Today we discussed the shape of the city’s political system/field of power relations, in terms of ECONOMIC, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND SOCIAL forces (Berg); key INSTITUTIONS (Public Advocate website); and LAND-USE PARTICULARS (League of Women Voters).  Each group started to sketch what the system/field of power relations looks like in relation to their focus issue and where their community contact fits in.  Please keep developing these sketches in your groups (specifically the shape of the problem/current situation), so that in our next class we discuss and sketch ways to CHANGE the shape of the system.

(I’m sorry I erased the community gardens sketch before taking a photo!!!)