During one of the first sessions of the fall semester, students from Critical Pedagogy, Artists, and the Public Sphere went on a walking tour of the LES with Art + Ed alum Leora Fuller and Dakota Devereux Scott from FAB (Fourth Arts Block) NYC and People’s LES.
The tour began with a land acknowledgment, in which Leora stated that New York University, and Manhattan in general, sits on the occupied territory of the Lenni Lenape peoples. Throughout the tour, Leora shared the invisible histories of resistance in the neighborhood, and the group discussed the ramifications of gentrification in the changing Lower East Side. Between tour stops, the group participated in activities like creating found-word poems from words that were seen during the walk, and a trust walk, depending on other senses to experience the L.E.S.
Supporting contextual images share during the tour:
