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Ememem Playfully Revitalizes Cracked Pavement With Vibrantly Patterned Tiles via Colossal [Shared]

No crack in a wall, step, or curb is safe from Ememem’s delightful interventions. The Lyon-based artist (previously), also known as “the pavement surgeon,” continues to scout out gaps in sidewalks that he fills with colorful tiles. Akin to kintsugi, the Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold to embrace the history of the object, Ememem’s technique doesn’t hide imperfections so much as highlight their possibilities. While making the surfaces safer to traverse, he adds gives new life to decaying urban walkways.

welchwrite.com/blog/2025/03/03

#art#desigtn#repair

carnegie.org/our-work/article/

Healthy #Democracies Need to Invest in #Civic #Education. Here’s How States Can Help
A cross-ideological coalition is working to expand and improve civic learning

..."report by Carnegie Corporation of New York highlights the need for state-level policies that expand and improve K–12 civic learning. The report calls for greater investment in civics and features examples of how coalition building has been used to advance more robust policies in a growing number of st"...

vision.icivics.org/about/

iCivics works to inspire young people for informed civic engagement by providing interactive resources, #educational games, and project-based curricula that teach fundamental principles of #government, law, and #civic responsibility. This approach to learning promotes a deeper understanding of #democracy, providing a well-rounded education that prepares them for their roles in our self-governing society.

iCivicsAbout - Advancing Civic Learning - iCivicsWe empower educators and lead the movement to make civic education a nationwide priority.

theguardian.com/society/2024/n

Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
Rebecca #Solnit
#loneliness #connection #humanity

..."Vampires have devoured our attention and left us the ghosts of #public and #civic and #community life. #Tech has sold us not only the capacity to withdr."...

The Guardian · Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected worldBy Rebecca Solnit