{"65730":{"#nid":"65730","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Community garden planned and planted with the help of the Social Justice Committee","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA community garden has been installed in Atlanta\u2019s Pittsburgh neighborhood, culminating six months of effort by SCaRP\u2019s Social Justice Committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Social Justice Committee (SJC) met with the Pittsburgh Community Improvement Association (PCIA) to help create a plan for a community garden on a vacant lot in their neighborhood in summer 2010, after which they researched design options, operational scenarios and funding opportunities for the garden. After conducting preliminary research and meeting with other community gardeners in the city, the SJC presented their findings to the neighborhood residents to obtain their feedback. This input was incorporated into the plan to augment the design of the garden to include a playground.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPCIA used the SJC\u2019s plan to create a management structure and bylaws for the garden, inform its design and utilize as a fundraising tool. By establishing a partnership with Park Pride, they were able to successfully raise the funds to build the garden in February 2011. Members of the SJC along with students from Morehouse and Clark Atlanta University volunteered for the build day of the garden\u2019s construction and the Salvation Army provided food for the event. Pierre Gaither, Operations Manager for PCIA, was instrumental in working with the SJC and implementing the plan. \u201cIt has been a long time coming and we are finally about to reap the fruits of much invested labor. It could not have been done without the Social Justice Committee,\u201d said Gaither.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeveral Master of City and Regional Planning students were involved with moving this project forward, including Jesse Clark, Mike Cutno, Erin Rosintoski, and Andrea Rattray. Reflecting on the their work toward the garden\u2019s advancement from planning to implementation, Clark remarked, \u201cVolunteering our valuable technical skills to help an underserved community was a rewarding experience we will take with us throughout our careers.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgiatechspa.com\/community-outreach\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESocial Justice Committee (SJC)\u003C\/a\u003E is comprised of graduate student volunteers from the School of City and Regional Planning who are interested in giving back to their community. The goal of the SJC is to create opportunities for students to apply their education and experience through planning projects that benefit communities in need of assistance. Visit the SJC website.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore information:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pcia-atlanta.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPittsburgh Community Improvement Association website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?a=v\u0026amp;pid=explorer\u0026amp;chrome=true\u0026amp;srcid=0B1Bo6juehc8YZjYzNTg1N2QtMzI1OC00Mjg3LWFmZmItMTdkZDZhY2I3MzIw\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe plan developed for the garden site\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/jessecclark\/PittsburghCommunityGarden\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPictures of the planning meetings and the construction of the garden\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMembers of SJC partnered with the Pittsburgh Community Improvement Program and Pittsburgh community members to make this garden happen in six months.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Intown Atlanta neighborhood brightened"}],"uid":"27215","created_gmt":"2011-04-22 17:25:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:38","author":"Mike Alberghini","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65729":{"id":"65729","type":"image","title":"pittsburgh garden","body":null,"created":"1449176863","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:43","changed":"1475894574","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:54","alt":"pittsburgh garden","file":{"fid":"193257","name":"pittsburgh_garden_photo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pittsburgh_garden_photo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pittsburgh_garden_photo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3140064,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pittsburgh_garden_photo.jpg?itok=rUU3VmE6"}},"63441":{"id":"63441","type":"image","title":"Social Justice Committee","body":null,"created":"1449176690","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:04:50","changed":"1475894557","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:37","alt":"Social Justice Committee","file":{"fid":"191823","name":"SJC_Logo_Final.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SJC_Logo_Final_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SJC_Logo_Final_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":10461,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SJC_Logo_Final_0.jpg?itok=bEyt4cVa"}}},"media_ids":["65729","63441"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3522","name":"garden"},{"id":"12905","name":"pittsburgh"},{"id":"167110","name":"SCaRP"},{"id":"169328","name":"Social Justice Committee"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}