Gentrification/displacement is both a social justice and a climate issue: As low-income people are pushed out of cities to far suburbs, they are forced to drive many more miles to access jobs, services, and community. Come hear three leaders with decades of research, analysis, and organizing discuss the deep roots and potential solutions of this crisis transforming the Bay Area.
“Beyond the Housing Crisis” will feature:
Maria Poblet, executive director of Causa Justa/Just Cause, a community organizing fighting for housing rights for people of color, immigrants, women, and all oppressed and exploited people.
john a. powell, author of Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society and director of the UC Berkeley Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society
Dick Walker, Professor of Economic Geography, UC Berkeley
WHEN
Fri, Dec 2, 5 – 7 PM
WHERE
Niles Hall, 1233 Preservation Park Way, Oakland
Event is free. Pre-register here