25. ASYMMETRIC URBANISM: Pushback in Portland, +Palantir in Sheffield, +dunking in Trento, +adopting cities, +Pope vs Trump and more

About this episode

The episode discusses community resistance to democratic backsliding with a focus on Portland and immigration enforcement issues.

In this episode, Beth and Tom are joined by Ryan Bellinson, researcher/civil servant living in Portland, Oregon, US, to discuss how residents and community groups can mobilise their power to resist democratic backsliding. From Minneapolis to Portland federal immigration enforcement agents have been deploying hostile tactics to identify and seek to deport migrants, even those of legal status. Meanwhile federal programmes of support from housing to environmental protection are being slashed in ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Beth Perry, Tom Goodfellow

Guest: Ryan Bellinson

Topics covered

• urbanism
• democratic backsliding
• community mobilization
• immigration enforcement
• federal support programs

Keywords

• urbanism
• Portland
• democracy
• immigration
• community power
• federal programs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Palantir

Places: Portland, Oregon, US, Minneapolis, Sheffield, Trento

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