Reading Rebecca Solnitz's A Paradise Built in Hell

[alberto]

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In addition, there are a wide array of health and care related projects. Two young women run the Rehab Center, utilizing massage and physical therapy to work with many of the individuals with disabilities in the community. There is the local psychiatrist who is forming community mental health groups where people can talk about their mental well being in safe environments. Many of these projects arise from a failure of the government to provide such resources. In addition, it stems from a general understanding that the government will likely not provide such services and that they must own their own models of care and social reproduction.

Hah, I had forgotten about this post. It is relevant because it is an example of a community built in the hell of a (man-made) disaster did not go away when the emergency was over, but rather stabilized somewhat. And yes, there is a whiff of Walkaway there.