Community Futures Lab
“Community Futurisms: Time & Memory in North Philly” is a social practice, collaborative art, and ethnographic research project exploring oral histories, memories, alternative temporalities, and futures within the North Philadelphia neighborhood known as Sharswood/Blumberg. The area is currently undergoing a major redevelopment project after years of deep poverty, educational inequality, and high
10/17/2024
“We cannot truly achieve equity without repair”: A look at a movement for housing justice
A Black- and Indigenous-led push for spatial reparations reckons with the past to build a future where everyone can feel at home
by AND Tina Grandinetti for
03/18/2024
We envision a world where success in one community sparks inspiration and ignites change in others, creating a ripple effect of reparative spatial justice.
Our new report, “Grounding Justice: Toward Reparative Spatial Futures in Land and Housing” marks the launch of ’s Spatial Futures Initiative, which aims to be a potent catalyst and a visionary policy hub for this movement.
Join us in reimagining spaces for equity and justice –– report link in our bio.
10/27/2023
Join us as we introduce and celebrate four digital AR monuments lifting the city’s history, community
leaders, and agents of change in four neighborhoods as part of Kinfolk’s National Tour!
¡Únase a nosotros para la introduccion y presentacion de cuatro monumentos dedicados a la historia de la ciudad y a los líderes comunitarios y agentes de cambio de cuatro vecindarios como parte de la Gira
Nacional de Kinfolk!
Saturday, October 28, 2023
2pm-6pm
Philadelphia City Hall Courtyards
Food, performances, open mic, swag, and art making
Introducing new digital monuments by Betty Leacraft (West Philadelphia), Black
Quantum Futurism (North Philadelphia) Colette Fu
(Chinatown) tpand Betsy Casañas (Norris Square)
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Philadelphia, PA
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