Formosa Ha Tinh Steel, Vietnam
A profile of the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel (FHS) plant in Central Vietnam.
Omar Pérez: Submarine Roots, Resisting (un)natural disasters
omarperezI am interested in seeing how social ties and networks have been used to cope with (un)natural disasters. My research focus on places under disasters conditions such as Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria, in which social ties have made the difference between life and death. Furthermore, “natural” disaster has been used to approved austerity measures and unjust policies to impoverished communities like in New Orleans after Katrina. These policies were not new, as they are rooted in structures of power to preserve the status quo. Yet, people have resisted, “through a network of branches, cultures, and geographies” that has stimulated a reflective process of looking within for solutions rather than outside. As often this outside solutions are not only detached from community’s reality but can perpetuate social injustices and inequalities.
McKittrick, K., & Woods, C. A. (Eds.). (2007). Black geographies and the politics of place. South End Press.
Bullard, R. D., & Wright, B. (Eds.). (2009). Race, place, and environmental justice after Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to reclaim, rebuild, and revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Westview Press.
The Right to Remain Students
ACLU report on school policing in the state of California
ACLU of Southern California
Website for the Southern California branch of the The American Civil Liberties Union
Million Dollar Hood Project
UCLA research project mapping out LA policing statistics
LA School Police
LA Unified School Police Website
Million Dollar Hod Project Report on Policing in LA Schools