Dana Bourland

Leads integrative actions to advance racial, environmental, and social justice informed by those most impacted. Tweets are mine & retweets aren’t endorsements.

[Dana Bourland @dbourland]

My book is now available for purchase Gray to Green Communities. We can and must deliver on the human right to housing while reaching a level of carbon emissions reductions agreed upon by scientists and demanded by youth #climateaction #housingforall #graytogreen #GreenNewDeal

[Elevate @ElevateNPO]

🚨JUSTICE40 ACCELERATOR APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENSION!🚨 Great news, we want to ensure this great program reaches everyone, so we're extending the application deadline until August 6 at 11:59 p.m. EST! https://t.co/nES2V5CMYQ

[Civic Commons US @CivicCommonsUS]

“We know when a community gains a new public space like this, neighbors are happier, healthier and more prosperous."
@BGCFKY @LexingtonKyGov @LexKyParks @knightfdn @amwater #water #play #publicspace #lexington #health #wellness #kentucky https://t.co/5xY8pucPKd

[Dana Bourland @dbourland]

stop legacy admissions. “these same legacy kids see no advantage when they apply to schools their parents did not go to. "So, in other words, that legacy impact is totally non-transferrable …” Chetty says. "It's actually about literally being a legacy at this college."”

[Greg Rosalsky @elliswonk]

My latest:

Affirmative Action for rich kids: It’s more than just legacy admissions
https://t.co/QczMHjbrPJ

[Better Bike Share @betterbikeshare]

The new system launched on 6/20 with 400 electric bikes throughout the @CityofSantaCruz and the @ucsc campus. The countywide rollout next year will eventually extend the system to include 660 total e-bikes and 1,320 total docks across Santa Cruz County.

https://t.co/iACPzRXAFw

[Civic Commons US @CivicCommonsUS]

Research has confirmed that communities with more economic connectedness—places where relationships across economic diversity are more common—have significantly more upward economic mobility. @‌stroebel_econ @oppinsights #diversity #connections #poverty https://t.co/oy2XWpex3m

[Grist Union @GristUnion]

The Grist Union is THRILLED to announce that we have tentatively agreed to our first contract!! ✊💚🍾
It's been a long year-plus of bargaining, but we are beyond proud of the progress we've made for a better Grist. A 🧵

[Better Bike Share @betterbikeshare]

BBSP is the proud recipient of a 3-year grant from The JPB Foundation to support our work improving social and racial #equity in shared #micromobility systems across the United States.

Shoutout to our partners @CityofPhila, @NACTO, and @PeopleForBikes.
https://t.co/XMVSzYNRer

[Civic Commons US @CivicCommonsUS]

Creating Connections Across Neighborhoods: 5 examples from American public spaces
@bikewalkmacon @rebuildfdn @CityofMiami @BartramsGarden @SJ_Downtown @TheJPBFdn @knightfdn @kresgefdn @WilliamPennFdn #connections #publicspace #socialcapital #cities https://t.co/7rLJcT0FqG

[TheCaseMade @TheCaseMade]

At TCM, we genuinely believe that housing is a right for all.

This week our CEO and president, @DrTiffanyManuel and @dbourland, share their insights on the new federal policy aimed toward equitable housing and how CaseMakers should activate this momentum.

[Fund for Housing and Opportunity @HsgOpportunity]

More evidence that “strict zoning regulations … are associated with inadequate access to affordable housing and with the segregation of people by income, race and ethnicity,” in a report from @urbaninstitute reported by @GOVERNING https://t.co/55rWhBvuz0

[Civic Commons US @CivicCommonsUS]

Macon, Georgia now permanently flies the Muscogee Creek Nation’s flag at city hall. But this is only the beginning of the story.
@ocmulgeepark @NatlParkService @MuscogeeNation @OcmulgeeNPS1 @ocmulgeemounds @MaconBibbCounty @13wmaznews #collaboration #macon
https://t.co/fKaWWc87c1

[The JPB Environmental Health Fellowship Program @JPBfellows]

Fellow @annie_belcourt presentating: "Indigenous Resilience: Developing Ikaakimaat" during the session on how the natural & built environments impact child well-being at @MIT_Picower

One of the focal points of her talk was exploring the link between culture & resilience.

[The JPB Environmental Health Fellowship Program @JPBfellows]

JPB Fellow Greg Bratman, @UWEnvironment Director of the Environment & Well-Being Lab, talking about how to improve mental health through nature-based interventions at the @MIT_Picower symposium.

[Dana Bourland @dbourland]

@OlufemiOTaiwo @triofrancos @alybatt @DissentMag Yes!

[Dana Bourland @dbourland]

Yes!!!

[The JPB Environmental Health Fellowship Program @JPBfellows]

Last Friday @POTUS signed an Executive Order making environmental justice the responsibility of every single federal executive agency. https://t.co/I2KDZedCHv

JPB Fellows @tgreames and @mdhDuBois, who work in the Biden Administration, were in that historic moment.

[Dana Bourland @dbourland]

NYC Mayor Eric Adams announcing the winning Stony Brook team for the first center for climate solutions #gettingstuffdone @Gov_Island

[Dana Bourland @dbourland]

Love this. Now let’s implement it!

[Diane Yentel @dianeyentel]

“Struggling families looking for a safe, affordable place to live in America usually have but one choice: to rent from private landlords & fork over at least 1/2 their income to rent and utilities.” https://t.co/Gi0zD6KlbK

[Hip Hop Caucus 🏁 @HipHopCaucus]

The majority of petrochemical production in America has always taken place on the Gulf Coast. But, with low-priced shale gas from fracking in PA, Ohio, and West Virginia, the industry sees the Ohio River Valley as a manufacturing goldmine. https://t.co/8ayvPVGlHi

[Diane Yentel @dianeyentel]

❗️HUD @SecFudge announces this morning that HUD *exceeded* its ambitious House America goal - local leaders have rehoused over 100k formally homeless people, using resources provided in American Rescue Plan and CARES Act. https://t.co/WJ6YwWbHnM