First hour: How to plan and design a "just city"
Second hour: Discussing criminal justice reform and the Black Lives Matter movement with local public defenders
What does a "just city" look like when it comes to urban design? It's a question Toni Griffin of the Harvard Graduate School of Design explores in her work. She leads the Just City Lab, which "examines how design and planning contribute to conditions of justice and injustice in cities." She joins us this hour to discuss her work. It's a preview of her upcoming presentation for the Community Design Center Rochester's Reshaping Rochester series. Our guests:
- Toni Griffin, professor in practice of urban planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, leader of the Just City Lab, and founder of Urban Planning and Design for the American City
- Nana-Yaw Andoh, board member for the Community Design Center Rochester
- Maria Furgiuele, executive director of the Community Design Center Rochester
Then in our second hour, on Monday, local public defenders marched in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. As reported by WXXI's Noelle Evans, it was one of many public defender-led protests across the nation that called attention to systemic racism and police violence. This hour, we're joined by four local African American public defenders who discuss the systemic racism they say they see in the justice system, and the reforms for which they are advocating. Our guests:
- Danielle Ponder, diversity and inclusion officer for the Monroe County Public Defender's Office
- Natalie Knott, assistant public defender with the Monroe County Public Defender's Office
- Katherine Ejimadu, assistant public defender with the Monroe County Public Defender's Office
- Rob Turner, senior assistant public defender with the Monroe County Public Defender's Office
