Thanks to all of our 2026 ASLA-NY Grant applicants!
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to take action towards dismantling the hidden hand of structural and systemic racism within the field of landscape architecture at the local scale in particular, within our chapter, board and membership. Part of this work is to acknowledge that elitism and privilege in our profession is connected to racism and inequity. The operations of the DEI Committee are subject to the aspirations of the people involved.
DEI Strategic Plan : Four Themes
Outreach
Actively reaching out to underserved minority students and BIPOC professionals in a more direct and personal manner to increase exposure and awareness to the profession and encourage more diverse group of people to enter the profession.
Access
Lowering the institutional and financial barriers to BIPOC LA students and emerging professionals who face financial challenges.
Facilitation
Facilitate institutional level discussions of anti-racism and equality among decision makers, firm leaders, and educators for actionable and concrete changes.
Celebration
Celebrate the diversity of our LA community and advocate the talents and contributions of the BIPOC members and students.
Upcoming DEI Events
There are no DEI-related events currently scheduled, but please check back soon.
Our Partners & Allies:
Land Acknowledgement :
I am speaking from the stolen ancestral lands of the Lenape and other Indigenous peoples. I name this to not only recognize the indigenous communities who colonizers forced out of their lands, but also because living out my commitments to equity and justice must include challenging the persistent oppression of Native American, First Nations, and Indigenous communities—and empowering others to join me. I share this with you now because our shared intention to shape a more equitable, inclusive, and wonderful New York City requires us to face, and, as a result, change, the barriers we can collectively remove to enable all New Yorkers to thrive, especially but not exclusively inter-tribal Native American, First Nations, and Indigenous peoples.