Events

This talk tracks the history of displacement and dispossession that has led to the destruction, neglect, or dismantling of communities initially designed to protect African Americans from structural racism. Then the author explains how these communities’ unique challenges require new planning and design tools to detect the interplay of historical and contemporary conditions contributing to the cultural erasure of African American placemaking. Register for "Countering Displacement through Collective Memory with Andrea Roberts" here. This lecture is a part of Cities@Tufts' Spring 2023 Colloquium series. Shareable and Tufts University Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning co-present this ongoing free lecture series hosted by professor Julian Agyeman (chair of Shareable’s governing board). Learn more here. 

This is a good time to focus our attention on public space. The climate crisis, the systemic social injustices, and the COVID-19 pandemic demand a rethinking of our largest shared territory. Public space has the capacity, at least in part, to address these crises by being envisioned and manifest as a humane space of community, restoration, and emancipation. In this talk, based on his latest book, Vikas Mehta presents a panoramic view of public space: the inherent paradoxes, as well as the immense possibilities and propositions for a more constructive public space. Register for "Public Space: Paradoxes, Possibilities, and Propositions with Vikas Mehta" here. This lecture is a part of Cities@Tufts' Spring 2023 Colloquium series. Shareable and Tufts University Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning co-present this ongoing free lecture series hosted by professor Julian Agyeman(chair of Shareable’s governing board). Learn more here. 

***Date Change*** Yasminah Beebeejaun is an Associate Professor of Urban Politics and Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London.  Her work is concerned with feminist and anti-racist approaches to planning theory and practice. Her articles have been published in many journals including Environment and Planning C, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Planning Theory, Planning Theory and Practice, and Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. She is co-editor of The Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City. Register for "Whose Diversity? Race, Space and Planning with Yasminah Beebeejaun" here. This lecture is a part of Cities@Tufts' Spring 2023 Colloquium series. Shareable and Tufts University Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning co-present this ongoing free lecture series hosted by professor Julian Agyeman(chair of Shareable’s governing board). Learn more here. 

Distilled into a four-step framework, Results is the much-needed implementation guide for anyone in public service, as well as for leaders and managers in large organizations hamstrung by bureaucracy and politics.  This talk will invite Steve Kadish and Dr. Kellerman to discuss their book and other relevant insights into collaborative governance and change-making. Register for "Results: Getting Beyond Politics to Get Important Work Done with Steve Kadish & Barbara Kellerman" here. This lecture is a part of Cities@Tufts' Spring 2023 Colloquium series. Shareable and Tufts University Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning co-present this ongoing free lecture series hosted by professor Julian Agyeman(chair of Shareable’s governing board). Learn more here. 

Globally, contemporary cities face seemingly insurmountable challenges such as urban inequality, inadequate infrastructure, climate crisis, and increasingly, threats to democracy. In the face of such challenges, Dr. Inam introduces the concept of “co-designing publics” by examining what lies at the potent intersection of the public realm and informal urbanisms. He contextualizes these discussions by paying particular attention to the cities of the global south because place matters in shaping urban thinking and practice. He concludes with thoughts on the profound implications of co-designing publics for radical democracy and transformative urbanisms. Register for "Co-Designing Publics: Radical Democracy and Transformative Urbanisms with Aseem Inam" here. This lecture is a part of Cities@Tufts' Spring 2023 Colloquium series. Shareable and Tufts University Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning co-present this ongoing free lecture series hosted by professor Julian Agyeman(chair of Shareable’s governing board). Learn more here.