ABSTRACT
Public space is a codifi ed arena that bombards us with messages and images much like the television and textbooks that defi ne other formal and informal educational experiences. A common denominator in the thousands of signs and billboards constituting urban and rural landscapes is an endless list of rules to follow and products to consume. Missing is a greater sense of history, including refl ections on community-based activism-apart from a handful of offi cial state historical markers that are problematic in their own right, as they tend to enshrine one version of history, while erasing others. For how oft en does one come across “offi cial” markers that speak of resistance to power, particularly resistance to economic power, class power, or state power? Additionally, how oft en does one see any type of imagery in public space (including street art) that addresses social movements and radical content?1
