Equity & Inclusion
PROGRAMS
Leading by Example
In partnership with the Victoria Foundation, NewCities awarded three microgrants to local organizations, Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness, Food Share Network, and Habitat Acquisition Trust to grow their impact.
Over the course of two days in Victoria, BC, Leading by Example brought together 150 city and Indigenous leaders to unpack the challenges cities are facing and their unique power to transform into more equitable, sustainable, resilient places through the SDGs.
KEY THEMES:
- Indigenous city planning
- Gender responsive cities
- Transforming urban systems through the SDGs
- Creating a sustainable and inclusive economy
Wellbeing Cities
2020 Edition
- Virtual Event
Taking place in our most accessible format yet, the Wellbeing Cities Forum went online in 2020, stimulating conversations among more than 500 leaders about how the pandemic has transformed our cities and exposed key equity issues at the core of urban planning.
Watch the panels:
2019 Edition
- Montréal, Québec
During our two-day gathering in the heart of Montreal, 200 multi-sectoral experts from across the world met to explore how prioritizing resident wellbeing in our design and policy can build more inclusive and accessible cities for all.
Key Themes:
- Ensuring opportunity
- Gender Inclusive Cities
- Fostering Community, Fostering Wellbeing
- Cities for All: Creating Inclusive, Accessible Cities
New Housing Solutions
2020 Edition
- Virtual Event
New Housing Solutions LIVE dove into how housing affordability is threatening the life of our cities and communities. Learning from international examples, we uncovered how COVID pandemic is transforming the conversation around urban housing and how organizations and cities are approaching equitable housing moving forward.
Watch the panels:
- Rethinking Health and Homes After Coronavirus
- Spotlight on Texas: America’s Housing Crisis Comes to the Sun Belt
- Homes For All? The Future of Public Housing
- NHS LIVE Film Club: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
- What Happens When the Rent Comes Due?
- Keynote from Rep. Ilhan Omar: “Homes For All, A Bold 21st Century Vision”
2019 Edition
- New York City, NY
Key Themes:
- Models for Affordable Housing
- Balancing Growth and Equity
- The Future of Cooperatives and Land Trusts
Higher Ground
Building the cities we need for climate change.
Watch the panels:
RESSOURCES
We center Equity and Inclusion in all of our efforts as an organization to confront and disrupt biases, stereotypes, and discrimination, and combat systemic racism and anti-blackness.
We put together a non-exhaustive list of resources including live discussions, videos, books, organizations, profiles, and articles, that we listened to, read, followed, and discussed as a team.
CATEGORIES
- Interactive Content on Racial Justice, Change, Equity, and Places
- Research
- Twitter accounts to follow
- Articles on Urban & City Planning + Racial Equity
- Articles on Housing
- Articles on Policing
- Articles on Transport, Mobility & inequalities
- Podcasts on Policing and Systemic Racism
- Infographics on Allyship and Racism
- Art
- Books to Read
- Organizations to Donate to
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
VIDEOS
ARTICLES
FULL SERIES ON WOMEN IN CITIES
- Cities Foster Equity by Improving Urban Mobility for Women
- Safe Travel in Urban Africa: Matatus and Gender Toolkits
PODCAST
- Inauguration Day Special on Jan. 20, 2021 with Greg Lindsay, Daffney Moore, Robert Hockett, Jordan Davis, andTod McIntyre.
- Transformation in Forgotten Spaces on Feb. 25, 2021 with Pastor Andre Alexander
- Guaranteed Income on Mar. 11, 2021 with Michael Tubbs.
- Recovery for All on Mar. 18, 2021 with Claudia Sahm