Ep. 6 Ep. 6 Active Community Part...

Ep. 6 Ep. 6 Active Community Participation and Engagement with Ortopedia Urbana

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In this episode, we chat it up with Ortopedia Urbana a cultural collective based in Mexico that focuses on urban renewal and community engagement through innovative projects. Ortopedia Urbana is dedicated to revitalizing public spaces by encouraging local participation and collaboration among different community stakeholders, including government entities, academic institutions, and private sectors.

We discuss their field experiences and their latest initiative, Latin Labric. Latin Labric's first community intervention along with the Florence-Firestone Community Organization on September 14th in the Florence Firestone community in Los Angeles County, featuring workshops and creative activities that celebrate Latino traditions and foster community engagement. The event includes a Placeit workshop by James Rojas, decoration workshops, and a c ... 

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urban planning community developmenturbanembedded planningcitiescitypathwaystactical urbanismActive ParticipationActive EngagementInvisible CommunitiesCommunity