Every mayoral administration leaves behind successes we can learn from—even if we disagreed with the mayor themselves. Good to talk a little NYC history on @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social with @jonathancapehart.bsky.social this morning.

23 Temmuz 2025'te kaybettiğimiz, ilk Cumartesi Annelerinden Emine Ocak’ın anısına yazdığım "Kentsel Mekanda Hakikat Hakkı ve Geçiş Dönemi Adaleti" makalesi Mimarist dergisinin davetiyle yazılmıştır.

My book “Offene Architektur” is published. German translation of my book “Open Architecture” published by Barış Uygur, with perfect translation by Monika Demirel, beautiful design by Memo Tembelçizer, preface by Cihan Arın and a new introduction to German translation by yours truly.

The U.N. official report. Too late, but still an important benchmark for all to see. . www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Needless to say (correction: it is still needed to say the most obvious, given the powerful deniers), enforced disappearance is one of the most punishable human rights violations. www.democracynow.org/2025/9/18/dr...

Read our statement of solidarity with the International Association of Genocide Scholars and confirming the findings of the U.N. on the genocide in Gaza. The Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network. www.ghscn.org/letters-and-...

Berlin friends: This is tomorrow. A discussion on the prospects of the new International Building Exhibition (IBA) in Berlin planned to open in 2034. werkbund-berlin.de/veranstaltun...

Looks like there is no end to evil. Israel bombs Qatar (and Gaza, and Lebanon, and Yemen, and Tunis, ....). The more powerful nations turn a blind eye and enable impunity, the more the entire world will sink to a hole where it will be very hard to come out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3nS...

Berlin friends:I will present my paper"A Call to IBA 2034: Climate Reparations, Affordable Housing, Immigrant Rights" during this discussion on IBA-Berlin 2034 on September 16. A New International Building Exhibition for Berlin is loading.Come discuss it with us. werkbund-berlin.de/veranstaltun...

I added a lot of articles, chapters, lecture recordings, exhibition photos and links to my website. Check it out. www.esraakcan.com

Read the Introduction of my book here.

So excited: The Introduction of my book "Architecture and the Right to Heal" (Duke University Press) is now online. You may read the Introduction and buy the book here. @dukepress.bsky.social @kwissoker.bsky.social assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...

There are more than a million Dominicans in NYC, and yesterday on 6th Avenue I felt every bit of that pride. Thank you for welcoming me in to celebrate the vibrant, beautiful culture and community that does so much for our city. 🇩🇴

Zohran leads a RIDICULOUS pace for the Bus vs Pedestrian race on 34th St. God I love this town.

Be generous to those who have finally realized that it is a genocide, but also acknowledge those who knew and protested all along. peterbeinart.substack.com/p/the-dam-br...

My profound thanks to Rev. Stephen A. Green and the Greater Allen AME for the honor of addressing their beautiful congregation in Jamaica, Queens this morning.

Looking forward to spending AY2025-26 as the Marta Sutton Weeks External Fellow at Stanford University. If you are in California, lets try to meet. shc.stanford.edu/stanford-hum...

I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi

It's so distressing to see the attempts to deny the reality of starvation and genocide in Gaza--even among scholars of the Holocaust. That's why we started this group: to stand against complicity and denial and to create new intellectual and political solidarities.

He stopped turning a blind eye to genocide and man-made famine, and told the truth to himself and to the world. www.democracynow.org/2025/7/29/an...

Taner Akçam, Marianne Hirsch, and I introduce the Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network and call for immediate concrete measures to prevent further atrocity crimes and to protect civilians in Gaza.

Here is a good article about our group "Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network" in the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Are there any new words to talk about the inhumanity that the Israeli government is inflicting on Gaza? Even if you feel helpless, keep watching the news that report from the ground. www.democracynow.org/2025/7/24/ox...

An important day for Climate Reparations. In U.N.'s highest court, ICJ, all 15 judges agreed that high emitting countries must pay reparations to those that are adversely impacted. www.democracynow.org/2025/7/24/va...

Can someone smarter than the New York Times explain to me what exactly the $200M fine that Columbia is paying is *for*? Because in my naiveté and with $400M in grant funding canceled, this is indistinguishable from a protection racket. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...

Emine Ocak'ı kaybetmişiz. Gözaltında kaybedilen Hasan Ocak'ın annesi, Cumartesi Annelerinin ilk ve en sabırlı üyelerinden biri taleplerinin gerçekleştiğini, adeletin ve barışın geldiğini göremeden aramızdan ayrıldı. Barışçı eylemleri yıllar boyu tüm dünyaya örnek oldu, tarihe geçti.

Architecture is the leading character in this movie. Great archival and new footage of Brasilia. The documentary is pretty good too.

In the 80th anniversary of the first nuclear bomb testing, Kronos Quartet and The Hard Rain Collective performs Bob Dylan's "Hard Rain" to protest against nuclear weapons and remind how close humanity is to destruction. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyH7...

So hard to watch, and so necessary. Thank you Democracy Now for being one of the couple media organizations that reports on Gaza consistently. www.democracynow.org/2025/7/14/gaza

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

Top economists support Albanese’s findings about genocide profiteers. zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...

Türkiye'de barış için önemli olan bugünü gördüğüme mutluyum. Herkesin üstüne düşeni yapması; barışın herkes için gelmesi dileğiyle. Öte yandan Gezi'ye ve CHPye açılan savaş dururken, demokrasinin gelmesine daha çok var gibi.

Today, I went to the demonstration of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, a muse for my book "Architecture and the Right to Heal."

NY Times shows bias for yet another time. Is the New York Times trying to wreck Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid? | Margaret Sullivan

A comprehensive interview where Zohran Mamdani gives all the good answers. The part about having to live in the shadows due to bigotry against Muslims in US particularly rang true to my heart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR2b...

My book "Architecture and the Right the Heal: Resettler Nationalism in the Aftermath of Conflict and Disaster" can be pre-ordered now from DukeUP with 30% discount. Code in flyer. Thx u Andreas Huyssen and Mabel O. Wilson for the blurbs. @https://www.dukeupress.edu/architecture-and-the-right-to-hea

Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November. Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Mamdani leading for now. Really hoping the numbers stay this way.

The world just became even a scarier place.

Mahmoud Khalil is free.

They ripped him apart from his pregnant wife in her last trimester. They stole from him the birth of his baby boy Dean, his graduation ceremony, his first Father's Day. They detained him illegally for 104 days. But today, Mahmoud Khalil is FINALLY FREE. 🤍✊🏼

As amazing as I imagined

Still going on. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...