How Racism Shaped the Housing Crisis & What We Can Do About It — November 6 2019
Channel: Shareable
Date: 2019-11-09

This special event hosted by Shareable and SPUR the evening of November 6th explored how racism shaped the housing crisis, why this history is relevant today, and solutions that take this history into account.

The evening featured a keynote speech by Richard Rothstein based on his acclaimed book, “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America," followed by a panel discussion exploring solutions moderated by Noni Session, Executive Director of East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative with Chris Iglesias, Executive Director of Unity Council; Sarah Jo Szambelan, Research Director at SPUR and leader of their place types research; and Richard Rothstein.