Housing Rights in DC: Connecting Past and Present Struggles
Date and Time
Apr 17, 2019 6:00 pm
Location
Anacostia
2004 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20020
Apr 17, 2019 6:00 pm
Anacostia
"A Right to the City" Conversation Series with Busboys and Poets
“Housing Rights in DC: Connecting Past and Present Struggles”
As Washington, DC experiences a deepening housing crisis—with significant affordability issues and displacement of longtime residents—join us for an intergenerational conversation with housing organizers and advocates about the past and future of struggles for housing rights in the city.
Panelists include:
Johnny Barnes, Esq., longtime civil rights lawyer
Marie Nahikian, longtime housing organizer
Ari Theresa, Esq., principal attorney, Stoop Law
Parisa B. Norouzi, Executive Director, Empower DC
The program takes place at Busboys and Poets Anacostia, 2004 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020
This program is funded in part by the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, and in partnership with Busboys and Poets
