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Category Archives: 011: 12/06/2010: building and construction
12/06/2010: building and construction
Construction jobs for women
Construction work is one of those professions that is the distinct domain of men in most places in the world. Hear in the City producer Luis Sierra Campos visited a workshop where 19 women of from the ages of 18 … Continue reading
12/06/2010: building and construction
12/06/2010: Pixel This!
Hear in the City arts, music, and film commentator Jesse Lerner takes us to Venice to visit Gerry Fialka, founder of Pixel This! an independent film festival in Venice, California that is celebrating its 20th anniversary of featuring work made … Continue reading
12/06/2010: building and construction
Murals and graffiti-what is public art?
Each year, 34 million tax dollars go toward eradicating graffitti. Hear in the City Producer, Luis Sierra Campos, talks to artists and organizers of a new show opening at the Social and Public Art Resource Center in Venice this weekend … Continue reading
Posted in 011: 12/06/2010: building and construction, arts, film, and music, censorship, City Government, community arts, East Hollywood, street art, Venice, work
Tagged censorship, East Hollywood, graffiti, Luis Sierra Campos, murals, public art, Social and Public Art Resource Center, Venice
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12/06/2010: building and construction
UCLA Labor & Occupational Safety and Hazards Program
According to U.S bureau of labor statistics, the number of people employed in construction has dropped from 11 million in 2007 to 9 million today. Of those 9 million construction workers, nearly 2 million are self-employed, meaning they are not … Continue reading
Posted in 011: 12/06/2010: building and construction, economy and equality, education, infrastructure, Uncategorized, work
Tagged construction, high risk industry, housing boom, housing bust, independent contractors, OSHA, Sara Harris, UCLA, undocumented workers, workers' rights, workplace safety
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12/06/2010: building and construction
The housing and building bubble has burst, Hear in the City visits two organizations that are working to make the construction workforce more diverse, more dynamic, and more equitable. Hear in the City airs every Monday at 2pm Pacific Standard … Continue reading
