Taller de Permiso Featured in American Roundtable
 
What is the cosmology or worldview of those in power who say they are working towards economic justice? Is it empty gestures, or do those who have the most at stake feel the impact of their stated intentions? Is there a disconnect between what a city says it wants (to listen to the community) and what its intended audience feels (does the community feel listened to)?
— ChristinaMaria Xochitlzihuatl Patiño Houle

In this essay, Las Imaginistas cofounder ChristinaMaria Xochitlzihuatl Patiño Houle reflects on Taller de Permiso (Permission Workshop), which looks at the permitting systems and regulations around street vending and the ways in which they help shape public space and economic development in Brownsville.