Gus Newport and Jason Webb
Recorded
October 11, 2017
45:01 minutes
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sfd001805
Description
Gus Newport (82) talks with his long time friend Jason Webb (38) about how they first met and why they are so passionate about community organizing. Gus shares about his work at the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and Jason describes how he got involved with the organization as a kid. Both share about the Dudley community, what they have learned in doing community centered work, and what it feels like to positively impact their neighborhood.Subject Log / Time Code
JW shares about Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and the first time he met GN as a kid
GN talks about some of the community and political leaders he was connected with
JW shares about some of the organizational structures to support community success and change
GN shares about how Roxbury was a dumping ground with lots of vacant lots and how the community organized together to change the neighborhood environment
GN describes how the land trust in Roxbury got started around community need and how the process created new public policy
GN talks about some recognition that Dudley Street still receives and JW describes some of the education work they are involved in
GN describes the power of mothers in the community and some of the ways they brought people together
GN talks about the youth who pushed Dudley Street to think differently
GN shares about why non violence is a foundational principle of the organization
JW shares about what is so rewarding in doing community work and GN talks about what drives his passion for organizing
Participants
- Gus Newport
- Jason Webb