A virtual discussion on the commodification of housing and how to change local policies to improve the health and wealth of communities.
About this Event
Join the 2020 UCLA Community Collaborative for a virtual discussion about the commodification of housing, its impact on the health and wealth of communties throughout LA and nationwide, and the steps we must take to de-commodify housing and ensure it is treated as a human right.
This virtual discussion will feature presentations from groups of UCLA graduate students and community partners on a range of topics.
After presentations, attendees will go into " popular educations breakout" groups for community discussion. To choose your breakout group of choice, select ONE (1) ticket at checkout that corresponds the topic that interests you. The ticket only represents the breakout group to which you will be assigned. You will have the opportunity to see every presentation.
The Pop-Ed portion of the webinar will be discussing a popular education curriculum that was made to support the community's understanding of housing speculation and how it destroys the fabric of our communities. During this interactive breakout session, we will get our creative brain juices flowing on how we can use this curriculum as a tool of resistance and re-imagination post-COVID 19 and beyond!
The topics of the presentations are:
Shock Response: COVID-19, It's Anticipated Outcomes, and Solutions for the LA Housing Market
We use Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine framework as a lens through which to analyze the connections and similarities between the government responses to the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 crisis, their potential impacts on the Los Angeles housing market, and policy solutions that housing advocates must demand be implemented in order to create a housing system that truly works for all people.
Housing is a Health Right!
Highlighting the intersection between speculative housing practices and the impacts on public health and well-being. Join us in learning strategies from a health-based perspective.
Reclaiming the Land: Community Ownership
Making the case for community ownership models as the best path forward for an equitable future. In this section is an analysis on the current housing stock of Los Angeles, income, rental tenure, and at-risk housing, putting the numbers behind the lived experience of many renters across the County.
Reclaiming our Housing: Establishing the Right to Purchase
Transitioning from a speculative housing market to community ownership and tenant empowerment through a Right to Purchase policy and adequate public subsidy.