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Neighbor Spotlight • Vikki Porter

by Currents Staff

Story and Photo by Suzanne Zipperer
People come to community service and activism in different ways. For many, it’s the idealism of youth tied with a strong ego that tells you that you can change the world. Others face an obstacle or tragedy that defines their mission – a loved one killed by a drunk driver; their child is challenged with a disability; a visit to a landfill opens their eyes. 

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Neighbor Spotlight May 2012

by Currents Staff

Lyssa Spencer

by  Tea Krulos, Photo by Paul Kjelland 

The Gathering by the Waters festival is a meeting of three different tribes – Latino, Native, and Polish Americans of the Lincoln Village neighborhood. The event will celebrate the three cultures and give them a chance to break bread together, and enjoy music, a parade, and a peace offering ceremony at sunset.

The festival is being organized by Urban Anthropology, Inc. (UrbAn) where Llysa Spencer works as a cultural anthropologist. 

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Neighbor Spotlight March 2012

by Jan Christensen

Story and Photo by Janice Christensen

Rebecca Nole is your typical Riverwester, inasmuch as Riverwesters are not typical people.

She was born in the Bronx and grew up in New York City and went to Farello Laguardia High School For Arts And The Performaing Arts. If that sounds familiar to anyone, it’s the school where the movie “Fame” was set.