Civic Creatives

06/01/2020

The Design profession has been complicit in the dehumanization of black people. By doing so, the spaces and places we design establish the preconditions for violence and often serve as the justification for militarized escalation.

is a Black-led organizing effort, in solidarity with the to marshall creative design strategies to dismantle the privilege and powers structures that use and as a tool of oppression.

Join us for a National Call to discuss this week’s actions and opportunities to support. Please share with your network.

DAP National Call
‪Wednesday, June 3rd‬
‪1pm est/ 12pm cst ‬
‪RSVP: http://BIT.LY/DAP-CALL‬ ‪

DAP Day of Action‬
‪Friday, June 5th‬
‪1pm est/ 12pm cst ‬
‪RSVP: http://BIT.LY/DAP-ACTION-01

03/11/2020

Chouteau Greenway Architecture Magazine's Progressive Architecture Award - https://mailchi.mp/e29e41552a82/chouteau-greenway-architecture-magazines-progressive-architecture-award

08/06/2019

Register early for this one-day bootcamp on "Power: How to Leverage Yourself as an Equity-Centered Leader" by Starting Bloc and Creative Reaction Lab! - https://mailchi.mp/02308bde0efd/st-louis-bootcamp-for-social-entrepreneurs-by-starting-bloc

04/15/2019

RYSE Commons offers the kids of Richmond, California, classes, education, and a place to organize for better policies. It’s one of Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards winners.

04/05/2019

Since January 2013, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has been mounting an effort to pressure Wendy’s to participate in its Fair Food Program, which ensures better wages and safer working conditions for Florida’s tomato pickers. The CIW has been organizing in Florida for over two decades, and its efforts have been widely recognized for improving the lives of thousands of farmworkers.

Trump donor Nelson Peltz will not pay an extra penny per pound of tomatoes toward humane wages for tomato pickers.

03/28/2019

Strong brands, whether they are companies, people or products, are crystal clear on what drives them and what they want to be recognised for by others. They radiate what they stand for through every single interaction their audience has with them. The Brand Thinking Canvas offers a holistic model wh...

03/26/2019

"Dog parks, bike lanes and other such public space amenities have come to be associated with gentrification in many U.S. cities."

The research is part of a parks department effort to engage residents.

03/26/2019

Innovative way of thinking about a museum that centers justice, empathy, and dignity.

Through virtual reality and storytelling, the first-ever museum dedicated to homelessness wants to further our understanding of the human side of the crisis.

03/25/2019

Today's Read: Inequality of Access for Green Spaces and Parks

Higher income and education levels are positively and significantly associated with access to green space, a new study of 10 U.S. metro areas finds.

03/21/2019

Job Opportunity: Program Manager (full time) for Venture Cafe - https://mailchi.mp/eb4678f0cba4/job-opportunityprogram-manager-for-venture-cafe

02/26/2019

Project: The Arch Grants Impact report (2017)
Client: Arch Grants

02/26/2019

Project: The Arch Grants Impact report (2017)
Client: