The method of fixing ugly spots is called SpotFixing - and the shared belief is that a street, a neighbourhood, a city and a country can be fixed - one ugly spot at a time.
While some citizens and elected representatives focus on system-level big-picture long-term solutions, the common citizen who spotfixes spends a few hours every week focusing on local 'spots' and fixing them to the best of his ability. Using his own hands, time and money.
See these short videos of SpotFixing (eliminating Ugly Spots) in familiar places in the city of Bengaluru. They show real-life practical solutions that have sustained - and can potentially work in any Indian city.
Take aways:
How to bring change in the society by involving the communities to be part of that change?
Be the volunteer and show the way?
Blind Whino is a truly awe-inspiring mural and a space that is championing art while revitalizing a Washington, D.C. community.
Within your own backyard lies adventure that will transport you to a place that feels miles from home. So leave your passport behind and start exploring The Nearest Faraway PlaceShane. Pomojambo worked in art in Washington, D.C. for years, but he wanted to do more than own a gallery - he wanted to build an artist community. So he started Blind Whino, a non-profit and event space geared toward cultural community service for the arts. And it started with a church’s incredible transformation.
Take aways:
Building community art spaces to encourage art and artists
Revitalizing old abandoned buildings with art to bring communities together. In this case a 140 yr old church was used to bring artists together in DC
Helping communities thrive on art and there by bring socio-economic changes in the community.
