For folks interested in housing history and policy -- U Penn will be hosting a six-part web series on Fair Housing over the next few weeks. Check it out! penniur.upenn.edu/press-room/ann… Thank you @VrainBK for making this happen!

Volunteers needed! Connecticut is still facing an eviction crisis in the wake of COVID-19. We are seeking volunteers to help us build tenant power across the state. Please fill out this form to get involved! bit.ly/2UcUrkv

What questions do folks have about prison + police abolition today? I'm putting aside time so that we can learn together. Don't overthink it. Just DM me what you're wondering.

I'm a slow reader, and trying to make it through an entire text can feel challenging for a lot of reasons. Proud of myself today for continuing to work through A People's History. Only 1/3 through, but now feels like one of many good times to celebrate 📖

Big things, small things.

Attention 🚨 Connecticut residents: the redistricting (aka gerrymandering/redlining) process is THIS year. New district maps will be drawn by September. The maps will be in place for another TEN YEARS. We need to provide oversight and make this opaque process transparent!

CT also has a catalog of products made with prison labor. The state website describes it as "voluntary inmate participation" designed to "reduce prison idleness, instill work ethic, and promote skill development." Right on the state website. portal.ct.gov/DOC/Enterprise…

Please join me for a very cool talk next Wednesday, Feb 24 at Kean University on Marginalized Spaces! I will talk about my book and how inequality is inscribed (and dismantled) through the built environment! Zoom link in the flier and the alt text of the image.

I'd just like to note that NYC Housing has a job listing titled "Zombies Fellow". It actually looks kind of amazing.

This project at UIC is blowing my mind. So exciting to see an academic institution facilitating this kind of radical imagining around PIC abolition, economic democracy and climate justice. Strongly suggest following Barbara Ransby and Stacey Sutton

Cool book alert! "Jovan Scott Lewis takes seriously scammers’ attempts to redress colonial brutality by using scams—in their contradictory glory—as a means of laying claim to reparation."

"Unurbanist Assembly is an annual virtual 23-hour teach-in, confronting the legacy of racism in urban planning." This feels like an event worth attending for anyone interested in systems work at the local, regional or state level. Go check it out!

Oriental Pantry is a beloved, small Korean family restaurant located in New Haven, run by Ms. Yoonock Kim. This weekend, the restaurant was robbed. Luckily, Ms. Kim was not at the store at the time of the break-in. Support Ms. Kim: gofundme.com/f/help-orienta… 🌺🇰🇷💔

What are some things you wish you knew before walking into your first day of grad school? I see all of these acceptance letters and hope we can make a thread that can situate some of these expectations in reality.

join ThrivanceGroup at the #UnUrbanistAssembly tomorrow! Rashad Williams and I are talking about a comprehensive package for reparations through urbanism at 4:30 PM EDT on @clubhouse, come through 😎😛 clubhouse.com/event/m3GAG801

Book talk SZN!! Thanks to Mary Rocco and @erikakitzmiller for hosting and moderating this talk - next week on Zoom I will speak on Diverging Space for Deviants in conversation with the NYC crew! Registration at columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regist…