Phase 2, Post 5: Futureworks Makerspace

Before finding out about the future works makerspace, the only makerspace I knew about was the one we had at Tandon. I knew that Stanford has a personal development lab, and Case Western Reserve University has the think[box], which are both similar concepts to the makerspace. Given my limited knowledge of makerspaces, I can't fully speak to what is unusual or unique but I believe that it is unique in its demographic. It aims to be more accessible. For starters, they have kids events and they also have events that are for the arts. The other way it is more accessible is that while a regular membership is $250 per month, I think that pricing is fair, especially since they have a community giveback program which is aimed at giving memberships to lower income potential engineers. In terms of how they support diversity, looking at their event page, they mentioned having Harriet Tubman event to celebrate her. They included a performance, as well as teaching how to create a Harriet Tubman stamp. Also looking around the site, while the adults don't seem as diverse, it appears that their kids programs are targeted towards inclusion of kids of color, and other genders as well. 


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