Culture Series: Fighting For Home
Date and Time
Jul 18, 2024 7:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Jul 18, 2024 7:00 pm
450K
The 70s in DC saw intense gentrification and historic tenant organizing; this panel revisits those efforts in regard to today's housing.
The 1970s was a period of intense gentrification in DC — but the decade was also marked by the most effective and creative tenant organizing in DC’s history to date. This panel brings together two people in Benito Diaz and Esther Siegel who organized tenants in 1970s DC with CAM, a contemporary organizerto share experiences, and reflect on what organizers today can learn from the successes and failures of the 1970s. DC is once again in the midst of a housing crisis, and once again, tenants are responding by organizing in creative ways. We hope this panel helps people today learn from past efforts, and imagine new ways to claim home in the city.
ASL Interpretation will be provided.
More About the Curator: Amanda Huron is an Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and Political Science at the University of the District of Columbia. Her research interests are in urban geography, housing justice, and the history of Washington, DC. She teaches courses in DC history, digital mapping, and housing politics; publishes on DC history and housing; and has conducted several oral history projects, including two with her students. Amanda was born and raised in Washington, DC.
Please note: RSVPs are not required for entry, and entry is based on a first-come, first-serve basis. We appreciate your donations, but please note that if the event reaches capacity, donations will not be refundable.
For reasonable accommodation requests regarding access and inclusion, please contact Jimmy Watkins (jwatkins@humanitiesdc.org) no later than five business days before the start of this event.
