'CREATIVE PLACEMAKING' IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SEATTLE: DEMOCRATIC AND/OR INCLUSIVE?
Westlake park (pictured) continues to be used as a democratic space even with other activation strategies. Photo by Vinita Goyal Creative...
WHAT ARE WIMBYs? WHO DO THEY REPRESENT AND WHY ARE THEY IN THE CROSSHAIRS?
A homeless encampment in Los Angeles' Financial District Progress by Laurie Avocado is licensed under CC BY 2.0 WIMBY stands for “Wall...
REVIEW OF “CITY POEMS & AMERICAN URBAN CRISIS: 1945 TO THE PRESENT" BY NATE MICKELSON
Nate Mickelson’s book “City Poems & American Urban Crisis” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019) is based on the author’s PhD dissertation at the...
THE ‘FIGHT FOR $15’ IN MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC AND THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW KIND OF LABOUR MOVEMENT
Fight for $15 Protest in Montréal, May 1, 2018. Photo by Mostafa Henaway. Across cities in North America and here in Montréal, Québec,...
FOUR EVICTION TACTICS USED BY RIO AUTHORITIES, AND HOW FAVELA RESIDENTS HAVE FOUGHT BACK
Remaining House in Beira Rio, after neighboring houses were demolished. Photo by Natalie Southwick. Source: http://www.rioonwatch.org/wp-...
TRANSFORMATIVE PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Part Two: Professional Education and Transformati
Student Maribel Meza addressing the assembly, San Miguel Analco. Photo by Marie Kennedy. [In part one of this article, the meaning of...
TRANSFORMATIVE PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Part One: Moving From Advocacy Planning to Transf
Unleashing the creative energy of ordinary people wherever we work in the world. Photos by Marie Kennedy. INTRODUCTION Transformative...
ADVOCACY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN MICHIGAN’S MOST POLLUTED ZIP CODE
Photo by Lisa Berglund The 48217 zip code of Detroit is considered the most polluted zip code in Michigan. This fact was discovered by...
PERMITTING ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE AT THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
As part of efforts to reform how facilities receive permits, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promoting...
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE NEW LOCALISM: A RESPONSE TO RICHARD FLORIDA AND BRUCE KATZ
Calls for a “new localism” abound these days. In the aftermath of Trump’s election, many liberal and progressive commentators have been...
