Hannah Palmer
@StumptownGA
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Atlanta southside observer.
East Point, GA
Joined May 2015
"I was sure of one thing, a closed pool has the same impact on a community as no pool." Thank you @nrhoneajc ! OPINION: We need the public pools that segregation helped take away
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Multimedia installation ‘Ghost Pools’ memorializes East Point’s segregated history – WABE
wabe.org
The City of East Point used to have two thriving public pools — the Spring Avenue and the Randall Street pool. During segregation, the white families swam at the Spring […]
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Ghost Pools: Public art installation commemorates the pools of East Point’s past @StumptownGA
https://t.co/svj70OaecE
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“It’s a place where people feel comfortable wearing almost nothing; It’s a place where neighbors sit around and chat, you might see somebody taking a nap, you might see little children in their own little world, teenagers flirting..."
Ghost Pools: Public art installation commemorates the pools of East Point’s past @StumptownGA
https://t.co/aADH0akOd8
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How would @StumptownGA fix Atlanta? Our watersheds are a gateway drug to environmentalism and civic action, a stark reminder of who has access to beauty and who deals with pollution. It’s time we stop taking our creeks for granted. https://t.co/ff9dawWQMS
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If you're in ATL this weekend DEFINITELY check out my friend + neighbor Hannah Palmer's multimedia installation #GhostPools, exploring integration through the history of two public swimming pools in East Point. Details: https://t.co/Lk27hEq7Tn
fluxprojects.org
DETAILS Map: Spring Avenue Pool Map: Randall Street Pool Support Ghost Pools Timeline: A brief history of swimming in Atlanta and across America
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June is the beginning of #PrideMonth and today's Rough Draft includes a @sammie_purcell8 interview with director @caraconsilvio and a look at The Book Bird in @City_Avondale. Plus, @FluxProjects 'Ghost Pools' from @StumptownGA. Subscribe for free! https://t.co/QMueJutNiV
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Bernice King will be talking about Defending Rights at 7:30, then stick around to hear me talk about creeks! https://t.co/PZluJVnkpw
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I'll be presenting "my dream" of how creeks will save Atlanta. Register to hear me, as well as 30 other creatives! "Night of Ideas 2023 | Atlanta" https://t.co/UlK3GrTH9U
@Eventbrite
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Night of Ideas, Villa Albertine’s flagship evening of conversations, performances, and more is returning to Atlanta, March 4, 2023.
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Can we find and repurpose the downtown springs and creeks that have languished for generations under layers of asphalt?
atlantamagazine.com
Proctor, Tanyard, Clear, and Intrenchment creeks all begin downtown and flow out from the city like spokes—west, north, east, and south. The creeks predate the railroads and highways that have nearly...
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My latest for source trek through the soggy heart of Atlanta.
atlantamagazine.com
Proctor, Tanyard, Clear, and Intrenchment creeks all begin downtown and flow out from the city like spokes—west, north, east, and south. The creeks predate the railroads and highways that have nearly...
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working on some slides for y'all now. I have so much to talk about!
Come join us at Manuel's Tavern on October 24 for the Fall 2022 Atlanta Studies Meetup, where we'll hear from Hannah Palmer (@StumptownGA) on Rewilding Atlanta Urban Creeks and Curt Jackson and Joselin Leon on the Krog Codex ( https://t.co/uMo2GRFGLJ).
https://t.co/vCAnyUtFxV
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Come join us at Manuel's Tavern on October 24 for the Fall 2022 Atlanta Studies Meetup, where we'll hear from Hannah Palmer (@StumptownGA) on Rewilding Atlanta Urban Creeks and Curt Jackson and Joselin Leon on the Krog Codex ( https://t.co/uMo2GRFGLJ).
https://t.co/vCAnyUtFxV
atlantastudies.org
Fall 2022 Atlanta Studies Meetup Please join us for our upcoming Fall 2022 Atlanta Studies Meetup at Manuel's Tavern on October 24th, 2022 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. These quarterly meetings showcase...
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now this is some hardcore riverkeeping! @charlesbethea thank you for venturing into the stink.
newyorker.com
Hundreds of decapitated goat carcasses have turned up in the river that runs through metro Atlanta. Are they evidence of animal sacrifice? Drug smuggling? Both?
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This movie reminded me of how I fell in love with documentary film in college and decided writing nonfiction could be as subversive and creative as fiction. ‘Moonage Daydream’ Review: David Bowie’s Sound and Vision
nytimes.com
Brett Morgen’s new documentary about the singer uses archival material, not talking heads. But the film is more séance than biography.
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I would add Liberty Bell Pool in Pine Mountain, GA and the pools of Lava Hot Springs, ID to this list...
bbc.com
From Bondi to Berlin and Copenhagen to Cornwall, swimming pools – particularly outdoor ones – are always in demand. Dominic Lutyens and explores the pool's past, present and future.
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at the big reveal of this surprise home makeover show my kids says, "personally, I couldn't handle the disrespect."
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Is there a river under the Atlanta airport? Urban designer and author Hannah Palmer ( @StumptownGA ) talked to a photographer, an ecologist, a fisherman, and a lawyer to find out if Atlanta’s Flint River headwaters deserve the title. https://t.co/zeP2TUB36r
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here's to more awareness, action, and affection for all our alleged rivers… https://t.co/i8nT8WJ0wl
bittersoutherner.com
Hannah Palmer’s words and photographer Virginie Kippelen’s photographs of the Flint River explore what “a river” means.
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Books that shaped my understanding of class in in this country: Nickel & Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. I was sad to hear that she passed, warmed to think of her legacy.
democracynow.org
We continue to remember the life and legacy of writer and activist Barbara Ehrenreich, who died on September 1 at the age of 81, as we speak with her friend and colleague Alissa Quart, executive...
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