meet us!
Posted: July 28th, 2009 | Author: Kira | Filed under: Summer 2009 | Tags: 2010 fellowees | No Comments »
Name: Kelin Marlowe Woods Hall
College: The University of Chicago
Major: Law, Letters, and Society
Favorite Movie & Documentary: I have not been watching movies. This is changing.
Current Favorite Thing About PDX: There is morning bike rush hour.
Guiltest Pleasure: Snooping in people’s refrigerators and judging their character based on what I find.
Favorite News Source: http://www.ips.org/
Favorite Social Changey/Political Buzzword: agency
Favorite Quote:
Calvin : You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to
be in the right mood.
Hobbes : What mood is that?
Calvin : Last-minute panic.
Name: Alethea Buchal
College: Whitman
Major: Undecided
Favorite Movie & Documentary: Up Seven
What your video doc is on, why did you choose it?: Housing for low-income families – hope to someday help bridge the gap between the rich and poor
Current Favorite Thing About PDX: bike-lanes
Guiltest Pleasure: milk-shakes (lactose intolerant)
Favorite News Source: Al Jazeera
Favorite Social Changey/Political Buzzword: freedom
Favorite Quote: Love is a choice
Name: Kira Fisher
College: Vassar College
Major: Political Science
Favorite Movie & Documentary: Favorite movie is The Lives of Others and favorite documentary is Grey Gardens
What your video doc is on, why did you choose it?: Growing Gardens, a non-profit that supports the installation of farms in low-income families and also has youth grow programs. I chose it because I love urban farming!
Current Favorite Thing About PDX: Microbrews
Guiltest Pleasure: Beaded grandma sweaters and reality television
Favorite News Source: The New Yorker
Favorite Social Changey/Political Buzzword: Gentrification
Favorite Quote: “If it’s the most beautiful day in the world outside, I’d still stay inside until 2:30 p.m. Because it’s just as nice inside as it is outside. I love outside, but inside is nice. People think I should feel guilty. They say, “You should go out and do this.” I’m like, “No, it’s nice inside. ” -David Chang
Name: Robin Hertz
College: Reed College
Major: psychology
Favorite Movie & Documentary: way too many to choose one favorite
What your video doc is on, why did you choose it?: Proud Ground, formerly the Community Land Trust, a non-profit that facilitates low-income families in purchasing their own homes. I chose to work on this project because the social justice issue I feel most passionate about is the enormous gap between the rich and the poor, and the myriad societal mechanisms that maintain and perpetuate the current class structure. Current Favorite Thing About PDX: bike lanes
Guiltest Pleasure: peanut butter
Favorite News Source: BBC
Favorite Social Changey/Political Buzzword: advocate
Favorite Quote: “He who would sacrifice liberty for security deserves neither.” -Benjamin Franklin