We were first drawn to the story of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative more than twenty years ago, when a grassroots movement of local residents began transforming a Boston neighborhood devastated by disinvestment, arson-for-profit and illegal dumping. Since the mid-1990s, when we released our documentary Holding Ground: The Rebirth of Dudley Street, we have been heartened to hear how people around the world have been inspired and educated by the Dudley Street story. One of the more memorable accounts came back to us from India, where Boston activist Mel King shared the film with homeless people in Mumbai who were organizing a human rights campaign.
Read More...
