i am doing a research project on altgeld gardens, the community that was established near chicago for returning african american solders (from WWII, i believe). it is also, i'm told, one of the worst environmental justice cases in the united states (with a large proportion of chicago's waste going there). unfortunately, i've reached a dead end in my research. do you know of any links/articles that reference the history of altgeld gardens or current community activism in this area?

What is origin of expression "It's a Gas"?

a) where can I find research, articles etc that support the usefulness of using meditation, personal awareness and healing methods, embodied practices etc to empower sustainable social change and/or anti-oppression work?

Another way of putting this, research etc that validates that personal and social transformation are more powerful/effective when combined.

b) Are there any orgs who support this kind of thing, financially or otherwise?

We are looking for sites (locations and names) of places where arms and military supplies are researched and manufactured in the United States. The idea would be to end up with a map of "the economy of death" or "the war in your hometown" and would lay out how the economy is dependent on the war machine.

For example, entries could be Boeing HQ and/or a plant that manufactures tires for airplanes or the location of a security detail subcontractor, or something like that. We wouldn't necessarily need to be comprehensive, but could cover a selection of sites from every state in the country.