Ecological Design Collective | raychel.gadson@gmail.com | Activity https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/members/raychel-gadsongmail-com/activity/ Activity feed for raychel.gadson@gmail.com. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:00:23 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.15.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 a444be7eff328b0cafc7e4080b094cea raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: Hello from Mexico! I hope everyone is having a […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/2213/ Sun, 23 Jul 2023 16:24:07 -0400 Hello from Mexico! I hope everyone is having a beautiful summer, especially my new friend here, Edgar. 

]]> 0 5c3f10df3746f442fca9be13985a9bb6 raychel.gadson@gmail.com replied to the discussion A small grants program for group organizing on the EDC platform in the forum Opportunities https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/forums/discussion/a-small-grants-program-for-group-organizing-on-the-edc-platform/#post-4732 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 20:49:38 -0400 Reply to A small grants program for group organizing on the EDC platform

If you need some help getting acquainted with how groups on the platform work, we recorded a short presentation to walk you through the different tools and functions! https://videocall.ecodesigncollective.org/playback/presentation/2.3/a68692104bf8aeeb7689a1daa2697bcbfe7767cc-1688664689766

]]> fa39faad6ebff5faaf159fb0f9b54400 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: Has anyone else seen the Parable of the Sower MUSICAL??? […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/2169/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:23:58 -0400 Has anyone else seen the Parable of the Sower MUSICAL??? I saw it last night and it was absolutely magical. I really can’t recommend it enough. It shows again tonight (sorry for the late post) and…

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Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower

With power and beauty, this triumphant, theatrical concert illuminates deep insights on gender, race, and the future of human civilization.

]]> 1 eeecfda0fd4300ab11d669f7025c42bb raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=4644 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:45:00 -0400 0 af603d9deec3257404068aa010447dc6 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=4609 Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:20:36 -0400
Group Organizing on the EDC Platform

We want the EDC to offer opportunities for connection between organizers, researchers, artists, and activists who are committed to working toward an ecologically just future.…

]]> 0 bc411ef46e907659532f970dd4fe407d raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new activity comment https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/2110/#acomment-2111 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:28:51 -0400 A friend sent me this podcast and I’m really excited to listen to it!  

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/octavia-e-butler-studies-convergence-of-an-expanding-field/id1252851787

Maybe a bit generic, but I think my favorite line is still “Everything you touch, you change”

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Today is the birthday of visionary Black speculative fiction writer Octavia Butler, who passed on in 2006. Let’s celebrate her memory with favorite passages or moments from her[…]

]]> 374e2f73a55a8c3ef4b653ee84bb2e4f raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new activity comment https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/2077/#acomment-2106 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:00:55 -0400 thank you! that’s helpful. space is my hurdle too… but i have a small garden and I feel like it’d be nice to actually use the stuff i compost instead of just dropping it off every week lol.

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Does anyone have a home composting system they love? The algorithm has figured me out and I got an ad for Lomi this morning, and it looks awesome but expensive. I’m[…]

]]> 57f762d5e46d551069d8cda93ca293d6 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: Does anyone have a home composting system they love? […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/2077/ Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:35:52 -0400 Does anyone have a home composting system they love? The algorithm has figured me out and I got an ad for Lomi this morning, and it looks awesome but expensive. I’m curious about what other options there are.…

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Lomi Composter

In just 4 hours, Lomi transforms almost anything you eat into nutrient rich plant food. 

]]> 5 84ee85120cf44c948fc106307b127888 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new activity comment https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/2075/#acomment-2076 Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:29:11 -0400 Welcome Jenna! Thanks for joining us 😊

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hey y’all! my name is jenna. i’m an artist/designer/educator currently working in multidisciplinary engineering design at johns hopkins and formerly (for many years!) working[…]

]]> 59c644e4db573979463781b6b6ed5e07 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=4499 Sun, 11 Jun 2023 23:27:46 -0400
Lake Roland Picnic!

June’s Tide Pool is a picnic at Lake Roland. Come hang out with us by the dock! This map will help you find the location…

]]> 0 32bb47088050f34766d57aa5a9f198b9 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: Did anyone else catch Mariame Kaba’s talk at Red Emma’s […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/2038/ Sat, 10 Jun 2023 21:01:18 -0400 Did anyone else catch Mariame Kaba’s talk at Red Emma’s last night? It was so amazing to hear her talk about the importance of rest and diversity of strategies and input in organizing. I feel like the stakes we face get higher every day, and as they get higher it’s more clear to me how much grace we owe each other and ourselves. We have to…Read more

]]> 2 b200a39fff0fe26b7e8471d3c5a6d67e raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: Thanks to everyone who was able to join us yesterday for […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1963/ Fri, 26 May 2023 09:53:13 -0400 Thanks to everyone who was able to join us yesterday for our first online Tidepool! For those who couldn’t make it, we watched this short documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBMlQZeXMiA, and had a fun discussion about the future of cities and how we’re thinking about urban planning and sustainable design. Shoot me a message if you have…

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]]> 0 226164c79adf108bac5010f44d1cb9fb raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=4213 Fri, 19 May 2023 12:48:46 -0400
Tide Pool Watch Party

May’s gathering of the ecological minds will take place virtually in the EDC Meeting Room. We’ll do some introductions then stream and discuss a short…

]]> 1 79f6476b1d567373d4b0aed0f08a057b raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: We have an app!!! https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1871/ Thu, 11 May 2023 21:39:41 -0400 We have an app!!!

]]> 0 6fcc2a3f30f543fd0089d94c763b80a2 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: Happy Earth Week! The EDC is really excited to co-host […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1721/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:38:23 -0400 Happy Earth Week! The EDC is really excited to co-host an Earth Day Celebration on Friday in Curtis Bay. How is everyone else celebrating?

]]> 0 b3c904c32ee3181b6582a1b916c352a6 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: Thanks everyone who came out for the happy hour! […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1707/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 14:53:12 -0400 Thanks everyone who came out for the happy hour! Any suggestions for the location of the next one? 👀

]]> 0 8236ea534b1f25c52ad63c212d6b0324 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=3779 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:11:57 -0400
EDC Spring Happy Hour

The EDC is hosting our first happy hour at Union Collective in Baltimore! Union Collective has several vendors to choose from, including Vent Coffee Roasters,…

]]> 1 089cdfbd2b56725d8a36e1ca4d047bfc raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=3575 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:10:20 -0400
Afro- Futurist Manifesto: Blackness Reimagined Women’s History Artist Panel Talk

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum is excited to partner with Galerie Myrtis and the James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University to…

]]> 0 5958c0df083e8ffe29ed4a3256310e60 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: Hey EDC Community! Check out this opportunity from […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1556/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 23:40:40 -0400 Hey EDC Community! Check out this opportunity from the Vilcek Foundation and share with your networks!

The Vilcek Foundation currently seeks rising foreign-born designers to apply for the 2024 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Design from now until Monday, June 12, 2023, at 5pm ET.

Applications will be accepted in digital design,…

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2024 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Design - Vilcek Foundation

Apply now: $50,000 prizes for young, immigrant designers who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in design.

]]> 0 3d187df5ba05b447dea8c8a38e678a66 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: Good morning EDC! Since this platform is still pretty […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1492/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:52:26 -0500 Good morning EDC! Since this platform is still pretty new and there are a lot of new faces, we wanted to do introductions and give everyone a chance to get to know the curators of this collective space. I’m Raychel, and I’m the current EDC coordinator – I run our social media channels, try to keep this page up to date with relevant events,…

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]]> 0 1d20e1eaf00303054d24abedde8cb204 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=3497 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:42:11 -0500 0 916fa4f2a8f1f0504363f7a26e553e4d raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=3428 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:59:00 -0500 0 6a49493a4ec0642f755f73f4495fd83b raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted a new event. https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/?p=3397 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:18:30 -0500 0 a546034a2d034d944e76f9257fbeea8d raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: I saw this picture today and now I’m super excited to […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1348/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:59:05 -0500 I saw this picture today and now I’m super excited to start planning my garden 🥹

Who are the gardeners in the collective? Who wants to learn? Who can teach?

Let’s collaborate!

]]> 1 60e800b5517cef9601caa91879b43cb6 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: https://grist.org/race/africatown-excerpt-progressive-era-env […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1338/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:34:03 -0500 https://grist.org/race/africatown-excerpt-progressive-era-environmental-justice/

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How the seeds of environmental racism were planted in the Progressive Era

Africatown, the only U.S. community established by West Africans who survived the Middle Passage, reveals a longer history of environmental injustice.

]]> 0 684726aeb13195100a1c8bc9ddb3b631 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/17/business/optimism-work-cri […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1296/ Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:40:55 -0500 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/17/business/optimism-work-crisis.html

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Do You Have to Be an Optimist to Work Toward a Better World?

For professionals in fields such as suicide prevention and climate science, the future can seem bleak. But sometimes action is the most effective form of optimism.

]]> 1 e892f71e2b60f3b15e22429200d6f1f3 raychel.gadson@gmail.com posted an update: It feels like spring today in Baltimore and Flora and I […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/1269/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 21:02:57 -0500 It feels like spring today in Baltimore and Flora and I are getting some much needed outside time. She also said all she wants for her birthday (next week) is to see all the other EDC pets! 🤗

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