Designing Justice + Designing Spaces: Join us in unbuilding racism.

Oakland, CA
Joined March 2016
Excited to present at @sxsw this weekend with @ArupAmericas on "Designing Justice: Architects in Social Activism." Who's going and what sessions are you attending?
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Join us at #Together4Action2022 for #programming on #behavioralhealth across the lifespan! Don't miss engaging #keynotes & #sessions discussing #health & #wellbeing from a #socialjustice perspective! Register today: bit.ly/3CGl4p8 @deannavanburen @designtorestore
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Thank you to @newsone for the opportunity to share DJDS's work of using #Design as a means for #RestorativeJustice
“Deanna Van Buren increasingly felt called to use her talents to create true change in the world around her. Now, she designs #RestorativeJustice spaces to promote healing instead of punishment.” Thank you @MSNBC @KnowYourValue for sharing DJDS's vision.
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Check out our architecture and restorative justice discussion at @LeapAction's special event at @ARRAYNow's Creative Campus: "Constructing Justice: Transforming the Built Environment" in partnership with @Art4JusticeFund.
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Danny Glover’s Social Justice Secret: Organizations Like Barrios Unidos Make The Difference For decades Glover has supported and championed @scbarriosunidos ow.ly/tqVX50Hn5qH
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At DJDS, each project we seed creates new visionary pathways for people, communities, and justice to thrive, and every project we complete establishes a new prototype advancing us to a world without prisons. Join us with a gift this holiday season: designingjustice.org/donate/
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On this day in history, the 13th amendment, which banned slavery and involuntary servitude, was ratified. But did you know slavery is still legal according to the U.S. Constitution?
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On this #GivingTuesday we are using our platform to uplift three organizations that we've worked with and greatly admire. @TeenHYPE teenhype.org/donate-now/ @justcitydetroit donorbox.org/givingtuesday-a… @RJOYOakland rjoy.wedid.it/
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Please consider giving to Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth on this #GivingTuesday ! You can Donate to Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY) here: rjoy.wedid.it/
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On #GivingTuesday this year, the last Organization we are uplifting is RJOY! @RJOYOakland interrupts cycles of violence & incarceration by promoting RJ practices & policies in schools, communities, & the juvenile justice system rjoy.wedid.it/ rjoyoakland.org/
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Consider giving to @justcitydetroit this #GivingTuesday ! Our #GivingTuesday campaign focus is on the traffic-enforcement-to-jail pipeline, the role license suspensions play in this pipeline and in furthering mass incarceration. detroitjustice.org/donate
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On #GivingTuesday this year, another Organization we are uplifting is Detroit Justice Center! Our #GivingTuesday campaign will feature a dollar for dollar match, up to $10,000, and our framing / focus is on the traffic-enforcement-to-jail pipeline. ow.ly/sEtz50GUYwf
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Consider giving to @TeenHYPE this #GivingTuesday! WE HAVE SUCCEEDED AT OUR MISSION WHEN: All youth are given the support they need to succeed. Young people are valued as key stakeholders rather than liabilities in the advancement of their communities teenhype.org/donate-now/
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On #GivingTuesday this year, one of the Organizations we are uplifting is @TeenHYPE ! The co-founders, Franky Hudson and Ambra Redrick, identified an opportunity and need to center youth voice and leverage their innate assets for their development. teenhype.org/donate-now/
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In the coming days we will be sharing information about those Organizations and we invite you to read on to learn more about each, and to consider supporting their important work. #GivingTuesday
This upcoming Tuesday is #GivingTuesday the global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. This #GivingTuesday, we wanted to uplift a few organizations that we've previously worked with and greatly admire.
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In just a few hours!! Join us for an open discussion and interactive Q&A for BIPOC/ BAME students & built environment practitioners about architecture’s role in working to end mass incarceration, with @deannavanburen ow.ly/AMYy50GTNBs