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Day 15: Facilitating co-existence in urban public space
One of the challenges facing multicultural urban communities – and one of the ways of nurturing co-existence – is motivating people from different backgrounds to learn more about each other’s history and culture, thus facilitating empathy and tolerance. In the … Continue reading
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Day 15: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway
Walked, photographed and observed the entire Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway – Boston’s linear urban park that spans a huge area from Chinatown via the Wharf district to the North End. The Greenway was opened in 2008 after the 20-year … Continue reading
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