Reimagining

To begin, what comes to mind when you hear the name ‘Africa’? What words or images do you associate with Africa? For too long, the media has curated a generalized, over-simplified, and inconclusive narrative about Africa. For several people in the Western world, Africa triggers images on either end of…

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Only two years ago, inspired by the city council’s commitment to reduce the Berkeley Police Department’s budget, the City of Berkeley was actively engaged in a Reimagining Public Safety initiative. Community outcry to transfer investment from the police department to community services echoed loudly through the hills and the flatlands…

By Alexandra Urbanowski, Associate Director and Director of Strategic Initiatives at SVCREATES Did we all become futurists during the “great pause”? While isolated from each other, from our audiences, and from our work as arts creators, did we look to the future with curiosity, openness, and ideas, and attempt to…

Proposing a race-aware approach to Doughnut Economics — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have since 2019 been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

Imagining health justice in a new economy, a podcast — This podcast is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have, since 2019, been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…