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Ccarlsson: added 1972 Ray Balberan clip

2018-03-29T20:28:23Z

added 1972 Ray Balberan clip

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			'''Real Alternatives Program (RAP)--Mission Youth Council, 1972'''

			''Video: Ray Balberan, Mission Archives''

	[[Image:MCO-street-gabbing-47.jpg]]		[[Image:MCO-street-gabbing-47.jpg]]

Ccarlsson at 07:01, 31 July 2013

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	''--Chris Carlsson ''		''--Chris Carlsson ''

			[[Image:Balmy-alley 5869.jpg]]

			'''Another Balmy Alley mural depicting the disappeared from Reagan's dirty wars in Central America in the 1980s.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	[[Image:mission$balmy-alley-1.jpg]]		[[Image:mission$balmy-alley-1.jpg]]

	'''Earth goddess in Balmy Alley, ~~once~~ the ~~center~~ of populist muraling. Off 24th Street near Harrison '''		'''Earth goddess in Balmy Alley, the starting point of [[Mujeres Muralistas\|populist muraling]] in the 1970s. Off 24th Street near Harrison '''

	''Photo: Chris Carlsson''		''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
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	[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach ]]'''		[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach ]]'''

	~~[[Image:mission$balmy-alley-2.jpg]]~~

	~~'''Another Balmy Alley mural''' ''Photo: Chris Carlsson''~~

Ccarlsson at 06:58, 31 July 2013

2013-07-31T06:58:00Z

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	[[Image:~~mission$balmy~~-~~alley~~-1.jpg]]		[[Image:MCO-street-gabbing-47.jpg]]

	'''~~Earth goddess in Balmy Alley~~, ~~once the center~~ of ~~populist muraling. Off 24th Street near Harrison~~ '''		'''Mission Coalition Organization, outside of meeting 1970s'''

	''Photo: ~~Chris Carlsson''~~		''Photo: [http://www.eltecolote.org El Tecolote] archive''

	[~~[Balmy Alley~~: ~~a Modernist Approach ]~~]'''

	''"The largest urban popular mobilization in San Francisco's recent history took place between 1967 and 1973 in the predominantly Latino Mission District. The movement brought together a variety of social interests and ethnic groups into a multi-issue community organization, the [[The Truth Behind MCO: Model Cities--End of the Mission \| Mission Coalition Organization ]](MCO), whose structure and tactics were largely inspired by the [Saul] Alinsky model of community action. At the peak of its power, in 1970-71, the MCO probably involved up to 12,000 people (in a neighborhood of 50,000), who participated in over 100 grassroots committees of various types. Although the organization disbanded in 1973, after a highly significant and self-destructive process, it brought to the neighborhood a series of improvements as well as a constellation of neighborhood organizations and social agencies that survived the crisis and transformed the Mission into a vital urban scene." --''Manuell Castells, The City and the Grassroots:		''"The largest urban popular mobilization in San Francisco's recent history took place between 1967 and 1973 in the predominantly Latino Mission District. The movement brought together a variety of social interests and ethnic groups into a multi-issue community organization, the [[The Truth Behind MCO: Model Cities--End of the Mission \| Mission Coalition Organization ]](MCO), whose structure and tactics were largely inspired by the [Saul] Alinsky model of community action. At the peak of its power, in 1970-71, the MCO probably involved up to 12,000 people (in a neighborhood of 50,000), who participated in over 100 grassroots committees of various types. Although the organization disbanded in 1973, after a highly significant and self-destructive process, it brought to the neighborhood a series of improvements as well as a constellation of neighborhood organizations and social agencies that survived the crisis and transformed the Mission into a vital urban scene." --''Manuell Castells, The City and the Grassroots:
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	''--Chris Carlsson ''		''--Chris Carlsson ''

			[[Image:mission$balmy-alley-1.jpg]]

			'''Earth goddess in Balmy Alley, once the center of populist muraling. Off 24th Street near Harrison '''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

			[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach ]]'''

	[[Image:mission$balmy-alley-2.jpg]]		[[Image:mission$balmy-alley-2.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: added link to Sandoval's 10 Years page

2011-08-03T18:09:36Z

added link to Sandoval's 10 Years page

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	'''Earth goddess in Balmy Alley, once the center of populist muraling. Off 24th Street near Harrison ''' ''Photo: Chris Carlsson''		'''Earth goddess in Balmy Alley, once the center of populist muraling. Off 24th Street near Harrison '''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach ]]'''		[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach ]]'''
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	''"The largest urban popular mobilization in San Francisco's recent history took place between 1967 and 1973 in the predominantly Latino Mission District. The movement brought together a variety of social interests and ethnic groups into a multi-issue community organization, the [[The Truth Behind MCO: Model Cities--End of the Mission \| Mission Coalition Organization ]](MCO), whose structure and tactics were largely inspired by the [Saul] Alinsky model of community action. At the peak of its power, in 1970-71, the MCO probably involved up to 12,000 people (in a neighborhood of 50,000), who participated in over 100 grassroots committees of various types. Although the organization disbanded in 1973, after a highly significant and self-destructive process, it brought to the neighborhood a series of improvements as well as a constellation of neighborhood organizations and social agencies that survived the crisis and transformed the Mission into a vital urban scene." --''Manuell Castells, The City and the Grassroots:		''"The largest urban popular mobilization in San Francisco's recent history took place between 1967 and 1973 in the predominantly Latino Mission District. The movement brought together a variety of social interests and ethnic groups into a multi-issue community organization, the [[The Truth Behind MCO: Model Cities--End of the Mission \| Mission Coalition Organization ]](MCO), whose structure and tactics were largely inspired by the [Saul] Alinsky model of community action. At the peak of its power, in 1970-71, the MCO probably involved up to 12,000 people (in a neighborhood of 50,000), who participated in over 100 grassroots committees of various types. Although the organization disbanded in 1973, after a highly significant and self-destructive process, it brought to the neighborhood a series of improvements as well as a constellation of neighborhood organizations and social agencies that survived the crisis and transformed the Mission into a vital urban scene." --''Manuell Castells, The City and the Grassroots:

	Castells describes a process wherein the coalition split apart along different lines, with certain individuals and organizations being absorbed into the government's Model Cities Program as administrators, while others pursued a more nationalist, Latino-based strategy to get the resources being allocated by the government. Eventually, the Alinsky organizers came to dominate the Model Mission Neighborhood Corporation which controlled the multi-million dollar Model Cities money. They were committed to various mechanisms of community empowerment, focusing their efforts on creating a hiring hall and an educational program, and were to be tightly controlled by the larger MCO. When the Latino social agencies that predated the MCO saw someone else getting the money, they took over the MCO and fought with the Alinskyites on the MMNC over the dispensation of the Model Cities grants. Ultimately, the factionalism destroyed the MCO and the programs that were funded by Model Cities.		Castells describes a process wherein the coalition split apart along different lines, with certain individuals and organizations being absorbed into the government's Model Cities Program as administrators, while others pursued a more nationalist, Latino-based strategy to get the resources being allocated by the government. Eventually, the Alinsky organizers came to dominate the Model Mission Neighborhood Corporation which controlled the multi-million dollar Model Cities money. They were committed to various mechanisms of community empowerment, focusing their efforts on creating a hiring hall and an educational program, and were to be tightly controlled by the larger [[MCO and Latino Community Formation\|MCO]]. When the Latino social agencies that predated the MCO saw someone else getting the money, they took over the MCO and fought with the Alinskyites on the MMNC over the dispensation of the Model Cities grants. Ultimately, the factionalism destroyed the MCO and the programs that were funded by Model Cities.

	Nevertheless, dozens of social organizations still function in the Mission, many with roots in the highly charged 1968-73.		Nevertheless, dozens of social organizations still function in the Mission, many with roots in the highly charged 1968-73.

Ccarlsson: fixed navigation for new page

2010-05-21T04:46:18Z

fixed navigation for new page

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Ccarlsson: PC

2009-01-02T08:27:15Z

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Ccarlsson at 07:38, 27 July 2008

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	'''Earth goddess in Balmy Alley, once the center of populist muraling. Off 24th Street near Harrison '''		'''Earth goddess in Balmy Alley, once the center of populist muraling. Off 24th Street near Harrison ''' ''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach ]]'''		[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach ]]'''

	''"The largest urban popular mobilization in San Francisco's recent history took place between 1967 and 1973 in the predominantly Latino Mission District. The movement brought together a variety of social interests and ethnic groups into a multi-issue community organization, the [[The Truth Behind MCO: Model Cities--End of the Mission Mission Coalition Organization ]](MCO), whose structure and tactics were largely inspired by the [Saul] Alinsky model of community action. At the peak of its power, in 1970-71, the MCO probably involved up to 12,000 people (in a neighborhood of 50,000), who participated in over 100 grassroots committees of various types. Although the organization disbanded in 1973, after a highly significant and self-destructive process, it brought to the neighborhood a series of improvements as well as a constellation of neighborhood organizations and social agencies that survived the crisis and transformed the Mission into a vital urban scene." --''Manuell Castells, The City and the Grassroots:		''"The largest urban popular mobilization in San Francisco's recent history took place between 1967 and 1973 in the predominantly Latino Mission District. The movement brought together a variety of social interests and ethnic groups into a multi-issue community organization, the [[The Truth Behind MCO: Model Cities--End of the Mission \| Mission Coalition Organization ]](MCO), whose structure and tactics were largely inspired by the [Saul] Alinsky model of community action. At the peak of its power, in 1970-71, the MCO probably involved up to 12,000 people (in a neighborhood of 50,000), who participated in over 100 grassroots committees of various types. Although the organization disbanded in 1973, after a highly significant and self-destructive process, it brought to the neighborhood a series of improvements as well as a constellation of neighborhood organizations and social agencies that survived the crisis and transformed the Mission into a vital urban scene." --''Manuell Castells, The City and the Grassroots:

	Castells describes a process wherein the coalition split apart along different lines, with certain individuals and organizations being absorbed into the government's Model Cities Program as administrators, while others pursued a more nationalist, Latino-based strategy to get the resources being allocated by the government. Eventually, the Alinsky organizers came to dominate the Model Mission Neighborhood Corporation which controlled the multi-million dollar Model Cities money. They were committed to various mechanisms of community empowerment, focusing their efforts on creating a hiring hall and an educational program, and were to be tightly controlled by the larger MCO. When the Latino social agencies that predated the MCO saw someone else getting the money, they took over the MCO and fought with the Alinskyites on the MMNC over the dispensation of the Model Cities grants. Ultimately, the factionalism destroyed the MCO and the programs that were funded by Model Cities.		Castells describes a process wherein the coalition split apart along different lines, with certain individuals and organizations being absorbed into the government's Model Cities Program as administrators, while others pursued a more nationalist, Latino-based strategy to get the resources being allocated by the government. Eventually, the Alinsky organizers came to dominate the Model Mission Neighborhood Corporation which controlled the multi-million dollar Model Cities money. They were committed to various mechanisms of community empowerment, focusing their efforts on creating a hiring hall and an educational program, and were to be tightly controlled by the larger MCO. When the Latino social agencies that predated the MCO saw someone else getting the money, they took over the MCO and fought with the Alinskyites on the MMNC over the dispensation of the Model Cities grants. Ultimately, the factionalism destroyed the MCO and the programs that were funded by Model Cities.
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	'''Another Balmy Alley mural'''		'''Another Balmy Alley mural''' ''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	~~Contributors to this page include:~~

	~~''Precita Eyes Mural Project - Publisher or Photographer ''~~

	~~''Carlsson,Chris - Photographer-Writer''~~		[[The People \|Prev. Document]] [[LOS SIETE DE LA RAZA \|Next Document]]

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Gjamin: changed captions, credits. where does "a modernist approach" link belong on page?

2008-04-06T05:36:43Z

changed captions, credits. where does "a modernist approach" link belong on page?

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	~~[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach Balmy Alley]]~~'''~~, off 24th Street near Harrison~~, once the center of populist muraling . ~~. .~~'''		'''Earth goddess in Balmy Alley, once the center of populist muraling. Off 24th Street near Harrison '''

			[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach ]]'''

	''"The largest urban popular mobilization in San Francisco's recent history took place between 1967 and 1973 in the predominantly Latino Mission District. The movement brought together a variety of social interests and ethnic groups into a multi-issue community organization, the [[The Truth Behind MCO: Model Cities--End of the Mission Mission Coalition Organization ]](MCO), whose structure and tactics were largely inspired by the [Saul] Alinsky model of community action. At the peak of its power, in 1970-71, the MCO probably involved up to 12,000 people (in a neighborhood of 50,000), who participated in over 100 grassroots committees of various types. Although the organization disbanded in 1973, after a highly significant and self-destructive process, it brought to the neighborhood a series of improvements as well as a constellation of neighborhood organizations and social agencies that survived the crisis and transformed the Mission into a vital urban scene." --''Manuell Castells, The City and the Grassroots:		''"The largest urban popular mobilization in San Francisco's recent history took place between 1967 and 1973 in the predominantly Latino Mission District. The movement brought together a variety of social interests and ethnic groups into a multi-issue community organization, the [[The Truth Behind MCO: Model Cities--End of the Mission Mission Coalition Organization ]](MCO), whose structure and tactics were largely inspired by the [Saul] Alinsky model of community action. At the peak of its power, in 1970-71, the MCO probably involved up to 12,000 people (in a neighborhood of 50,000), who participated in over 100 grassroots committees of various types. Although the organization disbanded in 1973, after a highly significant and self-destructive process, it brought to the neighborhood a series of improvements as well as a constellation of neighborhood organizations and social agencies that survived the crisis and transformed the Mission into a vital urban scene." --''Manuell Castells, The City and the Grassroots:
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	Another Balmy Alley mural.		'''Another Balmy Alley mural'''

	Contributors to this page include:		Contributors to this page include:
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	''Precita Eyes Mural Project - Publisher or Photographer ''		''Precita Eyes Mural Project - Publisher or Photographer ''

	Carlsson,Chris - Photographer~~-Artist~~		''Carlsson,Chris - Photographer-Writer''

	~~Precita Eyes Mural Project - Publisher or Photographer~~

	~~Carlsson,Chris - Photographer-Artist~~

	~~Carlsson,Chris~~ - Writer

	[[The People \|Prev. Document]] [[LOS SIETE DE LA RAZA \|Next Document]]		[[The People \|Prev. Document]] [[LOS SIETE DE LA RAZA \|Next Document]]

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[[Image:mission$balmy-alley-1.jpg]]

[[Balmy Alley: a Modernist Approach Balmy Alley]]''', off 24th Street near Harrison, once the center of populist muraling . . .'''

''"The largest urban popular mobilization in San Francisco's recent history took place between 1967 and 1973 in the predominantly Latino Mission District. The movement brought together a variety of social interests and ethnic groups into a multi-issue community organization, the [[The Truth Behind MCO: Model Cities--End of the Mission Mission Coalition Organization ]](MCO), whose structure and tactics were largely inspired by the [Saul] Alinsky model of community action. At the peak of its power, in 1970-71, the MCO probably involved up to 12,000 people (in a neighborhood of 50,000), who participated in over 100 grassroots committees of various types. Although the organization disbanded in 1973, after a highly significant and self-destructive process, it brought to the neighborhood a series of improvements as well as a constellation of neighborhood organizations and social agencies that survived the crisis and transformed the Mission into a vital urban scene." --''Manuell Castells, The City and the Grassroots:

Castells describes a process wherein the coalition split apart along different lines, with certain individuals and organizations being absorbed into the government's Model Cities Program as administrators, while others pursued a more nationalist, Latino-based strategy to get the resources being allocated by the government. Eventually, the Alinsky organizers came to dominate the Model Mission Neighborhood Corporation which controlled the multi-million dollar Model Cities money. They were committed to various mechanisms of community empowerment, focusing their efforts on creating a hiring hall and an educational program, and were to be tightly controlled by the larger MCO. When the Latino social agencies that predated the MCO saw someone else getting the money, they took over the MCO and fought with the Alinskyites on the MMNC over the dispensation of the Model Cities grants. Ultimately, the factionalism destroyed the MCO and the programs that were funded by Model Cities.

Nevertheless, dozens of social organizations still function in the Mission, many with roots in the highly charged 1968-73.

''--Chris Carlsson ''

[[Image:mission$balmy-alley-2.jpg]]

Another Balmy Alley mural.

Contributors to this page include:

''Precita Eyes Mural Project - Publisher or Photographer ''

Carlsson,Chris - Photographer-Artist

Precita Eyes Mural Project - Publisher or Photographer

Carlsson,Chris - Photographer-Artist

Carlsson,Chris - Writer

[[The People |Prev. Document]] [[LOS SIETE DE LA RAZA |Next Document]]