All spring, we collaborated with the Urban Sustainability MA at Antioch University Los Angeles to design an intensive learning residency for their students. At the end of April, we had a great week teaching and strategizing, culminating with a field trip to a Metro board meeting and a public discussion about mobility justice at Antioch’s Sustainable Supper. The panel featured PMJ’s Adonia Lugo and Río Oxas, plus Mobility Justice Team member Monique López of Pueblo, in dialogue with Hector Ochoa of ADAPT Los Angeles and Mariana Huerta Jones of ACT LA

Adonia Lugo, co-board chair,  and Maryann Aguirre, Communications and Program Analyst,  participated in a panel at the 1st ever Santa Ana Thrive Conference, “Shaping Common Space through Community-driven Planning in Active Transportation and Transit-oriented Development” Panel and Spoke on PMJ’s (formerly MCM’s) mission, vision, principles  and how our work centers BIPOC communities.

Anisha Hingorani, PMJ board member, moderated the opening panel that brought planners, practitioners, and academics in conversation on spatial justice in Los Angeles and community-led creative resistance. Río Oxas, PMJ Policy & Programs Organizer, hosted a workshop “Queer Places in Urban Spaces” where they discussed urban planning and design considering the intersections of race, class, and sexuality and understanding the uneven experiences of queer communities in gentrifying urban spaces. Río provided examples of ways cities can develop policies to advance equity for queer communities of color and creative methods to advocate for socio-spatial justice for minority groups. Check out some recap tweets and photos here!

Amazing panel with Mary Lee, Kian Goh, and Nina Idemudia moderated by @anishathefirst #scapf2018 #RootedInResistance #CAAM pic.twitter.com/XrVGNQUXEF

— Tiffany T Panganiban (@tiftrop) April 7, 2018