Tuesday, December 4, 2018
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Webcast
Tune in as we explore national trends in the crisis of housing, commercial, and cultural displacement happening across the U.S. with a focus on strategies that bridge the gap between capital investments and community benefits. Explore how both gentrification and disinvestment are drivers for displacement and learn about new strategies and collaborations required to ensure that capital investments benefit all residents.
Agenda
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Odetta MacLeish White, Atlanta TransFormation Alliance
Thomas Yee, LA THRIVES
Laura Raymond, Alliance for Community Transit-Los Angeles (ACT-LA)
9:30 a.m. What Brought us to this Moment and how we can Move Forward?
Manuel Pastor, Director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at USC
john a. powell, Director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley
10:15 a.m. Bridging the Disconnect between Capital Investment and Community
Lori Chatman, Enterprise Community Partners
Paul Young, Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development
Juan Carlos Linares, LUCHA
Sissy Trinh, Southeast Asian Community Alliance
Facilitated by Alana Semuels, The Atlantic
11:15 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. Community-Led Solutions for Climate, Health, and Racial Equity Crises
Vien Troung, Dream Corps
Melissa Jones, BARHII
Facilitated by Dana Bourland, JPB Foundation
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
This event is sponsored by the Strong, Prosperous, And Resilient Communities Challenge, or SPARCC, an initiative of Enterprise Community Partners, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Low Income Investment Fund, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.