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About 75 city and county leaders, representatives of community organizations, land-use planning groups and foundations, and 51ÁÔÆæ faculty and staff gathered Friday to celebrate and officially launch the new\u00a051ÁÔÆæ Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The center, based at 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s School of Architecture and Urban Planning, will be a hub for innovative planning practices, zoning and land use reforms, and equity-driven economic development approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirk Harris, 51ÁÔÆæ urban planning professor and the center\u2019s founding director, calls it \u201ca think tank \u2013 and a do-tank.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the notables attending the event were (from left) Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, Kirk Harris, Provost Andrew Daire and Kevin Hartman, interim dean of the College of the Arts & Architecture. | Photo by Tyler Lonadier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The center will draw together thinkers, leaders and activists from across Milwaukee, many of whom attended the architecture school event to speak about their hopes and plans for the center. It\u2019s intended to dismantle the structural impacts of segregation, in which societal benefits are distributed unequally and are dependent on place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis center is the first of its kind in the nation,\u201d Harris said. \u201cIt\u2019s a national model of how to leverage collective action to deconstruct and mitigate the causes and consequences of segregation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, a 51ÁÔÆæ alum, noted the potentially wide impact of the center. \u201cBy achieving racial equity, we can become the healthiest county in Wisconsin,\u201d Crowley said. \u201cIt will require collaboration \u2026 where all of us are building a stronger community, no matter what ZIP code we live in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kirk Harris greets Sumaiyah Clark, chief equity officer for Milwaukee County. | Photo by Tyler Lonadier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

51ÁÔÆæ Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor Andrew Daire noted that the center fits well with the mission of the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis center embodies a Research-1, community-engaged, urban-serving, access university,\u201d Daire said. \u201cThe center leverages our research expertise and will offer solutions that are replicable across the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice will serve as a resource hub for community organizations, government agencies and urban planners striving to deconstruct racially segregated placemaking. Activities will include public forums on equitable economic development and research initiatives focused on zoning reforms, transportation justice and other areas of concern for marginalized communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The center is supported by key partners and other community leaders committed to advancing equity and social justice. These collaborations will help drive the center\u2019s research, outreach and advocacy efforts to create more equitable planning practices throughout the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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