Archive for June 2020

Dear colleagues,  As we reflect on the role design can play in moving toward recovery from the pandemic and global racial justice, lessons from Copenhagen might help us set a trajectory. Copenhagen is one of WHO’s Healthy Cities in a country that consistently ranks among the top in the World Happiness Report. The report is produced by the UnitedNations Sustainable Development…

Dear colleagues,  Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected efforts to end legal protections for young immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Blanca Morales is a poster child for DACA and her story marks the introductory and conclusion chapters of The Right to Home – Exploring How Culture, Space, and Identity Intersect with Disparities. I…

Dear colleagues,  “In the end, we are what we do to change who we are,” Eduardo Galeano, a Uruguayan poet wrote. These past months, a global pandemic and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis brought people around the world face-to-face with social and racial disparities, inequality, and marginalization. As advocates for healthy and connected communities…

Dear colleagues,  The horrific death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police reminds us once again that “We are NOT in this together.” The pandemic’s disproportionate impact on communities of color has already exposed the fallacy behind this motto. Moving forward to create healthy and connected communities in which everyone can thrive is tied to three values:…