mberbes.bsky.social
Prof at University of Waterloo | Future Cities
Resilience, transformation, justice, not necessarily in that order.
Co Editor-in-chief Ecosystems and People @esandpeople.bsky.social
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In 1823, during his Black Painting series, Goya painted "Duelo a garrotazos", translated as "Duel with Cudgels". The painting depicts two men violently striking each other with cudgels while seemingly trapped in a muddy or barren landscape, often interpreted as an allegory of civil strife.
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I am, of course, of no help but thanks for the validation! I’ve been having the same wide range in quotes: Booking starts at $50, the rental car company starts at $700.
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Of course! I was happy to support this effort. I am still waiting for the patio weather but yes, let’s make this happen.
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I love the ferns. We plantef some a couple of years ago. They look nothing like yours but I still have hope.
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Here for you!
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Not exactly what you are after but a former PhD student wrote this paper on assessing participation in energy transitions: doi.org/10.1016/j.er...
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Yes! They had to design the game themselves. They were not given a lot of rules except that it had to be futures and urban oriented. I think that it would have been better if they had had more constraints, e.g., a specific imaginary, or city, or game logic. But it worked out nicely.
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I have enjoyed playing Skull
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Thanks! This is usually the highlight of the course for me and the students rarely disappoint!
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Thanks! It’s been a labor of love that hopefully starts to catalyze community conversations around health and justice.
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The color corresponds to air quality (PM 2.5). Green means good, yellow concerning, red/purple bad. The design of the obelisk itself was Sam Gomez and Selina Martínez from Phoenix Design Empowerment. The design for the lights was Dan Beaver from UWaterloo. The sensor is from Clarity.
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Making visible the invisible was actually the name of the initial grant ;) We feel that environmental justice has a lot to do with shining light on slow, everyday violence that happens in the form of pollution.
THANKS for the Alt text, I should have included it in the original.
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* I should prefaced it all with, it’s not a work of sci-fi! It just includes a future vision.
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The Free People’s Village used that same idea but in a punk, dystopian, but a bit hopeful, sort of way.
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I find sci-fi depicts complex visions but not necessarily positive ones. However, in the last chapter of “Becoming abolitionists”, derecka.bsky.social describes a vision for a future that I found inspiring. Curious to see other replies.
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As the US heads toward another Trump presidency, I’m reminded of a saying that organizers used in Brazil after Bolsonaro was elected that translates to “nobody let go of anyone’s hand”
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💡!!!
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Of course, my camera doesn’t begin to capture this painting, so go check his art work here: jvalleylife.com/about