Mapping Social Justice
Friday, January 29 2010
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
The Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities in Mebane is a labor of love for husband and wife team Ann Moss Joyner and Allan Parnell. They combine Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with Census data and other publicly accessible statistics to generate maps that prove long-term and systematic discrimination through denial of basic services. They've helped in several annexation cases and a landmark access-to-water case. Ann Moss Joyner and Allan Parnell join host Frank Stasio and Mark Dorosin, from the UNC Center for Civil Rights, to explain their technique and their strategy for victory.
