Amahra Spence
Amahra Spence is an artist and spatial practitioner. Amahra leads Hood Futures Studio, a community infrastructure organisation working at the intersection of spatial, climate, cultural and economic justice to address the root causes of displacement and dispossession. They are currently developing ABUELOS, a community-owned site of radical hospitality and culture, envisioned in the spirit of her Grandad’s home. Beyond this, Amahra supports organisations to reimagine their systems and strategies towards liberation.
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On displacement, reclamation and land
In this article spatial practitioner and artist, Amahra Spence discusses the impacts of dispossession and ‘regeneration’ on communities in Birmingham, and how Hood Futures is building spaces for connection, remembering and spatial justice.
