Student-led @SMUDCII Research Cluster focused on using applied, community-based research toward more equitable NTX cities. Opinions are our own.
Dallas, TX
Joined September 2022
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Our next meeting will be Tuesday, October 17th at 5PM. Check out our latest newsletter to learn more!
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Join us in solidarity for a community-wide candlelight vigil to mourn and honor the lives lost in the Allen Outlet Mall Shooting. This event will be a space for remembrance, healing, and relationship-building.
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We had so much fun in our first year as a research cluster and look forward to next year. Thank you, @SMUDCII!
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The judging has begun! Students with @SMU and @PaulQuinn1872 are pitching their proposals for neighborhood interventions related to highway I-345 and South Dallas. So far groups have proposed micro community development along biking trails & zoning changes to promote equity.
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And we’re off! The @SMU and @PaulQuinn1872 Urban Hack has kicked off at @earthxorg with our experts sharing their knowledge in breakouts. Ty @TheBetterBlock @rayoplanning @drbtsplanning and @msberbiage ! – at Dallas, TX
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The story of I-345 serves as a case study in understanding the consequences of decisions made decades ago and the ongoing struggle for equity in urban development.
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What would you build if there weren’t a highway in the middle of your city? That’s the question we’re posing to these future leaders of Dallas.
So far: not one single one has recommended more roads/pavement.
The @PaulQuinn1872 x @earthxorg EJ Summit was a blast! @EvelynMayo14, Ciny Hua, @TheBetterBlock, @cleanerair, Jessie Zarazaga (@lyleengineering S+DP), and many others worked hard to make this weekend possible. The I-345 diorama will be on display at the FREE Expo all weekend!
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We're excited to collaborate with @SMU once again to develop tangible solutions to Dallas's land use issues in the Southern Sector. Please join us this Sunday (4/23) as we team up for Urban Hack! #NationBuilding @EarthXOrg
Learn more: bit.ly/3mAY05F
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It’s going down! Join @PaulQuinn1872 @TheBetterBlock @DMagazine and others at @earthxorg to build the future of our city! Environmental Justice Conference stage area in the centennial building. – at Dallas, TX
Today is the @PaulQuinn1872 Environmental Justice Summit, Highway Robbery: Money, Miles & Minutes, at Fair Park's Centennial Hall! The entire EarthX conference is free for students and the EJ Summit is free with a Free Expo Registration. @earthxorg earthx2023.eventive.org/pass…
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Next weekend (April 21-23) our Urban Research Initiative and @EarthXOrg are teaming up to discuss highway policy, #EnvironmentalJustice, and racial equity! We hope you join us for this impactful event. Learn more at bit.ly/3FFDDdS. @DallasTRHT @TheIFInstitute
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Check out the awesome new @PaulQuinn1872 website and more specifically the URI page! You can see past research, ongoing partnerships and upcoming events. #NationBuilding paulquinn.edu/urban-research…
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This and countless other even more submerged acts of violence are the foundations of this city and no person of conscience should lay a single brick on it without reckoning with that reality
Today, we recognize the 113th anniversary of the lynching of Allen Brooks, a 59-year-old Black handyman, who was lynched by a white mob at the intersection of Main and Akard in downtown Dallas.
Read blog.smu.edu/untolddallas/ by @jehiahdowdy to learn more. @RBDallasHistory @eji_org
1/3 We are incredibly grateful to @msberbiage for sharing her work reclaiming the history of Dallas' Black schools, insights on their erasure, and actions for moving forward last night at the second installment of our Urban Research Speaker Series!
2/3 Amber recommends that, moving forward, we: (1) Reimagine how we think and talk about Black spaces, (2) Acknowledge and protect Black spaces, (3) Create policies and practices that consider the history of Black places
3/3 Thank you to everyone who joined us. We hope you are inspired to learn more about Dallas' untold histories and get involved! To watch Amber's talk, click here: tinyurl.com/URC-AmberSims
