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June 1, 2007
‘A war for space’
Panels mull Harlem development
MetroNY
By Amy Zimmer
The First Annual Harlem Anti-Gentrification Conference, sponsored by the Harlem Tenants Council, has been in the works for more than six months.
It will feature such panels as “An analysis of race, class, gentrification and the necessity for mobilized resistance.” Speakers will include activists from Williamsburg and from Atlantic Yards foe Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, as well as organizers from Chinatown and scholars such as Neil Smith, director of CUNY’s Center for Place, Culture and Politics. It will also tackle Columbia and the university’s “adversarial and managerial relationship” to the Harlem community.
According to the Harlem Anti-Gentrification Conferece Agenda, Isabel Hill's documentary "Brooklyn Matters" will be screened this afternoon:
4 to 6 PM: Documentary Film and Discussion: "Brooklyn Matters” an insightful documentary that reveals the fuller truth about the Atlantic Yards proposal and highlights how a few powerful men are circumventing community participation and planning principles to try to push their own interests forward. Produced and Directed by Isabel Hill. Discussion after screening. Invited: Isabel Hill
Posted by lumi at June 1, 2007 8:36 AM