On Environmental Justice and the Politics of Construction and Design

With a focus on environmental justice and the politics of construction and design, Plano Negativo, (Colombia/Mexico) and Island City Lab (Jamaica) demonstrate ways in which interdisciplinary professionals and networks of civc thinkers are brought together to advance work focused on environmental justice in Latin America and the Greater Caribbean.

Speakers:
Plano Negativo (Colombia/Mexico); A pedagogical, artistic and research studio that brings together interdisciplinary professionals from across Latin America, focused on environmental justice, and the histories of political violence in Latin America.

Island City Lab (Jamaica); A network of civic thinkers that works towards the democratisation of the processes that initiate, build, inform and maintain towns and cities across the Caribbean.