Posts by Culturally Enriched Communities
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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…
Read MoreLandscapes of Healing, Landscapes of Sorrow
Deni Ruggeri, Ph,D., Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at – Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU); Executive Director and Past Chair of Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) When I first tried writing a reflection about the spatial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, I became paralyzed. As a native of a small town in the province of Bergamo, the worst hit…
Read MoreLandscapes of agony
Dear colleagues, The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and the protests that ensued all over the country unveiled the hard work ahead of us. Creating healthy and connected communities in which everyone can thrive is tied to all of us coming together to form holistic and concerted efforts that eliminate health, income,…
Read MoreCovid-19
Dear advocates for healthy and connected communities in which everyone can thrive, The pandemic brought to the foreground the hidden nuances behind the “We are all in this together” motto. In the US, communities of color are disproportionately affected, experiencing higher death rates and unemployment. Flattening the inequality curve is an instrumental step in moving…
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