

Indigenous Perspectives - Resources
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rrossparker
Oct 271 min read


Social Justice Acronyms
Making Sense of the Alphabet Soup In recent years there has been a plethora of acronyms that have emerged to describe various models of...
rrossparker
Mar 9, 20245 min read


SOGI Normativity
SOGI: sexual orientation and gender identity. (link) Two summers ago, our son came into our house on a break from yardwork, headphones...
rrossparker
Sep 21, 20235 min read


patterns for empathy
If this made you laugh or squirm, what form of empathy did you experience? Exploring patterns for empathic design is the subject of a...
rrossparker
Sep 11, 20231 min read


One in 500
I have been told that I present as a pretty typical architect. I am male, White, my identity aligns with my physiology, I’m healthy and...
rrossparker
Sep 5, 20232 min read


The Golden Rule is old school
Treat others as we want them to treat us This has been part of our societal DNA for millennia. From a perspective of evolving...
rrossparker
Aug 29, 20235 min read


A place of belonging: Howard University
We recently moved our son into his freshman dorm at Howard University. What we did is not much different than what countless others were...
rrossparker
Aug 21, 20233 min read


Senegal Reflections 5: Intensity
Our Strongest Impressions This is the most difficult to define because they are so wide-ranging and all-encompassing in their contrast to...
rrossparker
Aug 20, 20234 min read


Senegal Reflections 4: Schools
What are the schools like? Dakar is host to a wide variety of places of learning, from traditional public schools, small religious...
rrossparker
Aug 8, 20233 min read


Senegal Reflections 3: A male couple in a Muslim place
Was it safe? Both my husband and I had different reactions to being a same-sex couple in a country that is 97% Muslim. In general, we...
rrossparker
Aug 5, 20233 min read


Senegal Reflections 2: A white person in a Black place
“What was it like?” was the “biggest” question I’ve been asked about our family’s recent trip to Senegal, and one that was forefront in...
rrossparker
Jul 31, 20234 min read


Senegal Reflections 1
Our family recently returned from a trip to Dakar, Senegal, bracketed by visits to Rome and Paris. It was exciting, challenging,...
rrossparker
Jul 30, 20232 min read