Elora Ramirez's Page

Obviously I'm no artist, but this is what I envision for my neighborhood in 2020. :)

While researching, I found an article by Nell Edgington on social capital in Austin. She focuses on slow money - "a national movement aimed at increasing the availability of risk capital to sustainable food-related social entrepreneurs." Austin has it's own… Continue

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When the shooting happened on Ft. Hood in 2009, I was in a classroom less than twenty minutes from the base. Immediately, all nearby campuses went on lockdown, but no one knew why. Teachers eventually received an email with some vague information, but no specifics were given. Of course, we have internet connection within our classroom, so once students were receiving news of a shooting on base from texts, I started searching. Surprisingly, twitter gave me quicker and more accurate updates from… Continue