Just Space Collective

Just Space

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Just Space seeks to identify and amplify the collective voices, experiences, and knowledge to co-produce spaces that physically embody just and inclusive values. It is where we show up for sensemaking! We facilitate and engage in dialogue to make collective meanings, and translate our shared knowledge into potential strategies where communities, traditionally underrepresented, are central active stakeholders in the (co)production of the build environment and the management of natural resources. We’re thrilled to embark on this journey with you. Just Space Co-Hosts: Eka Permanasari, Amal Barre,...

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Naming the Unnamed: Dr. Nikka Lemons on Genocide by Attrition, State Power, and the Spatial Politics of Anti-Blackness 15.08.2025 56:47

In this episode, Dr. Nikka Lemons examines genocide by attrition , the slow, structural annihilation of African Descendants of American Slaves (ADAS), through the United Nations Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes . Drawing from her groundbreaking dissertation, she reveals how state power, urban planning, and racial capitalism converge to produce conditions of containment, dispossession, and...

From Reflection to Action - Towards Collective Futuring 24.01.2025 57:39

The Just Space Podcast is back for a new season! Co-hosts Amal Barre, Dr. Eka Permanasari, and Dr. Dian Nostikasari invite you to reconnect in this special episode. We reflect on key milestones, from Amal’s Walking in Place film project, to Dian’s work in environmental justice, and Eka’s climate resilience planning. Together, we explore the big questions shaping our future, diving into lessons lea...

Picking Up Where We Left Off: Lessons, Growth, and What’s Ahead 17.12.2024 29:06

In this reflection episode, the Just Space Podcast co-hosts revisit key conversations and themes from past episodes. We reflect on lessons learned and share how our work continues to evolve. Dian dives into her ongoing collaborative work with youth, using GIS tools to uncover neighborhood histories and engage in horizontal land marking exercises—mapping and developing stories about the places that...

From Placemaking to Placekeeping 08.02.2024 52:09

In this episode of Just Space, we speak with Dr. Nicole Foster, a planning professor and community-based cultural practitioner based in Ashland, Wisconsin. We explore how Nicole's past in community theater in the Bronx has shaped her practice and teaching, particularly the impact it has had on her approach to co-creating narratives and experiences with communities. Reflecting with Nicole has serve...

Towards Decolonial Planning Education and Practice 29.09.2023 43:38

In this episode of Just Space, we speak with Dr. Imran Muhammad, a planning practitioner and academic based in New Zealand. Imran talks to us about local efforts to center indigenous ways of knowing in planning practice, and more specifically, the Maori people of New Zealand. As co-hosts, we’re introduced to the concept of Mauri - the life essence that connects all things physical in the world.

Challenging How We Connect and Make Meaning 16.08.2023 54:49

In this episode of Just Space, we speak with Dr. Carol Roh Spaulding also known as Carol Spaulding-Kruse, author, professor and community publisher based in Iowa. We explore the intersections between belonging, identity, and connections to place in an increasingly changing world, particularly in the face of climate change while reflecting on Carol's writing.

An Introduction 15.08.2023 4:37

An introduction to the Just Space Podcast and your co-hosts. Learn more about the podcast at justspacecollective.com .