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Housing is a Human Right! With Sofia Lopez, Tomás Rivera, & James DeFilippis

Partners for Dignity & Rights Season 5 Episode 24

On this episode, hear from a recent panel discussion featuring Sofia Lopez, Tomás Rivera, James DeFilippis, & Kesi Foster. Together, they discuss strategies to wrest control of housing from the real estate industry.

Sofia Lopez is Deputy Campaign Director of Housing for the Action Center on Race and the Economy. 

Tomás Rivera is Executive Director of the Chainbreakers Collective. 

Dr. James DeFilippis is Associate Professor, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.

Kesi Foster, moderating this discussion, is Co-Executive Director of Partners for Dignity & Rights.

For more information on the topics of this episode, see also:
dignityandrights.org
https://dignityandrights.org/resources/from-the-ground-up-community-centered-policies-to-scale-equitable-development/
https://dignityandrights.org/resources/creating-community-controlled-deeply-affordable-housing-a-resource-toolkit-for-community-activists-allied-community-based-housing-developers/

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