Crowbar Thing by Maira Buitron https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp Made with big dreams en-us 2018-03-21 15:10:52 UTC 2023-06-04 04:08:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Flores wrote his poem to address the problems of gentrification in San Francisco´s Mission District, the place where this recording was made. On November 4, 2016, Flores performed ¨Crowbar Thing¨ with the Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble in Santa Ana. Who does Flores seek to give voice to in his poem? Just as important, to whom does he aim to speak? 331724 https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244576299 Flores seeks to give the minorities such as the Latinos and African Americans a voice in this poem. He mentions how gentrification is promoting violence and discrimination against the minorities therefore the "crowbar thing" will repeat itself again as gentrification begins to separate communities.]]> 2018-03-21 15:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244576299 Because the negative impacts of gentrification described by Flores are so widespread, what should be done to combat them? Is poetry an effective form of protest? 331724 https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244579727 Well he sees something that we don't see and hes trying to teach us  by telling us in poetry therefore its the best way by far to stand out in the community. Therefore, by using poetry, he is able to emphasize the discrimination of minorities living there who were forced to move out due to gentrification by repeating the use of the word crowbar thing which indicated the violence against three Latinos attacked in a bar. ]]> 2018-03-21 15:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244579727 Summary: 331724 https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244581109
In this video Paul Flores is mocking and speaking out against gentrification. He speaks and says that 3 Latino men did nothing but where beat in a club for doing nothing and where discriminated against the others around there. He speaks of the injustice the minorities face in the new gentrified parts of town since they are now run over with more wealthy and upperclassmen people ( mostly white people). ]]> 2018-03-21 15:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244581109 331724 https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244593088 2018-03-21 15:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244593088 331724 https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244835131 2018-03-22 04:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244835131 331724 https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244835136 2018-03-22 04:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244835136 331724 https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244835347 2018-03-22 04:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244835347 331724 https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244835568 2018-03-22 04:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/244835568 Maira Buitron, Alicia Delgadillo, Oscar Diaz, Gillian Laris 331724 https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/245048378 2018-03-22 15:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/331724/z91zkamcq0dp/wish/245048378