strategist on the impacts and implications of space, place, and city design on communities.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined November 2012
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Alicia Breck retweeted
Good point @DouglasTodd . Time to slow down our streets!
Okay! @thehappycity has found new #Vancouver restaurant patios supported happy interactions: 48% of people on patios were observed laughing, compared with 32% inside. More also spoke to each other. But what of intense traffic noise? #vanpoli #Covid19bc thehappycity.com/project/van…
Alicia Breck retweeted
What wellness is marketed as:
-Body lotions
-Supplements
-Fancy juices
-Candles
-Crystals
What wellness ACTUALLY looks like:
-Health care coverage
-Access to therapy
-Walkable cities
-Green spaces
-Living wages
-Paid time off
-Physical activity
-Close knit communities
-Sleep
Alicia Breck retweeted
Sad reality. ...and this isn’t to say that we are asking to live in a city without cars. The aim is for cities to be built so owning a car isn’t necessary (=more equitable city) + drivers pay for the full cost of their driving. – at Winnipeg, Manitoba
“There are 2 billion parking spots in the U.S. for about 200 million cars. The area of parking per car in the United States is thus larger than the area of housing per human."
Cars make your life much more expensive, even if you don’t have one. Via @VICE: vice.com/en/article/n7jezg/c…
Alicia Breck retweeted
My girlfriend @emdjoyner & her sister @carolinedjoyner learned an officer involved in #RayShardBrooks' killing grew up with them. This is a MUST READ, especially for those sitting comfortably in predominantly white communities thinking this movement doesn't apply to them.
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Thought for the day: Move beyond "woke"/"unwoke" binary. Awakening is a spectrum and we are all constantly learning more, growing more, towards "woke". Thanks @colleenwong
Race and gender affect the way people navigate the world...so check your biases, then check again, cuz some are unconscious @thegoodtrade thegoodtrade.com/features/ho…
Alicia Breck retweeted
In an anti-racist move that demonstrates their formidable social-media power, K-Pop fans took over the hashtag #whitelivesmatter, drowning out white-supremacist messages with nonsensical or anti-racist posts. variety.com/2020/music/news/…
Alicia Breck retweeted
Snapchat will no longer promote President Trump’s account on its platform, the company announced Wednesday.
“We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover. Racial violence and injustice have no place in our society."
Noam Chomsky: What History Shows Us About Responding to Coronavirus lithub.com/noam-chomsky-what… via @lithub
The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25 using security footage, witness videos and official documents: nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/ge…
Interested in the future of health? Check out today's event @FestiHealth It's a virtual health festival that combines interactive panels, health tech demos & discounts, live classes (yoga, meditation, fitness), and more. And it's FREE!
hopin.to/events/festihealth
The Coronavirus Quieted City Noise. Does what's left make you long for car horns or happy with birdsong? nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
Thanks @DrBenClifford How can we rethink our relationship to, and use of, space when it comes to housing communities in light of population health, density, and growth?
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Alicia Breck retweeted
Improving how we assess @UNPeacekeeping performance according to @CharlieKwame: 1) shift from accountability to impact; 2) include unintended consequences; 3) put people at center; 4) more realistic expectations & timeframes #CPAS #EPON @EffectivePOps
⚠️ for #peacekeeping and M&E enthusiasts only ⚠️
My thoughts for @TC_Africa on how to realise 'culture of performance' for 🇺🇳peacekeepers/ing that certain member states (👉🇺🇸) are so fixated on.
theconversation.com/measurin…
Comments welcome but mostly go gently
@SGSC_RMIT
@UNUCPR
Alicia Breck retweeted
We spent months looking at how power, privilege & priorities manifest in 200 global organisations active in health.
👉We found major inequalities in opportunities & outcomes
👉We conclude change possible & inevitable
👉Check out @GlobalHlth5050 report globalhealth5050.org/2020rep…
Alicia Breck retweeted
I didn’t think we’d see anything more moving than the videos of people on their porches and balconies clapping for the heroic doctors and nurses. Then I saw this video of the doctors and nurses applauding the cleaning staff. My heart. 🙏❤️✊
Alicia Breck retweeted
Our great thanks to Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau and the people of #Canada 🇨🇦 for their additional support of $50 million to the global #COVID19 response. In solidarity, for a healthier, safer world.
pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releas…
Alicia Breck retweeted
🚨 MEDIA ALERT
@antonioguterres @UNReliefChief @DrTedros @unicefchief will virtually launch the #COVID19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan
📆 Wednesday 25 March, 10:00am EST
Tune in here: webtv.un.org/
Journalists send questions now!
➡️ reliefweb.int/node/3572863
