About this Event
Through the eyes of longtime residents fighting to save their homes, A Home Worth Fighting For exposes a flawed political process that prioritizes private developers over the preservation of public housing and dismisses calls for transparency. While pitched as resident-driven, the proposed demolition clearly aims to clear valuable land in Chelsea to make way for market-rate development on public land. Determined to defend their community, residents organize to resist a profit-driven plan aimed at privatizing public housing. Run time: 40 min.
Followed by a panel discussion featuring Natasha Florentino, Filmmaker; Renee Keitt, Resident Association President of Elliot Chelsea Houses and Community Organizer with FEC Tenant Coalition; Visnja Vujica, Take Root Justice; and Viren Brahmbhatt, Adjunct Associate Professor SSA/CCNY.
5:30 PM doors open
6:00 PM film screening followed by a panel discussion
Free and Open to all. Registration and photo ID are required.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, 141 Convent Avenue, New York, United States
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