gentrification

The Fight to Save Philadelphia’s Chinatown
Two people stand next to a statue of Benjamin Franklin, with one holding a megaphone. A sign hangs on the statue that reads "Our City Not For Sale."

The Fight to Save Philadelphia’s Chinatown

Philadelphia’s Chinatown has successfully fought off previous developments, and a coalition of organizations has formed to stop the planned arena.

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The Role of Gentrification in Breonna Taylor’s Murder
Memorial for Breonna Taylor in Jefferson Square in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Role of Gentrification in Breonna Taylor’s Murder

The murder of Breonna Taylor is a reminder that gentrification, white supremacy, and police violence are all tightly connected. 

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The Young Women Fighting to Save Chinatowns
A street view of New York Chinatown. People walking on the sidewalk, busy street lined with cars, and snowflake center-streamers connect from parallel buildings.

The Young Women Fighting to Save Chinatowns

As Chinatowns around the world reel from racial and economic injustice, young women are organizing to save these iconic neighborhoods.

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Year in Review: The Right to Housing
A key with silver house-shaped keychain next to a red and cream miniature model home on top of a wooden table.

Year in Review: The Right to Housing

Though the home is the center of our lives, housing in the United States is not a right but a privilege for those able to afford it.

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Fighting “Penn-ification” with the People’s Townhomes
Five people from the People's Townhomes stand in a row with their backs turned and right fists in the air. The back of their shirts read "stop displacing Black communities." Red posters on the concrete pillar in front of them say "eviction = murder," "housing is our human right," and "stop the sale" in white ink.

Fighting “Penn-ification” with the People’s Townhomes

West Philly residents from the People’s Townhomes are fighting to maintain accessible housing for families and seniors. 

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The Violence Inherent to Unhoused Encampment Sweeps
A small group of demonstrators protest on a street corner. Most are holding signs and a banner reads. "Act Up, Fight Back" with a pink, big triangle in the center. Another person is talking with a microphone.

The Violence Inherent to Unhoused Encampment Sweeps

Cities throughout the country are tackling homelessness by issuing encampment sweeps, further displacing unhoused people.

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Evict landlords: Emerald (SBCLT) on community land.

Evict landlords: Emerald (SBCLT) on community land.

Emerald (ze/hir), is a housing activist and member of the board of the South Bay Community Land Trust (SBLCT). Emerald talked about what runaway housing costs look like in the area and discussed their particular effects on oppressed populations like queer youth and elders.

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Defend community: David (Tú Santa Ana) on tenant resistance.
Tenants United Santa Ana

Defend community: David (Tú Santa Ana) on tenant resistance.

David Carbajal Torres organizes with Tenants United Santa Ana (Tú Santa Ana). shows how rent hikes and gentrification displace immigrant communities. David also discussed the community resistance to displacement through organizing, culture, and community ties.

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Whatever it Takes: Vasudha Kumar on Gentrification
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Whatever it Takes: Vasudha Kumar on Gentrification

Vasudha Kumar is a resident of California’s Silicon Valley. After playing a leading role in a multi-year campaign to stop a new Google megacampus, Vasudha now studies the dynamics of economic displacement in cities around the U.S.

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Direct action is the answer: Noni from EB PREC on resistance and revival.

Direct action is the answer: Noni from EB PREC on resistance and revival.

Noni Session is the Executive Director of the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative in Oakland, California. In a city with a deep Black radical history and some of the most pronounced modern-day displacement, EB PREC is building shared economic and community power by preserving land without landlords.

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