Spiriting Impactful Practice: Research, Teaching, and Service Relevant to Black Culture

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

2:15pm – 3:15pm EST

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Speaker(s)

Douglas Williams, ASLA, LEED Green Associate

organizational capacity builder
AmeriCorps V.I.S.T.A.
Azzurra Cox

Designer
GGN
Christina Harris

Director of Land use and Planning
Metropolitan Planning Council

Bringing to bear the resilience of a culturally phenomenal people , these socially conscious landscape practitioners expand the utility of our profession to impact some of the most vulnerable communities in the USA and abroad. They share experiences of success to forge collective transformations in communities they serve.

Learning Objectives:

Discover how important a cultural consciousness is, why it matters, and how it contributes to educating people about the profession.
Explore the various cultural resources that are available and to employ them to create a sound strategy to build great cultural consciousness.
Understand aspects of black life and history relevant to landscape architecture and how these insights foster equity, diversity, and inclusivity in the profession and communities we serve.
Learn tips for mentorship, networking, and employing black cultural consciousness to transform the trajectory of our profession to be as relevant, impactful, and empowering for communities to have greater resilience.