Archive for the ‘People of Color’ Category
Thanks Mary for sharing this “open letter” by Phonte. It captures a lot of what I’ve been trying to articulate about Michael Jackson and my frustration with the U.S. media’s portrayal of his life and work. R.I.P Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009) My Hero Ain’t Molest Them Bitch Ass Kids: A Kaing’s Tribute I haven’t [...]
We featured Kian Goh at the Unspoken Borders Conference this year, during the Talk20 session. Having Goh be part of the conference was fantastic, particularly because of her direct engagement with the queer community on design issues. One of her projects is featured in our hot-off-the-press publication. She was also recently interviewed by the American [...]
Two weekends ago, we wrapped up an inspiring, thought-provoking conference. Fortunately, we had a representative from Arch Paper cover the conference, and they’ve just posted a review of their reflections. Here’s a highlight: Amidst the discussion of what designers can do about social inequities, a related question emerged: should design education address the root causes [...]
This is one of the few, if only, student-run conferences at PennDesign that explicitly explores the intersection of race, politics and design. The theme, “Ecologies of Inequality”, investigates the systems and institutions that create and perpetuate disparities in public health, transportation, economic access and spatial disenfranchisement. It will also feature projects that are using design [...]
OUR ANCESTORS, OUR BREATH Cultivating Spiritual Power for our Healing and Happiness ANNUAL MINDFULNESS RETREAT FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE TRADITION OF VENERABLE THICH NHAT HANH @ BLUE CLIFF MONASTERY PINE BUSH, NY WED, OCT 22 – SUN, OCT 26, 2008 Our fifth annual retreat offered to People of Color in the tradition of [...]
On a positive tip, I’ve copied a letter sent from the Obama Chinatown HQ below: Dear Friends, We in PA just can’t say enough about how much your support has meant to us over the past two months: Thanks to you, United People for Obama went from meeting weekly in a restaurant basement to meeting in our [...]
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An investigation of the systems, infrastructure, and design processes that create or perpetuate socio-economic and environmental stratification of communities, this publication explore issues of the environment (constructed, cultivated or untended), public health, mobility and access, communication, and race, class and culture. Featuring authors from design fields of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and urban design.
Published by PennDesign Unspoken Borders Conference
