@IURDBerkeley

Action research for equitable cities.

 Berkeley, California
iurd.berkeley.edu
Joined July 2011
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IuRD Director @jasoncorburn on panel about #racism, #place & #justice.
the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley@oandbinstitute30 Sep 2020
Sign up for our third and final Race—The Power of an Illusion event, with a screening of Part III: The House We Live In, followed by a live panel. Happening next Friday! RSVP 👉 eventbrite.com/e/racethe-pow…
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Prof_Jason@jasoncorburn20 Sep 2020
Delighted @Matt_Barnes22 supporting the life saving, #healing, #gun violence reduction work of @WeAdvancePeace
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Health risks in urban areas that were #redlined ncrc.org/study-more-chronic-…
How comeback kid Sweden got the last laugh on coronavirus mol.im/a/8722051
The Lancet: “Government actions such as border closures, full lockdowns, and a high rate of COVID-19 testing were not associated with statistically significant reductions in the number of critical cases or overall mortality.” thelancet.com/journals/eclin…

A country level analysis measuring the impact of government actions, country preparedness and...

In this exploratory analysis, low levels of national preparedness, scale of testing and population characteristics were associated with increased national case load and overall mortality.

thelancet.com
Why are we ignoring these data from Sweden? bbc.com/news/world-europe-53…
Fewer deaths in Africa than NY State. Stop with the colonialist ‘developed/developing’ language.
WHO African Region
@WHOAFRO28 Jul 2020
Over 859,000 confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 506,000 recoveries & 18,000 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: arcg.is/XvuSX
Stop all evictions now, everywhere. Housing is a human right. news.trust.org/item/20200701…
#ADOS #ReparationsNow #urbanplanning nytimes.com/interactive/2020…

From the Magazine: ‘It Is Time for Reparations’ (Published 2020)

Nikole Hannah-Jones explains the history of economic injustice and argues that if black lives are to truly matter in America, the nation must finally pay its debts.

nytimes.com
bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The Lasting Normal for the Post-Pandemic City

Coronavirus has altered the look and feel of cities globally, but only some changes will remain when the crisis is over.

bloomberg.com
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Zander Willoughby@ZEWilloughby25 Jun 2020
"One could imagine cities hiring cadres of 'community mediators' as employees of the local public health department who are trained in conflict resolution, applied psychology & relationship management." #PeaceInOurCities
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via @NYTimes critical #urban #health issue ⁦@wursterlife⁩ ⁦@UCBerkeleySPH⁩ nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/po…

Black Trans Women Seek More Space in the Movement They Helped Start (Published 2020)

At no point have black trans people shared fully in the gains of the L.G.B.T.Q. or racial justice movements. This may be changing.

nytimes.com
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What Does Defund the Police Mean - An anti-racism Urban Agenda esquire.com/news-politics/a3…

What 'Defund the Police' Really Means, and How It Could Be Effective

Historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the history of racist law enforcement, and what meaningful change could look like.

esquire.com
A boot is crushing the neck of American democracy theguardian.com/commentisfre…

A boot is crushing the neck of American democracy | Cornel West

The fundamental question at this moment is: can the United States be reformed?

theguardian.com
Sacramento anti-gun violence program buys groceries for families | abc10.com ⁦@WeAdvancePeace⁩ ⁦ abc10.com/article/news/local…
A very American form of essential work: Gun-violence prevention | CityMetric citymetric.com/politics/gun-…
IURD at UC Berkeley retweeted
Prof_Jason@jasoncorburn22 May 2020
A very American form of essential work: Gun-violence prevention ⁦@WeAdvancePeace⁩ ⁦@UCBerkeleySPH⁩ #Covid #healthequity citymetric.com/politics/gun-…
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How Smart City Planning Could Slow Future Pandemics | WIRED ⁦@jasoncorburn⁩ ⁦@UCBerkeley⁩ ⁦@UCBerkeleySPH⁩ ⁦@wursterlife⁩ wired.com/story/coronavirus-…

How Smart City Planning Could Slow Future Pandemics

The Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to rethink how cities are designed—and make them better equipped to stop disease from spreading.

wired.com
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'All the psychoses of US history': how America is victim-blaming the coronavirus dead ⁦@loisbeckett⁩ #racialjustice #structuralracism theguardian.com/world/2020/m…

'All the psychoses of US history': how America is victim-blaming the coronavirus dead

As racism warps the US pandemic response, officials find ways to suggest people of color are at fault for their own deaths

theguardian.com
Our research on #COVID19 & Health care in #BayArea ⁦@UCBerkeley⁩ ⁦@UCBerkeleySPH⁩ calmatters.org/commentary/be…

Berkeley may lose a hospital; how can it be saved?

A not-for-profit hospital in Berkeley is scheduled to be closed because it would not be cost effective to retrofit the facility to meet required seismic standards.

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