American Roundtable Theme

Environment

Organizing for Infrastructure

Martha Sanchez offers insight into community organizing around infrastructure needs.

Brownsville, Texas

Interview March 30, 2021

Brownsville Undercurrents

Lizzie MacWillie, Kelsey Menzel, Jesse Miller, and Josué Ramirez introduce the Rio Grande Valley’s vibrant communities and contested histories.

Brownsville, Texas

Essay March 30, 2021

Video: Ninety Minutes with Michael

Watch peers and comrades discuss the singular architecture critic, urbanist, and designer on the first anniversary of his passing.

Video March 26, 2021

Activism through Education and Nutrition

Community organizer Marcella Gilbert reflects on her family history of activist education and how the reintroduction of traditional Lakota foods empowers her community to improve physical and spiritual health.

Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

Interview March 16, 2021

Without Water, There Is No Growth | Cheyenne River

Lacy Maher from the Mni Wašté Water Company explains how a decade-long water shortage hindered economic growth and stopped housing development.

Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

Interview March 16, 2021

Cheyenne River Surface Ownership

Annie Coombs and Zoë Malliaros map the complicated history of surface land ownership on the reservation and its inequitable consequences.

Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

Article March 16, 2021

Along the Lumbee River, North Carolina

Editors Morgan Augillard, Noran Sanford, and Joey Swerdlin present the report Along the Lumbee River with report contributors Tanner Capps, Deb Gunsallus, Ed Hunt, Ravin Patel, Christie Poteet, and Andie Rea.

Video March 12, 2021

Labor, Landscapes, and Legacies, River Valley, Maine

Editors Aaron Cayer and Kerri Arsenault present the report Labor, Landscapes, and Legacies and discuss key themes and findings with report contributors Tom Leytham, N.B.Aldrich, and Steve Norton.

Video March 5, 2021