User talk:Jovi KB/sandbox

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^[2] New Section: Gentrification

Jovi KB (talk) 03:32, 3 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

^ Education Section: Teresa Fraga, Mary Gonzales and Raquel Guerrero are the three founding mothers of Benito Juarez Community High School. In the late 1960s, the three mothers shared concerns for their own children when the only public high school available was Harrison High school. Harrison high school was located in a neighborhood plagued with gang territory and racial tension between African Americans and Mexican Americans. The mother’s wanted a safe and conducive school for Spanish speaking students. The school was proposed to Chicago’s Board of Education (link) multiple times but ultimately rejected. This led to protests and boycotts from many Mexican students and families. Finally, in June 1974, Chicago’s Board of Education approved $8.9 million in funding to build a high school in Pilsen. Benito Juarez Community Academy opened in 1977 and now has a 94 percent Latino student body. The school is decorated with murals and statues that portray Mexican culture and famous leaders. Source: http://interactive.wttw.com/my-neighborhood/pilsen/founding-mothers-built-a-high-school
^ New Section- Pilsen Art Work The Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago has become a hub for muralists and street artists to convey their identity, passion, and activism. Murals are historically connected to Mayan and Aztec cultures which influenced Mexican artists from the 1920s-present day. Mario Castillo painted Peace or Metafisico in 1968. This piece was the first Mexican and anti-Vietnam War murals in Pilsen. In 1969, he painted The Wall of Brotherhood which was inspired by an artwork located in the Bronzeville (link) neighborhood. Some murals have remained the same or have been updated throughout the years and others have been modified to portray current events. In 1980 Marcos Raya(link) created Fallen Dictator which portrays an anti-war and anti-imperialist message. This particular mural has been redone three times. The most recent update has images of Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton drawn as snakes and battling each other. In 2016 Sam Kirk and Sandra Atongiori created Weaving Cultures to highlight women of different backgrounds. The mural portrays five different women, including a transgender Latina. The goal of the mural is to represent women of all demographics and promote acceptance of others. Source: http://interactive.wttw.com/my-neighborhood/pilsen/art-as-activism

[1] Education Section: Teresa Fraga, Mary Gonzales and Raquel Guerrero are the three founding mothers of Benito Juarez Community High School. In the late 1960s, the three mothers shared concerns for their own children when the only public high school available was Harrison High school. Harrison high school was located in a neighborhood plagued with gang territory and racial tension between African Americans and Mexican Americans. The mother’s wanted a safe and conducive school for Spanish speaking students. The school was proposed to Chicago’s Board of Education (link) multiple times but ultimately rejected. This led to protests and boycotts from many Mexican students and families. Finally, in June 1974, Chicago’s Board of Education approved $8.9 million in funding to build a high school in Pilsen. Benito Juarez Community Academy opened in 1977 and now has a 94 percent Latino student body. The school is decorated with murals and statues that portray Mexican culture and famous leaders. Source: http://interactive.wttw.com/my-neighborhood/pilsen/founding-mothers-built-a-high-school

[2] New Section- Pilsen Art Work The Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago has become a hub for muralists and street artists to convey their identity, passion, and activism. Murals are historically connected to Mayan and Aztec cultures which influenced Mexican artists from the 1920s-present day. Mario Castillo painted Peace or Metafisico in 1968. This piece was the first Mexican and anti-Vietnam War murals in Pilsen. In 1969, he painted The Wall of Brotherhood which was inspired by an artwork located in the Bronzeville (link) neighborhood. Some murals have remained the same or have been updated throughout the years and others have been modified to portray current events. In 1980 Marcos Raya(link) created Fallen Dictator which portrays an anti-war and anti-imperialist message. This particular mural has been redone three times. The most recent update has images of Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton drawn as snakes and battling each other. In 2016 Sam Kirk and Sandra Atongiori created Weaving Cultures to highlight women of different backgrounds. The mural portrays five different women, including a transgender Latina. The goal of the mural is to represent women of all demographics and promote acceptance of others. Source: http://interactive.wttw.com/my-neighborhood/pilsen/art-as-activism

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