Starving for Revolution: The Milwaukee Black Panther Party's Struggle to Feed the Hungry

Lecture delivered on November 3, 2005 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UWM Libraries.Lecture demonstrates how the efforts of the Milwaukee Black Panther party challenged Milwaukeeans to confront hunger among the poor and led to the formation of the Milwaukee Hunger Task Force, one of two large food banks in the region and an institutional advocate for hunger relief

Monitoring Wisconsin

In the Winter 2005 issue of Monitoring Wisconsin, the Institute for Survey and Policy Research (ISPR) of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) presents a summary of work in progress on universal free breakfast for children in Milwaukee by Dr. Nik Heynen of the UW-Milwaukee, Department of Geography

Urban forest and environmental inequality in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro

Abstract. Social and spatial inequality regarding environmental resources and services is one of most complex issues affecting contemporary urban life. The objective of this research is to study the spatial distribution of trees in public areas in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This research presents data gathered in ten neighborhoods in Campos. These neighborhoods were split into three distinct groups using wealth levels. Data obtained include the number of trees and private gardens and tree species diversity per neighborhood street. Our results demonstrate that the wealthier neighborhoods have both the highest tree biodiversity and number of trees. In contrast, the poorer neighborhoods present a low biodiversity level and fewer tree species. Our results also showed that age of the neighborhoods was not a factor in explaining the number of trees in public spaces. Socioeconomic and education levels of the population seem to play a more causal on tree quantity and species diversity. This inequality stresses a problem with environmental justice, a characteristic of Brazilian cities intrinsically connected to urban sustainability