Raphael Sperry

@CatalystPod @shaylekann @CarbonWrangler @Carbon_Direct Thanks for another informative episode! How about biomass in the built environment- one of the only sectors big enough to use biomass at scale. Why pay to pickle trees when you can sell them as building materials?

Biomass: It's the organic matter in forests, agriculture and trash. In this episode, how to make use of biomass and biowaste without squeezing the global food supply. 🌍 @shaylekann talks to @CarbonWrangler, chief scientist at @Carbon_Direct. 🎧 Listen: link.chtbl.com/N_zm2xml

My gawd. Neither.

“How can we design to counteract the worst-case scenario someone may have been exposed to?” This @solitarywatch article featuring DJDS, explores the question "Can Architects Help End Solitary Confinement?" ow.ly/GLIZ50GRkLC

I just added my name to this emergency appeal for climate action by Greta, Vanessa, Mitzi, and Dominika. Sign now and share, and they'll deliver our voices directly to governments at the @COP26 #climate summit. fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/cl…

#NoMoreBlahBlahBlah! I just added my name to this massive open letter by Greta, Vanessa, and Dominika. Join me now and RT to share, before they take all our voices to politicians at the @COP26 #climate summit. fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/no…

@sonic_status Looks like this outage already started?

San Francisco - Fusion DSL and Flexlink Ethernet Intrusive Maintenance: Tomorrow night, starting at 11:59 PM, a small subset of customers in the San Francisco area will experience a brief service interruption while we perform some maintenance. The expec... sonicstatus.com/2021/09/08/san…

Just a reminder that 10 years ago this summer, when mass arrests began in the Keystone fight, 93% of "insiders" said the project would be approved. Today TC Energy threw in the towel for good. Never ever give up. nationaljournal.com/s/566758/insid…

So glad to see this in print - very proud to have led Arup's efforts to write SFO's Zero Net Energy plan. Check it out, sustainability enthusiasts!

Omg the library just reopened & people lined up and were so excited and the library staff gave an ovation when they walked through the door. Just loving human beings so much right now. SOUND ON! 🥲🥲🥲 @SFPublicLibrary

DPIC Podcast: Ethical-Design Advocate Raphael Sperry on Why the American Institute of Architects Banned Members From Designing Death Chambers - give it a listen! deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/dpic-podc…

Can New Prison Design Help America’s Mass Incarceration Problem? I certainly don't so, and am quoted to good effect! architecturaldigest.com/story/can-new-…? via @ArchDigest @EvaFedderly

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces @designtorestore, is having a moment. Check out the beautiful new video and a virtual 3D gallery exhibit showing with @ced_berkeley! Video + doc: #case-for-support" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">designingjustice.org/about/#case-fo… Exhibit: @VBW/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ced.berkeley.edu/TheRuppExhibit…

Coming up Thursday - speaking with Elias Beltran and Liza Jessie Peterson on "The Prison Industrial Complex and Beyond" - especially for designers and built environment people. ssa.ccny.cuny.edu/events/spring-…

@jduffyrice Did you look at prisonpolicy.org they have a ton of data. They might respond to a special request as well.

I salute the Republican Senators who voted their conscience and for our Country. Other Senate Republicans’ refusal to hold Trump accountable will go down as one of the darkest days and most dishonorable acts in our nation’s history.

COVID did not cause a public health crises in our jails and prisons. By design those institutions have always been a public health crises, and it’s time to reimagine what accountability and healing should look like in our communities.

If Senate Republicans fail to convict Donald Trump, it won't be because the facts were with him or his lawyers mounted a competent defense. It will be because the jury includes his co-conspirators.

RT if you think the minimum wage should be raised to $15/hour

@WorthRises @BiancaTylek @MrJohnnyPerez @deannavanburen @raphsperry Thanks for an excellent discussion of #decarceration. Proud that @designtorestore provides _the_ example of what we should design when we stop designing prisons!

“Now, we’re not talking about making nicer prisons. We’re talking about making alternatives to prisons.” - @raphsperry of @ADPSR_org #PunishmentProfit