Crisis is an opportunity for positive change.  With this spirit we look forward to the Toward a Just Metropolis Conference June 16-20, 2010 that New Village is cosponsoring at the University of California Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design. The conference will be a one-of-a-kind convergence of  five well-known national planning organizations, Planners Network, Young Planners Network, the Association for Community Design, Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR) / New Village Press, and The Center for the Living City, attracting progressive urban leaders from across the country to explore how economic and environmental challenges can spur cities into becoming more equitable and sustainable. The conference is open to citizen activists as well as professionals and students, with registration for two-day classroom sessions June 18th/19th an option to full conference registration. We heartily invite all of our readers to attend!  (more…)