“Drawing Table,” a tool for community engagement at Hafenplatz, Berlin, Germany; Berlin Multiplicities Travel Studio, California College of the Arts, 2018; instructors: Antje Steinmuller, Christopher Falliers. The table was set up in a green space in front of a former supermarket.

Don't miss Places Journal's Field Notes on Design Activism series, in which several dozen educators and practitioners share perspectives on the intensifying demands for meaningful change across design pedagogy and practice. Contributions include UWA Directors Antje Steinmuller, Janette Kim, and Neeraj Bhatia. Image: Berlin Multiplicities Travel Studio. 

The downtown of Greenville, California, after the Dixie fire, 2022. Image: Janette Kim