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October 23, 2009

Development, Displacement, Leisure: Capital and Community Interests

This came our way via the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition:

"DEVELOPMENT, DISPLACEMENT, LEISURE: Capital and Community Interests"
Co-sponsored by the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition, Red Channels and Paper Tiger Television

When: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:30pm
Where: Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (Btwn Bank & Bethune), (212) 242- 4201
How much: Suggested donation of $6 - $15, with no one turned away.

Film Screening:
The Case Against Lincoln Center - Newsreel, 1968, 12 mins
Rezoning Harlem - Natasha Florentino & Tamara Gubernat, 2008, 40 minutes
Brooklyn Boondoggle - Meerkat Media Collective, 2009, 11 minutes
The Right to the City - Paper Tiger Television/IndyVideo, 2009, 28 minutes
Total Running Time: 91 minutes | Digital Projection

"Brooklyn Boondoggle" explores the highly controversial Atlantic Yards project, questions the trend of top-down urban development and asks, what if we were allowed to decide the future of our own neighborhoods?

Posted by eric at October 23, 2009 12:48 PM