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Data Mural Case Study
Making it into the world of academic journals is a big step for the Data Mural model, and we've made the leap. A case study of our Data Mural from Minas Gerais Brazil was recently published in the Journal of Community Informatics as part of a special issue on data...
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Our Mandala Makes the Rounds
As you may remember, the beautiful mosaic mandala created by women who are survivors of trauma was accepted to be part of a gallery show called "Wall 2 Wall: Art Builds Community". The show was a success, and on the day of the opening reception the gallery was full....
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Upcoming Show- Wall to Wall: Art Builds Community
A project by Connection Lab will be included in the upcoming show "Wall to Wall: Art Builds Community" at the Nave Gallery. The collaborative mandala made in cooperation with the Guidance Center and the Beautiful Stuff Project will be included as one example of art...
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Suicide Prevention Keynote
At last week's annual kick-off breakfast for the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention Connection Lab presented selected findings from the focus groups that we have been conducting with the Greater Boston Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition over the past...
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Above the Influence- Stories of Resilience
Once more, Connection Lab helped youth from the Allston-Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force Youth Coalition create a striking symbol from the national Above the Influence campaign. This year, the campaign's arrow inside a circle are made of wood, and on the wood are...
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Grouting the Art Club Schoolyard Garden Pavers
In partnership with the school's art teacher, the Beautiful Stuff Project and Groundwork Somerville, Connection Lab and the Argenziano School art club worked all year to make garden pavers inspired by Georgia O'Keefe. At the end of the year the Groundwork Somerville...
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Meditative Mandalas for Mental Health
Based on the Guidance Center's ongoing work using mandalas as a meditative, mindfulness-building exercise for clients, the Beautiful Stuff Project and Connection Lab partnered with them to provide a series of mandala workshops for women who are survivors of trauma....
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The Stories that Money can Tell
We all know that money is powerful, but it's not just because of its purchasing power that it is so important. Money represents status, and on U.S. currency the people represented in the center of the bills have almost always been men. A 5th grade class in Cambridge...
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Statewide Strategic Plan Released: Services to Mitigate the Harms Associated with Gambling in Massachusetts
For the past year Connection Lab has been involved with the creation of a statewide strategic plan that will guide the Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in strengthening and creating services to respond to changes that might result...
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Weekend with Isaiah Zagar
Many years ago (actually, almost 20 years ago!) I was in Philadelphia for the first time. Walking along South Street I passed an abandoned lot that had been decorated with broken bottles, bicycle tires and many shimmering mirrors. The wall of the adjoining building...
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