Majora Carter's tale of urban renewal

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/majora_carter_s_tale_of_urban_renewal.html

At first glance you may wonder what this video has to do with design. The quick answer is that it's about designing a new way of life for communities and people that otherwise may not have the ways and/or the means to do it themselves. With the economic realities of today, that tends to describe more and more of us every day and in my humble opinion that makes this design of the highest order.

It's also about being inspired to go beyond what you ever thought you could possibly do and having the tenacity to not let any barriers keep you from accomplishing your dream, whatever it may be.

Majora Carter fought for, and won, environmental justice in her hometown of New York's South Bronx. She worked not just to hold back the corporate polluters who target low-income neighborhoods like hers, but to bring back the green – and created green jobs in the process. She has now formed the economic consulting and planning firm the Majora Carter Group, to bring her pioneering approach to places far outside the South Bronx. Carter is working within the cities of New Orleans, Detroit and the small coastal towns of northeastern North Carolina. Her group is putting the green economy and green economic tools to use, unlocking the hidden potential in every place – from urban and rural communities, to universities, government projects, businesses and corporations – and everywhere else in between.

This is someone we all should know about and listen to... her vision and her story makes her one truly inspiring individual. Please check out this video and learn more about Majora and her work... I'd love to hear what anyone else out there thinks of what she's up to.