MLA: Transformative Writing Partnerships: Prioritizing Community-Led Visions
Addressing the urgent need for a shift in community-university collaborations within writing studies and offering actionable steps to move beyond surface-level approaches, participants engage with a transformative community-led design framework that prioritizes the visions, strengths, and assets of community partners. Preregistration is required.
Writing & designing for transformative change: a community writing summer workshop
This summer community-engaged writing workshop features an equity-based approach for leveraging social justice work with communities. Together, we will explore how we can support a community's resources and strengths while building its internal capacity from within. For more details: https://aimeeknight.com/summer
Community is the Way: Shaping Inclusive Futures
This workshop introduces participants to community-led design - a transformative approach that places the community at the heart of the design research process. Throughout the session, we will delve into the core principles of community-led design, with a strong emphasis on fostering active citizenship and driving community engagement initiatives. This workshop aims to equip you with the tools and insights needed to harness the power of community-led design, enabling you to champion inclusivity, equity, and genuine community ownership in your projects, programs, and partnerships.
Community is the Way: A Blueprint for Inclusive Design
In this two-hour interactive workshop, we will explore the transformative potential of Community-Led Design in teaching and research practices. Through real-world examples from the Beautiful Social Research Collaborative and hands-on co-creation activities, participants will gain insights into successful Community-Led Design projects and discover how to transition from working for communities to working with communities. We will envision a future where our projects, programs, and partnerships actively contribute to capacity-building, promoting social justice, and meaningful long-term partnerships within the community.