History of Redlining: And Other Federal, State, and Local Policies That Shape & Reshape Our Communities

Event Details

Why do we live where we live? Where do we feel we can live? This talk breaks down how redlining functioned in Indiana and centers the topic on the forms of overt and covert housing discrimination that take place prior to and after redlining. Layers of federal, state, and local policies over time have accumulated into a landscape of injustice and intentionally inequitable design choices. But it’s not too late to redesign for justice.

This lunch and learn event is free to attend and open to the public. It will be hosted at the Ivy Tech Fisher Building (345 S. High St.) in the Multipurpose Room. Guests can park in any of the Ivy Tech Green Lots and enter at the Charles Street entrance. Please RSVP via phone at 765-286-5739 or by utilizing the link above so that the hosts may plan accordingly for seating and food.

Jordan Ryan (they/them) is an architectural historian, archivist and activist-scholar, currently working on built environment, land use, and other site-specific projects under the independent consulting firm, The History Concierge. Some of their ongoing projects include reference and archiving for the City of Indianapolis’ Department of Metropolitan Development and facilitating oral histories and research for the NEH-funded Central State Hospital memory project for the Indiana Medical History Museum. Before that, Ryan managed the Indianapolis Bicentennial Collecting Initiative and curated the Indianapolis bicentennial exhibition. Their scholarship revolves around the built environment, urban planning, historic preservation, marginalized communities, and spatial equity.