In the first episode of the second season of Withstanding, we are joined by Efe Ogbeide and Stephen Zacks to talk about the futures of urban planning. How to practice participatory urban planning, that helps to create more livable, inclusive and equal cities? How to implement hyperlocal strategies into a vaster planetary scale?  At the end of the episode, we present the sound piece "focus.point.shoot" (2021) by DeForrest Brown, Jr.

DeForrest Brown, Jr. is a musician and theorist, producing digital audio and extended media as Speaker Music. Efe Ogbeide is a co-founder of Helsinki-based participatory urban planning office FEMMA Planning. Stephen Zacks is an advocacy journalist and organizer based in New York City.

Withstanding is hosted by Elina Suoyrjö, FCINY’s Director of Programs.

Visuals by TSTO / Jonatan Eriksson.

Theme & editing by Retail Space, a Brooklyn-based composing duo.

https://fciny.org/projects/withstanding