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
Andrew Lee
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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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Neighborhoods Social Justice Social Movements & Activism
1430 902 Andrew Lee
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
Andrew Lee
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The murder of Breonna Taylor is a reminder that gentrification, white supremacy, and police violence are all tightly connected. 

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1560 916 Andrew Lee
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
Eileen Huang
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As Chinatowns around the world reel from racial and economic injustice, young women are organizing to save these iconic neighborhoods.

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Neighborhoods
2400 1600 Eileen Huang
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
Andrew Lee
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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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Neighborhoods Year in Review
2400 1802 Andrew Lee
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
Andrew Lee
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West Philly residents from the People’s Townhomes are fighting to maintain accessible housing for families and seniors. 

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1502 858 Andrew Lee
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
Andrew Lee
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Cities throughout the country are tackling homelessness by issuing encampment sweeps, further displacing unhoused people.

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Neighborhoods
1416 1062 Andrew Lee
Evict landlords: Emerald (SBCLT) on Community Land Trusts
A line of tents on the sidewalk near a bridge.

Evict landlords: Emerald (SBCLT) on Community Land Trusts
Andrew Lee
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Community land trusts like the SBCLT keep housing affordable and community-controlled by removing it from the private market.

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626 439 Andrew Lee
How Rent Hikes and Gentrifers Displace Immigrant Communities
Members of Tenants United Santa Ana hold signs that read "housing is a human right" and "cap rent @ 3%."

How Rent Hikes and Gentrifers Displace Immigrant Communities
Andrew Lee
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The gentrification of cities like Santa Ana displaces immigrant communities and culture—many of which were already uprooted by U.S. policies.

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Neighborhoods Social Justice Social Movements & Activism
2048 1536 Andrew Lee
Whatever it Takes: Vasudha Kumar on Gentrification
gentrification silicon valley

Whatever it Takes: Vasudha Kumar on Gentrification
Andrew Lee
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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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1200 800 Andrew Lee
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.
Andrew Lee
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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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Neighborhoods
1281 960 Andrew Lee
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