This project has undergone considerable change since inception due to COVID-19. While in lock-down, I spent a lot of time re-conceiving the project. Applications for…
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Where’s the Money for NYCHA?
Time and again, we are told by public officials that there is no public money to fix NYCHA. Private investment is the only option. But…
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The City’s Three NYCHA Plans That Will Privatize Public Housing – East New York News
Today, public housing in our city, and in the country really, is at a crossroads. Buildings are dilapidated, unsafe and unhealthy to the tune of…
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Opinion: City’s Finance-Driven Approach to Managing NYCHA is Wrong for Tenants
On Tuesday, July 28th, the Chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Greg Russ introduced a new “preservation strategy” for the…
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RQNYC as a Lightning Talk
Using the slide above and the text below, I presented this project as a lightning talk at the GCDI End-of-Year Showcase on Tuesday May 12th.…
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Beyond Land Acknowledgments: From Recognition to Reclamation
Overview Last year I was in British Columbia and was introduced to land acknowledgments. In short, at the beginning of presentations I attended, it was…
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Opinion: A Public Letter to Public Officials on NYCHA
Yvette Kemp, Ch-Chairperson of the Justice For All Coalition, and myself co-wrote a public letter to public officials, calling on them to make NYCHA a…
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“A People’s Story of Detroit” – Documenting the “people’s history”
Why tell “our” story – the story of tenants? Why center tenants in historical analyses of time and place? What can this contribute to our…
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COVID-19 Support & Resources
Comrades at The Movement School put together an amazing list of resources to help tenants easily access resources including: Emergency Information Know Your Rights Housing…
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Envisioning a state of Care in a Time of COVID-19
Every night, from 7:00pm to 7:02pm, it begins. There’s hooting and hollering, whistling, horn-blowing, the banging of pots and pans, beeping from passing cars, and…
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