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Community First Toolkit
Colaboratively developed by the High Line Network with their research partners at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Urban Institute, this a resource that park organizations can use to embed equity into public spaces. Community engagement is the foundation of all the tools, and together, they offer a flexible process for ensuring that public spaces and open space projects benefit the residents and businesses they serve and avoid displacing them.
Praise Shadows Gallery
Founded by Yng-Ru Chen in 2020, Praise Shadows Art Gallery is a hybrid space emphasizing exhibitions by emerging and mid-career contemporary artists, a retail space for art books and works made by artists, and mentorship for young talent in the Greater Boston area.
Design As Protest Collective
Co founded by De Nichols, Michael Ford, V. Mitch McEwen, Sunni Patterson, Taylor Holloway and Bryan Lee Jr., the DAP Collective are Anti-Racist designers dedicated to Design Justice in the built environment
BAMS Fest
Founded by Catherine T. Morris, BAMS Fest is a cultural movement led by Greater Boston Black and Brown artists, culture makers and creative entrepreneurs who are on the front lines of racial equity, spatial justice, and economic empowerment. Extending the legacy of Elma Lewis’s Playhouse in the Park, the annual festival is held at Franklin Park’s Playstead each summer.