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Many New Yorkers have experienced gentrification, the influx of affluent people into low- and moderate-income neighborhoods that often results in residential displacement and profound changes to a community’s racial and ethnic composition, culture, and commerce. On March 29th, the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute will explore the causes and effects of gentrification on local food environments and strategies to ensure access to affordable, healthy food.
Panelists:
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Jean-Marie Callan, Deputy Director ofPrograms and Evaluation at the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity), will discuss the experience of food gentrification, basedon research on the residents of NYCHA developments in gentrified neighborhoods;
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Sharon Zukin, professor of sociology at Brooklyn College and at the CUNY Graduate Center, will explore the role of food (e.g., restaurant reviews on social media) as a contributor to gentrification;
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Emily Blank, Senior Community DevelopmentOfficer at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, will discuss the role of community development corporations in building affordable food retail; and
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Armando Moritz-Chapelliquen, Equitable Economic Development Campaign Coordinator at the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development, will discuss his organization’s efforts to organize small businesses to fight displacement.
The forum will be moderated by Institute Research Director Nevin Cohen, who has written aboutthe role of zoning in transforming food retail.
Doors open at 8:45am. Panel begins promptly at 9am. Please allow additional time to check in at security desks.
THIS PANEL WILL BE LIVESTREAMED. Tune into the CUNY Graduate School ofPublic Health and Health Policy YouTube channel to watch. The permalink will be posted on our websiteafter the event.
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Learn more about the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute: cunyurbanfoodpolicy.org
Learn more about the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy: sph.cuny.edu
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