Corruption is the Obstruction to an Ideal Urban Mexico
Before we head into what may be my favorite AP I've ever done, we need to talk about the moments of history we are living in. On the 25th of May 2020, a Minneapolis officer brutally murdered 46-year-old George Floyd. Since then there have been major riots all over the nation, most peaceful but some people have used this as an excuse to begin looting stores. the more days progress the more violence seems to rise. As I write this, on May 31st, 2020, I can hear helicopters, sirens, and yelling. The two rival gangs in my neighborhood are working together to keep looters away from local businesses. African American's have been waiting for a someday that will be better, that someday has not come. I strongly agree with the Black Lives Matter movement, and I want justice for George Floyd. If you want to learn more about him and what happened here are some links tw for violence and difficult images:
Golly, this was such a difficult project to complete. I am worn out, tired, and I hate myself just a smidge. It's been so difficult to finish this as I just dived into the rabbit hole that was corruption in Mexico and how it affects urban homes and residents. I did really try to pour my heart and soul into the research and redesigning aspects of this AP and I don't plan to stop here. I hope you can learn a multitude of things from this AP as I have also learned maybe more than I should! Until next year, this is my last post as an official high school junior.
-Mena
Washington Post: "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes"
BBC: "George Floyd: What happened in the final moments of his life"
If you want to see change put into effect here are multitudes of petitions and information hubs:
Black Lives Matter
DONATE
Color of Change
NAACP
Split donations between 70+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers
The Love Land Foundation
Campaign Zero
Reclaim the Block
No Money? No Problem! Watch this playlist of YouTube videos whos ads are all being donated to a variety of organizations!
SIGN
Justice for George Floyd
Justice for Breonna Taylor
We Can't Breathe
Defund the Police
EDUCATE
Why You Shouldn't Say "All Lives Matter"
More info
Black Lives Matter
DONATE
Color of Change
NAACP
Split donations between 70+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers
The Love Land Foundation
Campaign Zero
Reclaim the Block
No Money? No Problem! Watch this playlist of YouTube videos whos ads are all being donated to a variety of organizations!
SIGN
Justice for George Floyd
Justice for Breonna Taylor
We Can't Breathe
Defund the Police
EDUCATE
Why You Shouldn't Say "All Lives Matter"
More info
As always, please be safe and careful. If you do participate in protests please prepare and self-quarantine after. I ask you to not join in on the destruction of local business and property and to love one another a little harder in these dystopian days.
"A riot is the language of the unheard" - Martin Luther King Jr.
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Welcome to the very first FUSION ACTION PROJECT I am attempting! I know, what am I talking about "fusion AP"? What I am dubbing "fission AP's" are Action projects that fuse together two (or maybe more) classes into one coherent and flowing project. While I was researching for my Urban Planning AP I saw more and more connections between it and my class Policy. These connections led me down the rabbit hole that became this AP. But before we get too deep into AP details, what have I learned in these two classes?
In my STEAM class, Urban Planning, we've focused on improving and reconstructing cities from the bottom up. We looked deep into what makes a city a city, looking back into ancient times where cities began to take shape and seeing its evolution throughout the years. Though this unit we have researched different cities, parks in cities, what a city needs, and why cities right now suck. We learned about transit, eminent domain, R. C. I., NIMBY, redlining, the industrial revolution, square-cube law, and the olden laws of creating cities. We watched and reflected upon 3 Ted Talks, which I will talk more about in the AP, that talk about the problems in modern urban cities. We also had 2 virtual FE's (Field Experience) where we took a virtual tour of Chicago's World's Fair (The main meat of the book we've been reading, Devil in the White City), and spoke to, chemical engineer, Erica Ocampo.
In the two units of Policy that have passed, we looked into the Executive Branch and its powers and the judicial branch and its powers. We looked into the constitution once again, the supreme court and the way it functions, we research who is currently in office and why they are in office. We also watched a documentary about the supreme court and how John Marshall influenced it. As for FE's we spoke to Chicago's Commission on Human Relations and Policy Advisor for the Illinois Justice Project, Paula Wolfe.
For my Fusion AP, I decided to combine my interest in governmental structure, Mexico's politics, and hierarchy with how it affects urban planning. The more I looked into Mexico's political powers the more I realized how corrupt it was and how it was affecting every citizen and every household in Mexico if you want to learn the dire truth about corruption on all levels of government come one down!
In my STEAM class, Urban Planning, we've focused on improving and reconstructing cities from the bottom up. We looked deep into what makes a city a city, looking back into ancient times where cities began to take shape and seeing its evolution throughout the years. Though this unit we have researched different cities, parks in cities, what a city needs, and why cities right now suck. We learned about transit, eminent domain, R. C. I., NIMBY, redlining, the industrial revolution, square-cube law, and the olden laws of creating cities. We watched and reflected upon 3 Ted Talks, which I will talk more about in the AP, that talk about the problems in modern urban cities. We also had 2 virtual FE's (Field Experience) where we took a virtual tour of Chicago's World's Fair (The main meat of the book we've been reading, Devil in the White City), and spoke to, chemical engineer, Erica Ocampo.
In the two units of Policy that have passed, we looked into the Executive Branch and its powers and the judicial branch and its powers. We looked into the constitution once again, the supreme court and the way it functions, we research who is currently in office and why they are in office. We also watched a documentary about the supreme court and how John Marshall influenced it. As for FE's we spoke to Chicago's Commission on Human Relations and Policy Advisor for the Illinois Justice Project, Paula Wolfe.
For my Fusion AP, I decided to combine my interest in governmental structure, Mexico's politics, and hierarchy with how it affects urban planning. The more I looked into Mexico's political powers the more I realized how corrupt it was and how it was affecting every citizen and every household in Mexico if you want to learn the dire truth about corruption on all levels of government come one down!
Golly, this was such a difficult project to complete. I am worn out, tired, and I hate myself just a smidge. It's been so difficult to finish this as I just dived into the rabbit hole that was corruption in Mexico and how it affects urban homes and residents. I did really try to pour my heart and soul into the research and redesigning aspects of this AP and I don't plan to stop here. I hope you can learn a multitude of things from this AP as I have also learned maybe more than I should! Until next year, this is my last post as an official high school junior.
-Mena
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