The Townfolk Project, Documenting Oaklands Community
b'About two years ago photographer Scott La Rockwell started taking photos of longtime Oakland residents, and interviewing them about their roots in the Town.\\nHe published the pieces online, calling it: the Townfolk Project.\\nHe says he initially planned to take photos of 100 folks from a cross section of backgrounds and neighborhoods, but with COVID-19, things slowed down. He\\u2019s sitting on about 20 published interviews.\\nBut this past summer, when store owners boarded up their buildings to discourage any vandalism that might come after peaceful protests, Scott\\u2019s project got an unexpected canvas: the windows of a building on 13th and Broadway.\\nNow about a dozen of Scott\\u2019s photos of artists, activists and folks who\\u2019ve been putting on for the greater good of Oakland are mounted on one of the most prominent corners of the city.\\nThis week, we talk to Scott La Rockwell about the importance of showing the community to itself, especially at a time when people are so divided.'