Original Mural Board started June 5

Action Plan Mural Board introduced June 30

Suggested Links from the June 30th event

• Bryan C. Lee, Jr., Design Justice, Power + Place (you will need to register to view the recorded webinar)

• Toward More Equitable Living Environments: African Americans, Architecture and Planning in the Time of COVID-19

• Minds Matter Portland, a chapter of Minds Matter National

• Design in Dialogue, #32, Craig Wilkins, UO Arch Design for Spatial Justice Fellow  

• ”The Stark Racial Inequity of Personal Finances in America” NY Times Article (behind a paywall)

11 Initiatives Supporting Black Voices in Architecture NCARB Blog post outlining 11 initiatives to help encourage more Black students to pursue a career in architecture, remove impediments to practice, and support Black voices within the profession.

Creating a Culture of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Your Architectural Practice A How-To Guide for Increasing Diversity in Architecture Realed by Perkins&Will and AIA. Part of the AIA Best Practices series.

NOMA Northwest Call to Action When we uplift our most vulnerable and disenfranchised communities, we all benefit. NOMA NW would like to invite every firm and organization within the local AEC industry to pledge to the Call-to-Action.

Equity in Architecture Commission: Executive Summary:  This executive summary addresses the five “keystone” areas of focus that were identified by the Equity in Architecture Commission, and 11 other priority recommendations for the AIA.

Guides for Equitable Practice: Best practices to ensure the profession of architecture is as diverse as the nation we serve, from AIA National.

Keeping Equity a Priority During the COVID-19 Crisis Shared from the AIA Minnesota Page

“Increasing Diversity in Architecture” Three part article published in Architect Magazine on diversity in architecture that highlights the barriers to entry, designer-led solutions to increasing diversity, and improving representation in the building profession.

“Encouraging Equity in the Office” NCARB Blog interview with the global director of equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI) at HKS

“The 10 Commitments Companies Must Make to Advance Racial Justice” Article by the Harvard Business Review

See the Related Organizations section of our main Resources Page

Autentica Consulting LLC  They help organizations transform their culture and workplaces through interactive and action-oriented EDI training, organization and culture assessments, executive coaching for white and BBIPOC leaders, and creation of innovative mentoring program designs.

Center for Equity & Inclusion A specialized consulting agency focused on advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts within organizations, education systems and communities through training, system design and leadership development.

EqualityWorks, NW They support agencies in understanding how people with different held identities may face different barriers and how to deeply understand and commit to equity for all. They specialize in: Diversity/Equity and Inclusion, Organizational Leadership, and Social Justice.

Future Work Design An organizational strategy and design firm: their Equity & Inclusion practice focuses on inspiring and advising your team through the transformational journey to place equity and inclusion at the forefront of your strategy, culture, products, and services. 

MultiCultural Collaborative They offer a full suite of services relating to equity, diversity and inclusion, including trainings/workshops and internal and external contract services for design firms, to bring a racial equity focus and as subject matter experts.

Amara H. Pérez, PhD Amara works with community groups, direct service organizations, public schools, institutions of higher education, architecture, planning, and design firms, and philanthropic foundations to practice Critical Race Theory (CRT) in planning and design. 

CRT offers an innovative equity approach to planning and design. Built environments are often delinked from efforts to advance racial and social inequity. Presumed racially neutral, matters of the physical and material world have been rendered invisible and driven by colorblind practices that ignore the intricate relationship between race and space.

“A Few Equitable Thoughts” A letter from a young black professional to his colleagues at Bora.

#BlackLivesMatter: What Matters What Matters combines documentary narrative with interviews to illuminate specific, timely issues, aiming to create safe dialogue to promote freedom, justice, and collective liberation.

Links from  blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

• Anti-Racism for Beginners

• Black Lives Matter Ally Research

• Anti-racism resources

• Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

• PBS News Hour: Roxane Gay, Anna Deavere Smith and Tay Anderson on the protests’ hope and despair

• Black History Month Library

• More education resources

Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation Sherry Arnstein, writing in 1969 about citizen involvement in planning processes in the United States, described a “ladder of citizen participation” that showed participation ranging from high to low.

Design for Spatial Justice Podcast Series University of Oregon podcast series highlighting the School of Architecture and Environment (SAE)’s initiative on Design for Spatial Justice. 

Virtual Connect: Let's Talk About Race June 9, 2020 recording posted on YouTube of a Panel Discussion (part of their Virtual Connect series) hosted by AIA Colorado.

Architect Magazine: Increasing Diversity in Architecture A three-part series on diversity in architecture that highlights the barriers to entry, designer-led solutions to increasing diversity, and improving representation in the building profession.

Increasing Diversity in Architecture: Barriers to Entry >

Increasing Diversity in Architecture: Designer-Led Solutions >

Increasing Diversity in Architecture: Firm Initiatives >

First, Listen. Then, Learn: Anti-Racism Resources For White People Forbes Article listing resources to help white people who are interested in getting more intentional about deepening anti-racism work.

Daniel Barber/Race, Architecture, Social Equity An Are.na channel intended as a resource for explorations into race, architecture and social equity

Anti-Racism Design Resources

Related Media Books, Movies, Podcasts and shows suggested at our June 5th listening session.

Pro Bono Services Guidelines and Resources A suite of tools offered by AIA for effective decision-making when considering pro bono work.

Talking About Race Tools and guidance from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Talking to Kids About Racism Books suggested by the New York Times to help start the conversation with your kids in an age-appropriate way

Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism A town hall presented by CNN and Sesame Street addressing racism.

Taking Ownership PDX A community collective of contractors, realtors, neighbors, and businesses who renovate and revive Black-owned homes that have requested their help, with an emphasis on enabling Black homeowners to age in place, generate wealth and simultaneously deter predatory investors and realtors to deflect the gentrification process.

Links from blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

• NAACP Legal Defense

• Black Visions Collective

• Campaign Zero

• Until Freedom

Campaign Zero Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.

Growing Gardens PDX Growing Gardens is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, started in 1996 in Portland, Oregon. They use the experience of growing food in schools, backyards and correctional facilities to cultivate healthy and equitable communities.

Please note third-party resources are provided for informational purposes and represent the views of the respective organizations.