Exploring our Histories: Race and DevelopmentDesign Impact, a Cincinnati based social innovation organization, partnered with 20 Madisonville residents, community workers, and business owners this past year imagine ways to build a more inclusive community. The group leaned into tough but necessary conversations about structural racism and it’s impact on neighborhood development and communities. From these conversations, members of the Madisonville neighborhood designed and tested ideas aimed at building a more inclusive neighborhood.
During this workshop, Design Impact will share ‘People’s History’, a facilitation tool used with this Madisonville group to start a different conversation about the neighborhood’s past and current development activities. People’s History acknowledges the ways in which racists policies and practices shaped our city, communities, and experiences. Participants will have a chance to interact with this tool and reflect on how they might use this in their own work to start a different and necessary conversations.
This workshop is participatory. Attendees can expect to have to engage in small group dialogue.
OUR PRESENTERS Caitlin Behle is a Senior Social Innovation Specialist at Design Impact. She works to disrupt social inequity through design research and inclusive community engagement. Caitlin believes that communities hold the power to true social change. Since joining Design Impact in 2015, she has worked across multiple issues; most recently, her focus is on using participatory action research to inspire more equitable healthcare systems. She also oversees DI’s external communications efforts. She holds a BFA in Electronic Media and a Certificate of Journalism from the University of Cincinnati.
Sarah Corlett has been with Design Impact for over 6 years, leading and co-creating social change processes with communities, non-profits, and institutions. In the last three years, most of Sarah's work has been around examining racial disparities in housing, community development, and health care while moving community and organizations from dialogue to action. Sarah has also designed and managed multiple innovation cohorts with partners such as United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Partners for a Competitive Workforce and currently with National Fund for Workforce Solutions. Sarah has a Masters in Urban Planning and Public Policy from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
DETAILSSeptember 29, 2020
11:00-12:30 PM
Online event via Zoom
Log-in details will be sent to registrants with their confirmations. Participants are encouraged to log-in up to 15 minutes early to test video and audio connections.
FEESMembers may participate at no charge and non-members are $15 per person. Non-members are encouraged to contact
ULI Cincinnati to find out how to receive member pricing and access to members-only events as well as limitless networking and resources. Thank you to ULI Cincinnati's WLI Sponsor,
The Model Group for their support.
