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What is Bernal Heights

Chapter 27
Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art
A San Francisco neighborhood bordering the Mission, traditionally occupied by working-class and lower middle class residents of European, Latino, and Filipino heritage, recently experiencing dramatic gentrification.
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From Conflict to Constructive Engagement: Mediating Public Art
Beth Roy (University of California, USA)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1727-6.ch027
Abstract
After many years of divisive controversy over a mural on the local branch library's walls, a San Francisco neighborhood elected to mediate the dispute. Participants faced the task of getting beyond wounds of battle in order to work collaboratively to create a solution acceptable to the community. Through that process, community was redefined as a protected and welcoming space for both long-time neighbors and newcomers. The mediator, a local resident, presents a case history of the process, the impact on the community, and the significance for dynamics of engagement in other places around issues of public art.
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