User:JeshuaKJohn/sandbox

Response to Peer Feedback on Hashtag Activism
Jeshua's Response: Thanks for the feedback Simran! We can definitely work on adding in links from hashtags to the wikipedia pages that they relate to. The tense issue is also an important one, we will have to discuss the use in the context of the prevalence of the hashtag in the current day, especially for older ones that may not be as popular now. Good looking out! Yes, I agree - there should be a uniform approach to defining just "hashtags" vs. the core movement etc., we will look into that.

Hey Henry, thank you! I do think some of the material needs more historical context, Women's March included. We will definitely work on getting our references for any of the parts that are missing them as we make our actual changes, appreciate the reminder. You and Simran both picked up on the linking issue, we will definitely fix it!

JeshuaKJohn (talk) 06:35, 20 March 2019 (UTC) JeshuaKJohn (talk) 06:39, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Hashtag activism article edits
1. #FakeNews will go under "Awareness"

The hashtag "FakeNews" gained popularity in 2016 through Trump attempting to explain away his bad press coverage as false stories. While politically-motivated disinformation is not new, the sentiment and spread of distrust of news coverage because more notable since the 2016 election cycle. Since the emergence of this hashtag, there has also been an increase in policy-related bills and laws regarding the spread of inaccurate information. This further politicized the issue and raised concerns of censorship.

2. #TakeAKnee will go under "Human Rights"

The hashtag "TakeAknee" has been a movement since 2016 intended at calling attention to the police brutality and racial inequality in America. This movement was enacted primary by NFL athletes, most notably Colin Kaepernick, through kneeling for the duration of the national anthem; this act has stirred significant controversy because it is interpreted by some as being a disrespectful act that insults the American flag, veterans and the values the flag represents. This led to #BoycottNFL and controversy that resulted in the NFL ban requiring players to stand for the national anthem.

JeshuaKJohn (talk) 04:07, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Possible articles to work on
1. Modern display of the Confederate battle flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_display_of_the_Confederate_battle_flag

- Adding to the background section - Adding aspects of exposure and behavior

2. Fraternities and sororities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternities_and_sororities

- Behavioral aspects and Greek life as a social movement, especially in the context of toxic masculinity/gender disparities - Nepotism and networking additions to include relevance to politics and congress

3. Safe space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_space

- Physiological and sociological background related to safe spaces - Success and failures in the development of this framework

JeshuaKJohn (talk) 06:00, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

Article evaluation

 * 1) Takeaknee - Page: U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)

- Article has good relevance, has semi-detailed background. Neutral and well-balance. There could be some updates on more recent events and elaboration on the connecting events during and after occurrences of anthem protests. Underrepresented viewpoints from the context of the National Anthem and its background. Links are up and running, and support claims. Several news articles are used, but from across the spectrum. Talk page questions the relevance to Wikipedia because it seems largely like a news article, other debates surround the ability to confirm the connection to "police brutality" and "racial inequality". Part of a few WikiProjects, but still rated as a C-class article. In class, we have talked about it more in the context of a social media movement, less so in the context of being a protest movement.

Talk:U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)

JeshuaKJohn (talk) 07:46, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Selecting possible articles
AREA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_California

SECTOR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_house_movement

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_living

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_architecture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_building

JeshuaKJohn (talk) JeshuaKJohn (talk) JeshuaKJohn (talk) 23:32, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Evaluating two articles
JeshuaKJohn (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:59, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Homelessness in San Francisco

So far everything in this article is relevant; however, there is a severe lack of content. I am still distracted by the fact that this article is only addressing San Francisco, many issues of homelessness pertain to the surrounding counties of San Francisco as a result of the movement of homeless persons using Bart, or other public transport. Much of the future learning I believe will be useful will involve understanding the causes of homelessness. I want to verify statistics on the causes and cite other sources for causes of homelessness. For my PE, it will be helpful being able to understand how homelessness changes from one generation to another, and the age-related statistics. I would like to see a section on how long-term efforts have succeeded or failed, currently there is only one effort listed, and I know there are many more efforts in place right now that address homelessness. This contextual understanding of the history of homelessness and its developments will help me approach my PE with a more prepared mindset to understand other issues that may come up as causes or linked aspects. This article definitely lacks perspective of efforts that homeless persons take to pull themselves out of homelessness. In addition, there are many people who volunteer, or services that are provided that have not been touched on. While homelessness is a serious ongoing issue, this Wiki article seems rather bleak. The citations do line-up with the claims in the article; however, as communicated in the talk page, some of the sources are weak. This article should be linked to gentrification, there also should be a link from "Homelessness in the United States". The timeline of this article seems to leave out urbanization over the last 20 or so years, especially as more rapid real estate expansion has been seen. There should be a policy and legislation section, there lacks information on different debates such as the ability for homeless persons to set up tents in public etc., the main conversations on the talk page have to do with the legitimacy of sources used, specifically in the beginning of the article. The article is not rated yet, but it is part of WikiProject California. In GPP, we learn to take a more holistic approach that allows us to understand others and the aspects of hardships that are often involuntary. This article fails to properly touch on the intersections of mental illness and homelessness as it pertains to the geography and history of the San Francisco Bay Area. I believe there is a lot of work that can be done here.

Tiny house movement

I am distracted by the lack of data, I believe there should be "average size of a tiny house" data that can be added. The "Pros and Cons" section could use more expansion, especially relating to the long-term viability of small housing for expanding family units, how are these issues tackled? I think it is good that there is a "homelessness" section under this article, relating to efforts for tiny housing. Overall content is limited, I would like to explore more efforts outside the United States. There is a comment in the talk page pertaining to the "ecological" aspects, I think that is very important to address. It is also something that my PE, THIMBY (Tiny House In My Backyard) is actively addressing. I want to have expand on these elements of closed-looped or non-closed-looped housing etc. There is also some talk of false assumptions and "weasel words". There is some work that can be done in addressing sentence structure and wording. In terms of preparation for my PE, it would be useful to expand on existing efforts specifically at the intersection of homelessness and the tiny house movement. There is value in tracking down research and sources that pertain to word previously done, and seeing what was successful/what was not. There needs to be a more intentional effort to writing this page as a social and design movement. This page is part of Wikiproject Architecture and Wikiproject Urban Studies and Panning; however, it is a C-class article and of low priority. There is an opportunity here, especially if this movement is seen as a realistic problem solving method for homelessness. There is a lack of representation of international perspective on the social movement aspect, as seen in the talk page, there also needs to be more in addressing the physical mobility aspects for persons that are differently-abled, in the context of practical usage of a tiny house. A lot of the links tie to social movement or advocacy page, in these cases, the citations seem biased to movements that support the cause. I believe I can add through finding more statistics that relate to the subject, and also finding more scholarly citations that will strengthen the reliability of the article. I know that in SF, there are projects that relate to small housing and homelessness, this page should be linked to other efforts to address homelessness through the tiny house movement. From looking at other articles on design and architectural sustainability, I believe that this article should also be linked to other articles that are in a similar problem space, although it might not make specific reference to homelessness. In the article, it makes mention hurricane Katrina and tiny housing movements in that context, I believe that there should be a more holistic view of the issue, as this also touches on elements of displacement of different socioeconomic classes and has traces of gentrification, even if it is a non-traditional housing opportunity.

JeshuaKJohn (talk) 16:29, 15 February 2018 (UTC) JeshuaKJohn (talk) 05:09, 16 February 2018 (UTC) 74.95.207.205 (talk) 01:52, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Summarizing and synthesizing
Some ongoing efforts include the California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC). Established in 1988 as a private nonprofit organization, it aims to sustain access to affordable housing through project partnerships with other non-profits and government housing agencies, in addition to being a resource for affordable housing policy efforts. CHPC has been successful in preserving more than 60,000 homes through over $12 billion in private and public partnerships.

According to the Bay Area Census data, the number of the individuals in poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area grew from 573,333 (8.6%) in 2000 to 668,876 (9.7%) in 2006-2010. While poverty rates vary significantly across the SF Bay area, in 2015, the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies published that the poverty rate was 11.3%, having a slight downward trend from 12%, however, it was still above the historical average rate of 9%.

San Francisco is part of the 9-county Northern Californian Bay Area, containing four of the ten most expensive counties in the United States. With a population exceeding 7 million, the SF Bay Area has an increasingly expensive housing market that is difficult for many to afford. In San Francisco, a minimum wage worker would have to work approximately 4.7 full-time jobs to be able to rent a two-bedroom apartment.

The tiny house movement has in part developed for those who are "uninterested, unwilling or unable to participate in traditional housing markets". The tiny house option can often be low-cost and is sometimes used to provide hosing for the homeless; however, the long-term viability of tiny houses for the homeless is completely dependent on the structure and sustainability of the model. Housing the homeless is said to be a cost-saving for municipalities, but the strict zoning and landownership laws make it difficult for this movement to take root. Some of the benefits of access to hosing include privacy, storage, safety, restoration of dignity, and stability.

In the co-authored research article The Psychology of Home Environments, it is argued that the drive behind the tiny house movement is centered around desires of modesty and conservation, in addition to environmental consciousness, self-sufficiency, and wanting a life of adventure. Environmental psychologists reason that homes influence people’s emotional state because they “facilitate the social interactions and the power dynamics that are played out in a home”. In building tiny houses, there is often a misalignment between the needs of the occupant(s), and the expressed design from the creating team. This reality is used as a call for architects and design teams to work with psycologists to build tiny homes that are better suited towards the needs of the occupant(s).

Dwellings under 300 square feet of interior space seem to be the most commonly recognized definition for a tiny house. The tiny house movement promotes financial prudence, eco-friendly choices, shared community experiences, and a shift in consumerism-driven mindsets.

Even through real income rates in the Bay Area have been increasing over time, it was published in 2011 by the The American Journal of Economics and Sociology that low-income residents are left with less leftover income after their rental payments that the equivalent in the 1960s.

Gentrification in the San Francisco Bay Area is of increasing concern, a research and action initiative of UC Berkeley in collaboration with researchers at UCLA and Portland State University has produced The Urban Displacement Project to "[examine] the relationships between investment, neighborhood change, gentrification and displacement." This study indicates rising levels of segregation in relation to increasing income inequality in the SF Bay Area. A mapping tool has been also been developed through the project to track displacement and gentrification in the San Francisco Bay Area.

There has been an increasing need for solutions to social issues such as homelessness since the 1990s, these solutions are not anymore solely based in government reliance or the economic market, rather through volunteerism and charity. Unfortunately, there are many limiting factors of these efforts. "Social Innovation Clusters", SI Clusters as they are called have emerged as an alternative framework for creating solutions through social innovation. SI clusters are a result of socially-oriented organizations working in close proximity with like-minded companies, which has developed more ideas for social entrepreneurship and venture philanthropy. While these ideas have developed well, the social issues like homelessness in the Bay Area are still prevalent.

The Homeless Coalition has been an active body in the fight for homeless rights and decriminalization of the homeless. The "Right to Rest Act of the Homeless Bill of Rights Campaign" has been a large effort to allow the homeless to sit, rest and sleep on sidewalks and in public. This effort is seen as essential especially when there is a significant shortage in affordable housing.

There has been increasing efforts to keep the homeless away from the public eye, through forced removal, or harassment sweeps. These efforts have come to be known as the "war on the homeless".

Page was successfully renamed and moved, from "Homelessness in San Francisco" to "Homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area".

Collaborating on the "Homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area" article with other GPP students (Toshali Katyal & Ian Bertrando), working on structure through a shared google doc.

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