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Characteristics of effective CBAs
Ineffective CBAs have co-opted low-income communities and misled the public, by generating support for development projects without delivering real community benefits, notes this guide by the Partnership for Working Families. The guide walks through how to design effective CBAs — and spot signs of ineffectiveness.
Enforceability of Community Benefits Agreements
Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) have become a powerful tool by community groups in land-use planning, race equity, and environmental justice, notes author Hannah P. Stephan in Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality. But whether CBAs are enforceable in court depends on several factors, from the perspective of the community organizations.
Roots of curatorial practices in colonialism
Notes authors Prianti and Suyadnya: “From the coloniser’s perspective, decolonising museums requires acknowledging the dark past of their nation’s history. In a postcolonial nation, decolonising museums requires challenging the status quo by acknowledging that their entire museum practices are embedded with colonial legacy.”
The dangerous museum: controlling narratives
Noted Dr. Moana Jackson, Maori scholar: “Museums are dangerous places because they control the storytelling.” Are museums, by virtue of their history, “colonial archives,” notes Dr. Jackson?
How participation in culture enhances democracy
A report from the European Union finds that participating in cultural activities increases likelihood to vote. It also increases positive feeling associated with civic and democratic values. These correlations are independent of socio-economic background or education level, but neither access to culture activities nor democratic process are equal for all residents.