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Gaining ground : building community on Dudley Street /

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Gaining ground, a follow-up to the award-winning documentary Holding Ground (1996), shows how one diverse Boston neighborhood has stemmed the tide against enormous odds. In the midst of the economic meltdown, Gaining Ground explores the innovative, grassroots organizing efforts of the Dudley Street...

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Other Authors: Henderson, Dakin (director of photography.)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, with optional subtitle in Spanish, French, and Dutch subtitles; closed captioned in English.
Published: [Harriman, N.Y.] : New Day Films, [2013]
Edition:Widescreen.
Subjects:
Urban renewal > Massachusetts > Boston > Case studies.
Community development, Urban > Massachusetts > Boston > Case studies.
Neighborhoods > Massachusetts > Boston > Case studies.
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.) > Social conditions.
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.) > Economic conditions.
Dorchester (Boston, Mass.) > Social conditions.
Dorchester (Boston, Mass.) > Economic conditions.
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative.
Community development, Urban.
Neighborhoods.
Social history.
Urban renewal.
Massachusetts > Boston.
Massachusetts > Boston > Dorchester.
Massachusetts > Boston > Roxbury.
Case studies.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Gaining ground, a follow-up to the award-winning documentary Holding Ground (1996), shows how one diverse Boston neighborhood has stemmed the tide against enormous odds. In the midst of the economic meltdown, Gaining Ground explores the innovative, grassroots organizing efforts of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) in Boston. DSNI was created 25 years ago when the community had been devastated by bank redlining, arson-for-profit and illegal dumping, and has become one of the preeminent models for community-based change. Over the course of two years, we watch a new generation of leaders working to prevent foreclosures and bring jobs and opportunities for young people to one of the city's most diverse and economically challenged neighborhoods.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2012.
"A sequel to the award-winning documentary Holding ground"--Disc label.
Extras: 4 video modules excerpted from the film (all with optional Spanish subtitles). Introduction (4 min.) -- Development without displacement (20 min.) -- Youth leadership development (18 min.) -- Partnership challenges (14 min.);
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation.
Awards:Community Empowerment Film Award, 2013.
Production Credits:Co-producer, Kelly Thomson ; editors, Randall MacLowry, Kelly Thomson ; director of photography, Dakin Henderson ; original music, OBT Music ; [executive producers, Mark Lipman, Leah Mahan].
ISBN:9781574484885
1574484885