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Work in Progress explores how, in Detroit, today, out of creativity, necessity and compassion, a new idea of Work is emerging.
Detroit is in the midst of an economic and cultural revolution, “as awesome as the transition from Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture 11,000 years ago and from Agriculture to Industry a few hundred years ago," says philosopher, Grace Lee Boggs, one of the voices in the documentary.
To illustrate this incremental, yet seismic cultural shift, the piece focuses on the story of one woman, a former autoworker, who after a traumatic accident, began to re-imagine her day-to-day existence, as well as that of Detroit's underclass.
We'll also hear from other Detroiters, who understand why they is in it's current state, and how a new kind of culture is emerging out of it.
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Work in Progress explores how, in Detroit, today, out of creativity, necessity and compassion, a new idea of Work is emerging.
Detroit is in the midst of an economic and cultural revolution, “as awesome as the transition from Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture 11,000 years ago and from Agriculture to Industry a few hundred years ago," says philosopher, Grace Lee Boggs, one of the voices in the documentary.
To illustrate this incremental, yet seismic cultural shift, the piece focuses on the story of one woman, a former autoworker, who after a traumatic accident, began to re-imagine her day-to-day existence, as well as that of Detroit's underclass.
We'll also hear from other Detroiters, who understand why they is in it's current state, and how a new kind of culture is emerging out of it.
Broadcast History
KCRW - Unfictional
Transcript
Gloria Lowe: We have to change everything. We have to change how we look at ourselves. How we look at others. How we define what it is we wanna do with this natural urge we have to create...Call it work.
Grace Lee Boggs: For most of human history, the community has been at the basis of work and not the factory.
Gloria: You ask the average worker, do you like your job, first thing comes, “like it!?...No!”
Shea Howell: Well I think the questions we need to wrestle with are not the questions of what will the future of work be. I think we need to ask, who are the people thinking about work and creativity that are valuable, in ways that we think point toward the future.
Grace: Species essence. What is our species essence?
Rich Feldman: A group of us from Detroit have been meeting regularly, discussing the importance of moving from the rust belt to the green belt...creating local sus...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:In Detroit, Michigan, a new idea of Work is emerging.
To illustrate this incremental, yet seismic cultural shift, we'll hear from one woman, a former autoworker, who after a traumatic accident, began to re-imagine her day-to-day existence, as well as that of Detroit's underclass.
We'll also hear from other Detroiters, who understand why the city is in it's current state, and what the future holds.
OUTRO:Additional Credits
Some music for the documentary was composed and performed by Joel Peterson and Marko Novatchkoff
