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These large trees in downtown Charlotte, N.C. each received enough soil to last a lifetime. Credit:Willamor Media

When we talk about street trees and the urban forest, sometimes we miss an essential truth: Not all street trees are created equal. Mature trees are an order of magnitude more valuable to us than young, small ones.

There is no shortage of scientific evidence supporting the incredible benefits that mature trees provide to urban neighborhoods. Yet many local policies seem to focus only on the quantity of trees being planted rather than the quality. Let’s look at some of the ways mature urban trees provide incredible benefits to their communities.

November 23, 2012

Urban Uprising: Re-imagining the City, Nov. 30-Dec. 1

http://urban-uprising.org/

In the wake of the 2008 explosion of the current economic crisis, more and more people are actively fighting to restore what they’ve lost. Not since the ‘60s have so many people across the globe taken to the streets to demand a more just and democratic society, access to housing, health care, education, food, jobs, a clean and safe environment and lives free from police violence. Most of these uprisings are rooted in the urban landscape. Many of their demands imply a major transformation in the way our cities work. During this amazing moment of crisis and mobilization, it’s important that we ask ourselves: What kind of city do we want to see?

Urban Uprising on Nov 30 is free and open to the public.

Re-imagining the City on Dec 1 is a sliding scale admission.

Pre-registration below includes both days.

Readings / Resources

“How do we create a culture that is life-affirming rather than life-destroying...?” This question, posed by James Boggs in Detroit in 1987, is at the core of the urban uprisings we are exploring in this conference. On our second day, “Re-imagining the City,” we are asking participants to engage in the exploration of a number of concepts that have animated urban uprisings—such as the “right to the city” and “transformative organizing.” Below are a few readings elucidating these concepts that we hope will be useful in preparing for the discussions.

Pratt Urban Environmental System Management

November 27, 2012

Urban Trees: Let’s Grow Old Together

Dublin, Ohio | 10/10/2012 7:00am | 0

November 23, 2012

Urban Uprising: Re-imagining the City, Nov. 30-Dec. 1

http://urban-uprising.org/

Readings / Resources

Flyer / Poster

Community Building: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

The Right to the City

Housing & Land: A Need for Transformative Demands

Living by the Clock of the World: Grece Lee Boggs' Call for Visionary Organizing