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Léon Arthur Beckx
- Oct 30, 2015
- 4 min
Of deserts and districts I
Go figure. You want to bring a desert to bloom. How do you do that? The arid air and dry soil are hostile to new life and most of the precious moist evaporates quickly. Suppose that, with extra water and a lot of effort, you grow some green that frailly endures the elements. Can it survive without your help or even grow, or will the desert swallow it mercilessly? City Deserts Jane Jacobs, urban writer and activist, likened the dynamics of poor districts with the ecosystem of
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Léon Arthur Beckx
- Jul 23, 2015
- 3 min
Organizing for Social Change
KWANDA AMSTERDAM - eBOOK In this accessible publication Beckx and Schram chart the fascinating journey of discovery as Dutch practitioners interacted with their African colleagues in seeking to learn from the methodology that underpinned the Kwanda reality TV show on community transformation. While the Organization Workshop methodology as used in South Africa could not be easily applied in Dutch conditions, it became clear that there was merit in looking at the Activity Theo
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