The Shape of Cities to Come Institute (SCCI) is a New York City-based co-learning and strategizing incubator for urban activism that brings together experienced and powerful movement-builders from many different fields to shape equitable, compassionate and just cities. 

Are you a New Yorker working in your community to envision a radically better future for all?

PROGRAMS

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS

PROJECTS

  • Through our peer-to-peership program, our peers foster collaborations across diverse movements. Each 15-month cycle will culminate in critical projects in communities across the city that grow on the peers’ existing work and practices.

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  • SCCI collaborates with movements across the city, imagining new possibilities and drawing connections.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Public Dialogue: Abolitionist Histories/Speculative Futures

In this first installment of our Public Dialogues series, The Shape of Cities to Come Institute (SCCI) envisioned alternative futures for New York City by drawing on past and present models of liberation. Our conversation featured speculative fiction authors…

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Public Dialogue: Direct Actions

In this public dialogue, we gathered four direct action practitioners to share hard-earned lessons from multiple fields of struggle: abolitionist and union militancies, Palestine solidarity, aiding asylum seekers, and mutual aid operations.

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NYC 2033: Radicalizing Urban Futures

Co-sponsored with the Design and Urban Ecologies MS program at The New School, this conference invited and convened participants to collectively envision what radical urban futures in New York City could look like in 10 years…

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Welcoming the Radiant Inaugural Cohort of the SCCI Peer-to-Peership!

Comprised of both individuals and collectives, our peers were selected for their expertise, dedication, and passion for shaping just and equitable cities. We are truly honored to have them on board and look forward to the thoughtful…

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