Community Design Center of Rochester

We regret to announce that the Reshaping Rochester kickoff event with De Nichols planned for 1/27 has been cancelled. Those who made a donation with their registration for this event will be contacted individually. We hope to kick off the series in early February with another dynamic and knowledgeable speaker, and will share more information as it becomes available. We thank you for bearing with us and look forward to seeing you at one of our many remaining events in 2021.

Did you miss our Lecture Series Prequel with Former Mayor Johnson yesterday? Fear not, we have a recording! This conversation served as an introduction to "Building a Just Community" (our '21 Lecture Series), which kicks off in ONE WEEK with De Nichols. Recording: https://youtu.be/KLjg9gtSAJc Register for next week's webinar: http://ow.ly/csyv50DdU4v

"Paris’ famed Champs-Élyséesthe avenue leading to the Arc de Triomphewill be transformed into a greener, more pedestrian-friendly site through a planned 250 million ($304 million) project." http://ow.ly/dsSn50Ddyxn

Join us 1/19 (one week from today) for a virtual conversation with Former Mayor Bill Johnson! We'll discuss how we can transform ROC into a community of equity & justice + give an EXCLUSIVE preview of the 2021 Lecture Series. You don't want to miss it! Register now with a $10 donation: http://ow.ly/9ChP50D6Svu

It's that time of year...Lecture Series time! THEME: Building a Just Community. This year we plan to bring you SIX webinar lectures between January & June + a prequel event with former Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson on 1/19. Keep an eye on our page for more info. #reshapingrochester #buildingajustcommunity #communitydesigncenter #communitydesign #socialjustice #rochester #webinar

"With the lack of major supermarkets and large grocery stores in many neighborhoods on the South Side, looking at ways to provide fresh food boiled down to one opportunity: corner stores." http://ow.ly/2Wwi50D1Muf #communitydesign #foodjustice #foodaccess #racialjustice #socialjustice

Did you miss our webinar with Carol Naughton (Purpose Built Communities) last week? Worry not, we have a recording: http://ow.ly/zSxw50C3enf AND a follow-up conversation scheduled for this Wednesday 10/28 at noon featuring LaShunda Leslie-Smith (Connected Communities: EMMA & Beechwood)! Register now: http://ow.ly/CJEa50C3ene

"Most immigrants don’t have lawyers in their deportation hearings. Local governments are starting to fund them." http://ow.ly/hD4750C3dyD

"Policies as mundane as infrastructure and accessibility represent the next frontier in our struggle. The fight for fairness and equity lives in our tax, social and urban policies, perhaps even more than in our words and rhetoric. While not glamorous, these policies offer communities of color the access to education and economic opportunity to lift themselves up, the benefits of which pave a path to higher economic status and build political power that is desperately lacking." http://ow.ly/Dxsv50BYXVT

It's finally (almost) time! Our rescheduled lecture with Carol Naughton, Purpose Built Communities (originally slated for March) on building holistic communities will happen via Zoom Webinar tomorrow at noon. It's not to late to register, so please join us! http://ow.ly/T7yl50BXOFz Presented by: Home Leasing

"For decades, Black Americans have disproportionately lived in unhealthy conditions, due in large measure to unjust policies, inequitable planning, disinvestment, and underinvestment in the built environment." http://ow.ly/2Ee150BUDUk

"What these efforts illustrate is that using Missing Middle Housing can go a long way toward meeting housing needs in a variety of places." https://www.cnu.org//best-practices-ending-exclusive-singl

Do you know a person or project that is reshaping the Greater Rochester area? Has your community developed a novel solution to adapt in these unprecedented times? We want to hear about it! Nominations for the 2020 Awards are due TOMORROW 10/9: https://cdcrochester.org/awards.html

Last week, Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman gave us a virtual presentation on "A Heart-centered Approach for Our Urban Future." Watch the recording here https://youtu.be/SFm_FaU8lj8 and register to join us for a follow-up Q&A happening TOMORROW 10/7 at noon: http://ow.ly/MvI650BL78x

"All of these things conspire to help mitigate climate change, which millions view as civilization’s greatest threat." http://ow.ly/kMP050BDCHk

Our next webinar (9/30 @ noon) features Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman & will look at the future of cities through an anthropological and feminist lens. Register now! http://ow.ly/wYQR50BAyec *During registration, there will be a spot for you to provide any accessibility accommodations you may need to fully participate in this virtual event (such as ASL interpretation).

"As more residents work from homeeven after Covid-19they can choose where they live. Many will pick walkable neighborhoods where many people work out of their own homes." https://www.cnu.org//creating-livable-workshop-neighborhoo

Awards nominations deadline EXTENDED to 10/9! This year, we are looking at our established award categories of "design" and "activism" through the lens of current events, with a particular emphasis on pandemic response/adaptation and design justice. Learn more and nominate here: https://conta.cc/32IocP2

It is especially evident now, but evident always, that Rochester is not the just and equitable city we should expect and that we require. The horror of the death of Daniel Prude, and the shocking and cruel manner by which it was revealed to us, demonstrates that we continue to live in two Rochesters; one a city of the fortunate and privileged, and one a city of the ostracized and oppressed. This cannot continue. All of us must commit ourselves to building a fair, tolerant, and just city. It is time for us to reimagine a Rochester that is shaped and shared equally and joyfully by all of its citizens. We do not yet have that Rochester, and we stand with all those who will work to make that city real. -The Community Design Center Rochester Board & Staff

"The anthropologist Marc Augé gave the name non-place to the escalating homogeneity of urban spaces. In non-places, history, identity, and human relation are not on offer. Non-places used to be relegated to the fringes of cities in retail parks or airports, or contained inside shopping malls. But they have spread. Everywhere looks like everywhere else and, as a result, anywhere feels like nowhere in particular." http://ow.ly/mu4N50Bb826