[Oe List ...] 3/8/23 PHOTOS—B½ OF ARCHIVE PROJECT -- would be historically helpful to know the event, location and date

[Ann Ensinger Ensinger]

 Loisaida is the spainglish  word for "Lower East Side". It is a project in lower Manhattan from 14th Street to Houston St. and from Avenue A to the East River. The project was led by a group of community residence and ICA affiliated colleagues. That group was called Challenge (for Those Who Dare). Challenge's initial members were Dora Collazo-Levy, Sara Philips and Sr. Elizabeth Kelliher. The group grew to include many more. They met every Wed. evening at the NY House in Loisaida for planning and study. Some of the Loisaida  accomplishments/services were:
    *NENA Health clinic on 3rd St between Ave B and Ave. C.
    * Loisaida Employment Project , where we worked with a number of community members to train them in how to go to job interviews;  matched up job openings with community members and went to their apartments early in the morning once they got jobs to make sure that they were up and getting dressed for work. (That was a challenge for me because I am not a morning person, at all,  either!)
    * After School program for over 200 (up to  250)  neighborhood children
    * The NY House also hosted many trainings and planning sessions for Loisaida community members.

    * Getting the City of New York to  rename Avenue C to Loisaida Ave. (there are pictures of this in the archives)
There were other accomplishments/activities, but  these are some highlights that immediately come to mind.
It was a great time and the community fought valiantly to keep NYU from encroaching on the neighborhood as the university was massively  expanding.
            Ann  Ensinger

    On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 03:02:51 PM MST, James Wiegel via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:  
 
 What is / was LOISAIDA??  
would you recognize the name "Sophie Quest"??
Jim Wiegel  

 
 
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    On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 02:31:52 PM MST, Nancy Trask <nlt462 at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 2nd & 3rd pics -- these look to me like Loisaida in NYC.  Ann & George Ensinger would know for certain.Best,Nancy Trask
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 2:11 PM James Wiegel via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

On all these, First picture -- Jeanette Stanfield and Nan Grow?
2nd picture  is that Charlene Powell
Jim Wiegel  

 
 
Theunknown is what is.  And to be frightened of it is what sends everybodyscurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, allthat.  Unknown is what is.  Accept that it's unknown, and it's plainsailing.    John Lennon



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    On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 12:28:32 PM MST, Frank Knutson via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:  
 
 

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