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Beautiful Design: Redefining what creative practice, history and healing mean to me

// Abby Wong (she/they), Evaluation and Data Coordinator VISTA In design school, I was taught by our primarily White faculty that beautiful design is light, pleasing and unimposing and to be pinned against a white wall. Let me rephrase my previous statement. In design school, I was taught by White…

Design

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To the Residents of Normandy and Wellston: A Letter from the 2020 Community Design Apprentices

The six apprentices from the 2020 Community Design Apprenticeship Program (CDAP) cohort wrote a letter during their October 9–12 Graduation Session to the community members of Wellston and Normandy in the St. Louis Promise Zone. To the residents of Normandy, MO and Wellston, MO: Back in February 2020, Creative Reaction…

Behind The Scenes

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To the Residents of Normandy and Wellston: A Letter from the 2020 Community Design Apprentices

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The Heartland Education Action Summit: Addressing inequity in education

A virtual weekend of collectively shifting education structures to support racial equity, anti-racism, social and emotional wellbeing, and youth leadership. In February, Creative Reaction Lab hosted the Heartland Education Action Summit with the help of our sponsors Education First, NoVo Foundation, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. This summit is a three-day…

Equity In Education

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Equity In Education

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Black and Abroad: Unpacking Race vs. Ethnicity

// Sojourner White (she/her/hers), 2020 Seeds of Power Fellow “Sí, pero de dónde eres de verdad — qué parte de Africa?” “Yeah, but where are you really from — what part of Africa?” On a sunny day, in the beautiful city of Granada, a random Spaniard asked me this question…

Redesigners For Justice

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Black and Abroad: Unpacking Race vs. Ethnicity

Redesigners For Justice

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Bundle Deal: How narratives around the absence of race in Latin American countries protects White supremacy.

// Nora Garcia (she/her/hers), 2020 Seeds of Power Fellow Fingers claw into the side of my phone as I make sense of the words spoken before me. “I’m sorry, do you mind elaborating?” I ask, looking for a way to rectify my emotions — my anger. See, until now, playful…

Redesigners For Justice

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Bundle Deal: How narratives around the absence of race in Latin American countries protects White…

Redesigners For Justice

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·Apr 27

“Rights” Artwork by Nathan Pham

Before we continue with the article, please note that all of these artworks and descriptions were submitted by the artists before June 24th, back when the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade was a possibility instead of a certainty. …

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·Apr 27

“They Hold Us Back” Artwork by Aarianna Bess

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“When?” Artwork by Mell Sanroman

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·Apr 26

“It is just not up to anyone else” Artwork by Destiny Kirumira

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·Jan 14

The Power of Words: the importance of defining + shifting shared language

// Hilary Sedovic (she/her) Previous Learning and Education Director “Language setting is the first step in any community- and equity-centered work.” If you’ve participated in any Creative Reaction Lab learning engagements, you’ve likely seen this slide. It is usually in the beginning, right after we briefly share who we are…

Language

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Language

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