Harlem Tenants Council 2nd Annual Housing Conference: 14-15 Nov
S. E. Anderson
Harlem Tenants Council 2nd Annual Housing Conference
"Housing is a Basic Human Right"
Dedicated to the Memory of Professor Walter Stafford
"Building a Harlem Base for Social Change Against Displacement"
November 14th - 15th
Bread & Roses High School
6 Edgecombe Avenue @ 135th Street
Friday, November 14th Open Plenary (6 to 9 PM)
Opening Plenary: Tribute to Walter Stafford by Angela Dews; Dr. Sam Anderson: NYC People's Convention 2009; Nellie Bailey of Harlem Tenants Council on Base Building; Post Election Analysis "What Can We Expect from an Obama Administration" with Glen Ford, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report; Author Robert Fitch on Obama, Chicago and Housing. Others to be announced.
Saturday, November 15th (9 AM to 6 PM)
9-10 AM: Registration
10 - 12 Noon: Morning Plenary: "Organize, Educate & Agitate" : Round table discussion with Valerie Orridge, President of Delano Village Tenants Association; Michael Henry Adams, Harlem Historian; Leroy Baylor, Host/Producer "The Communicators" WHCR Radio; Councilman Tony Avella; Others to be announced.
12 Noon to 1 PM Lunch Break
Workshops: 1 to 3 PM & 3 to 5 PM
Visit the website:www.harlemtenantscouncil.org for details of workshop to be posted on November 10th. Email:haremt...@gmail.com or call 646-812-5188. Workshops will include:
Dump Bloomberg Campaign with Sergio Aguirre, Willets Point Defense Committee, Josephine Lee, Chinatown/Lower Eastside Coalition; Others to be announced.
Community Base Building through Communication Technology: with Angela Hardin, General Manager of WHCR Radio; Wali of Noorcom Solutions; Others to be announced
Strategies and Solutions for predatory lending & sub-prime crisis.
The Economic Capture of 125th Street from River to River:What Will it means for the future of historic Black Harlem: the workshop will focus on Columbia University Expansion, 125th Street River to River project; and the East 125th Street Development Project.
Documenting Stories of Displacement and Neighborhood transportation: Documentary filmmakers discuss their work and what it means for low income communities of color.
Building Principle Black and Latino Unity
Expanding the Base: The Voices of Youth
6 PM: Closing
Please note some workshops are subject to change .
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For additional information visit website:www.harlemtenantscouncil.org or email:harlem...@gmail.com or call 646-812-5188. Travel directions: C or B train to 135th and St. Nicholas. (St. Nicholas forks with Edgecome Avenue at 135th Street. Bread & Roses High School is located on the northeast corner of 135th Street.)
--------------------------------------- s. e. anderson is author of "The Black Holocaust for Beginners" Social Activism is not a hobby: it's a Lifestyle lasting a Lifetime http://www.blackeducator.org http://blackeducator.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------
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