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#23 MIW Christian Calinsky - Body Piercer and Homeless Youth Advocate
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:27:00
Publish Date: 2015-03-23 22:43:02
Description: Body modification is an ancient practice within societies throughout the world and include: tattooing, lip and ear stretching, and scarification among other things. These procedures are done for a variety of reasons from increasing dowry value to establishing high social status and tribe affiliation. Our guest Christian Calinsky, co-founder of the non-profit Taking It To The Streets uses body modification as a vehicle for self-expression and connection to marginalized communities. I’m Akeisha Johnson, your show host, and on this episode of Making it Work Christian will share his journey from being a homeless youth to becoming a catalyst for change in the SF’s Upper Haight.
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