Lily Yeh is a remarkable woman who has found a way to love life that is both ingenious and inspirational. As an artist, she has taken her work altogether out of the studio and into the streets. Not just any streets, but the mean streets of inner city Philadelphia, where vacant lots riddle a ruined landscape.
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Host: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Gregg McVicar
Associate Producers: Naihma Deady, Matt Fidler
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz
Music in this program: “Afterglow” – Aaron Parks – Blue Note Records; “A United Earth I” - Alan
Stivell and Youssou N’Dour - Putumayo World Music; “Grace” – Oliver Schroer – Linus Entertainment;
“Astral Traveling” – Pharoah Sanders – Grp Records; “Alpine Dawn” – R. Carlos Nakai - Canyon Records.
Duration: 55:00 minutes
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RE: A.H. Maslow: The Farther Reaches of Human Nature "Synergy in the Society and Individual"
Ruth Benedict (Patterns of Culture; Race, Science and Politics) an essay on holism, invented and developed the idea of synergy at lectures at Bryn Mawr College in 1941. Maslow had the only copy which was to be published with the assistance of Margaret Mead in 1970.
Benedict tried to overcome the idea of cultural equality (not everything is right) and the doctrine of cultural relativity, what ever works for you is OK by me. Societies she said have a flavor, character and are not all equally functional. Some societies (Republican) are "anxious", surly, nasty, aggressive, and hateful, this come from insecurity and causes low morale. ( such as the Chuckchee, the Ojibwa, The Dobu, and the Kwakiutl) Other societies (Democrats) were "nice" people, affectionate, kind, secure and with high morale. ( Zuni, Arapesh, The L(d)eKota, Eskimo ).
The critical element in the concept of synergy is aggression vs. cooperation. Synergy is where individual benefit and groups welfare are in sink. Farming, fishing, hunting can product mutual benefits of cooperation vs. Selfish self-interest (winner/losers) vs. unselfish, altruism (win/win).
Siphoning vs. funneling of wealth, use vs. ownership, Comforting vs. Frightening Religion, high energy or low energy institutions, are characteristics of synergy, where are we ? We have had a out break of win/lose - me and mine - the hell with the hind most, winner take all, activity. This discourages the losers, causes aggression, and is socially dysfunctional. A few institutions maintain high energy but the society is winding down. Synergy is spirit and systems for successful cooperation, institutional means of using aggression (learning for conflict), and rewards for all from social success (tide lifts all boats).
The American Wars operate in an uncontrolled territory with no one in charge. Before you can plan and implement change there must be the handles of change and some sort of system.
I really love street artists, good luck to Lily in all she does..
Jerry - Corner Hot Tubs
My husband and I passed through Philadelphia on a trip a few years ago and we were startled and saddened by the conditions we saw there. These people need help from so many sources to get them out of their circle of poverty and off the mean streets.
Georgianna at Green Bean Recipes
The mean streets of Philadelphia throws in the pangs of poverty, there’s so much struggle and pain in their lives, they really don’t deserve to live off their lives in this state of extreme poverty. It’s disheartening that people still can survive with just one square meal per day! With mal nutrition problems due to lack of food and mortality rates ever on the rise out of starvation we need to help them out. Sometimes this kind of situations even leads to anti social elements.
Lily Yeh has pioneered a noble mission. Many of us donate but not all have the courage to work in mean places, she is indeed a strong woman. People like her make us believe that God still sends angels disguised as humans to help the downtrodden and the weak. She deserves all the appreciation.
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