stephanie Palazzetti Shantal Ramos Camryn Schake Brittany Westveer Fieldwork and Community Credits 2014 Field School 2015 Field School 2016 Field School 2017-18 Field School Thanks Dr. Joan Prince Dr. Nan Kim Dr. Robert Greenstreet Dr. Michael Frisch Dr. Jeffrey Klee Dr. Guha Shankar Judith Weiland Simone Ferro Dr. Meredith Watts Dr. Anne Bonds Dr. Helen J. Bullard Institutional Support David and Julia Uihlein Charitable Trust Wisconsin Preservation Trust Wisconsin Humanities Council Ronal E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, UWM Office of Undergraduate Research, UWM University Libraries, UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UWM The Middle Ground Inc. Sherman Park Community Association Community Baptist Church of Greater Milwaukee Finney Arts Incubator/ Finney Public Market Tricklebee Cafe Milwaukee County Historical Society Department of City Development, City of Milwaukee ZIPMKE United Methodist Children's Services of WI/ Washington Park Partners Our Next Generation Inc. Urban Ecology Center, Washington Park Artists Working In Education, Inc. (AWE) Amaranth Cafe Eat Cake! Martin Drive Neighborhood Association ACTS Housing |