Lena Dzifa Phillips (she/her) is a third year BCL/JD student at McGill University Faculty of Law. Her interests lie at the intersections of socio-spatial justice, land, housing and the law. Her practice is rooted in feminist, anti-colonial, transnational and anti-racist frameworks. Prior to law school she worked in Canada and East Africa, supporting grassroots and systems change work led by-and-for Black, Indigenous and African communities. She also engaged in projects focused on design, creative technology and artistic practice as protest. Lena studied International Relations, Environmental Policy, Urban Development Planning and Southern Urbanism at the University of Toronto, University College London and the University of Cape Town. She sees BPP as a critical space for reshaping planning practices and fostering more inclusive, resilient communities. She is inspired by the opportunity to contribute to a platform that elevates the diversity of Black perspectives in urban development, and to engage in work that challenges oppressive structures in spatial and city planning