Expand Living Histories of Color banner project
Resident asks for funding to expand Living Histories of Color to more libraries and to banners on lampposts along major corridors, later including Indigenous histories.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Fund the Living Histories Of Color to expand into other libraries & eventually expand it to a parade of banners hanging on lamposts along major pedestrian corridors of the city: Boylston St., Back Bay; Blue Hill Ave, Hyde Park Ave, Washington St, etc
Who it helps and why
Eventually expand the project to include Indigenous Histories. This will lift up the histories and cultures historically overlooked in Boston.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 15, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Arts & Culture
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Arts & culture
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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