<div dir="ltr"><div>EPA FIELD REPORT: Oct. 18, 2017</div><div><br></div>Today at the EPA we dug deep. And broke through some asphalt in the urban weeds garden.<div><br></div><div>The action was partly inspired by an improv movement workshop that we organized this summer called CRACK the Patriarchy -- where we traced the cracks in the asphalt and starting to think about our own bodies as a radicle that can get into all the openings where weeds push through. The movement and conversation from the workshop got us thinking about notions of value, comfort/discomfort, maintenance, emotional labor, healing and care, cultivation and gender. </div><div><br></div><div>I have to tell y'all it was so satisfying to break through. The asphalt is actually really spongey and malleable when you get down an inch or so. Almost like a thick cake or membrane. When the soil was exposed we placed our hands on the surface together and speculated on what seeds will take root. It felt like we picked off a little scab on the city's skin.</div><div><br></div><div>We'll keep you posted on any developments!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris<br><div><br></div><div><span id="gmail-m_-1927166727473622871goog_1255633100"></span><span id="gmail-m_-1927166727473622871goog_1255633101"></span><br><div><img src="cid:ii_15f31ce9776d316a" alt="Inline image 1" width="544" height="408"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_15f31cecdf805856" alt="Inline image 2" width="544" height="408"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_15f31cf414d5d06d" alt="Inline image 4" width="408" height="544"><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail-m_-1927166727473622871gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://christopherleekennedy.com/" target="_blank">Christopher Lee Kennedy</a></font><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="tel:(201)%20981-1576" value="+12019811576" target="_blank">(201) 981-1576</a></font></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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