Mission
We are a group of artists who use the city’s easement as our canvas to spread our message of love. We want people to reflect upon how seemingly small actions, such as placing rocks in the easement, can have big impacts in the community such as:
Decreased commercial and residential development
Fewer high density households in a neighborhood (which also tend to be middle/lower income)
Fewer restaurants, bars, shops, and other neighborhood experiences we can all enjoy
Continued segregation in urban housing and thus a homogeneous upper-class community
A lack of understanding between the “haves” and “have nots” in our neighborhood
A wall or barrier between people that decreases communication and understanding
We Believe:
1. we should love our neighbors!
We see rocks as a barrier to openness and the love that we should feel for our neighbors. Our homes are not separate from the community in which we live; they are part of it! Rocks create an unnatural barrier, border, or wall between ‘mine’ and ‘yours.’ We see this as contrary to the notion of loving our neighbors. We believe that people who love their grass or notion of ownership more than their neighbors or community as a whole need to re-examine whether they are showing love for their neighbors.
2. Urban development and increased population density is a good thing. It means people love the Heights!
Cars parked on the street is part of urban living. The Heights is not a suburban community. It is growing, and that’s a good thing! More people bring more businesses, more jobs, more commerce, etc. Think about other cities you have visited (Rome, London, Mexico City, etc.). They had cars parked on the side of almost every street. Why? It was a cool place to be! People congregate in these urban areas because there is stuff to do! We want people to come here to live, visit, park on the street, and become our loving neighbors!
3. We should react to change with OPENNESS and love
“I’ve been here since 1980. It’s all these new developments!”
Hmm. Do people that have lived in a neighborhood longer than others have more rights?
Should we stop loving people because they are ‘new’ to our community? Because they live or work near us and have to park on the street? Is a few inches of beautiful grass more important than a beautiful, loving relationship between neighbors in a community?