The Bentway’s growing Safe in Public Space initiative broadens the definition of public safety, addressing new public health challenges and deep systemic inequities to build a new shared social contract for public space.


 

Ebti Nabag

Ebti Nabag examines how ideas of safety manifest and are communicated in public space through borders and boundaries, signs and symbols, public space architectures, and delineations.


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Health, Housing, and the Supporting Role of Public Space
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Health, Housing, and the Supporting Role of Public Space

In this week’s Snapshot, we dive deeper into the interplay between housing and health as it relates to the complex issue of homelessness, while assessing the role that public spaces are playing (or can play in the future) in supporting the health, safety, and well-being of the people who are affected.

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Snapshot: Reflected in Public Space - Reimagining Monuments & Place Names
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Snapshot: Reflected in Public Space - Reimagining Monuments & Place Names

As monuments and place names are confronted, there is an opportunity to reflect shifting values by reimagining the symbols we use to signal whose legacies and presence we choose to protect in the public realm. In this week’s Snapshot, we highlight some recent efforts to take stock of and reimagine existing monuments, alongside approaches to introduce completely new forms of symbols in public spaces.

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Recap: Hypervisibility in Public Space
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Recap: Hypervisibility in Public Space

On Monday, November 2, 2020, Immony Mèn, Syrus Marcus Ware, Justine Abigail Yu, Ravyn Wngz and Kenya-Jade Pinto gathered virtually to discuss hypervisibility and the contributions of the Safe in Public Space creative project partners. The panelists shared personal stories, reflected on their work, and conversed about the importance of documenting and displaying the lived experiences of BIPOC individuals and the notion of ‘proof’.

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Virtual Talk: Hypervisibility in Public Space
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Virtual Talk: Hypervisibility in Public Space

Join us for a discussion highlighting the work and contributions of community leaders and creative project partners featured in the Safe in Public Space initiative. Contributors will reflect on their works’ exploration of the concept of visibility and hypervisibility in public space, the importance of documenting and displaying the lived experiences of BIPOC individuals, and how the notion of ‘proof’ is relevant to validating and legitimizing experiences in public spaces.

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