Transforming Communities: community ideation and civic design beyond the Valley’s racialized barriers feat. Basil Saleh, local community organizer and activist.

Join us for an exciting in-person event on November 6, 2023, 6:00-7:30PM at San José State University! Location: WSQ HALL 207. Stay for the afterparty and empanadas.

Please register for your free ticket by clicking here.

This event aims to unpack innovative solutions that break down barriers that are both racially and design inhibitive, regarding community and civic design. Saleh will cover ideas and ground-breaking technology focused on civic projects that foster equity and inclusivity. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a transformative design movement! See you there!

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Bio:
Basil Saleh has been active in politics, leadership, and local school board campaigns. He’s advocated for community voices to shape policy and to equitably address issues that marginalized neighborhoods face in Silicon Valley.

Pursuant to this, he is now earning a master’s degree with an interdisciplinary focus in “Civic Design and Emerging Media.” He describes this educational journey as bespoke but informed by disciplines that align with the political groundwork he cultivated early in his career.

Saleh, like many of his contemporaries born and raised in a burgeoning Silicon Valley, is attuned to new technologies, processes, and design innovation. In fact he would be the first to say his goal to change communicative paradigms and to bridge political divides, is something that will not only transform our cities but meet the actual needs of our people.