Keynote Panel

Saturday, March 27, 2021, 9:00 am until 10:30 am
Zoom

Our Housing Crisis: How we got here and what we can do

Has affordable housing always been this difficult to find? If not, how did we get into the situation that we are in? How did housing become a commodity and not something that the society ensures everyone has? What effect has systemic racism had on the availability of quality affordable and accessible housing in the U.S. and locally? Is the availability of affordable housing in Franklin County better, worse, or just like everywhere else in the country? Is there any help from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or from the Federal Government available on the horizon to help us deal with the daunting task of developing affordable housing? What can citizens do with or without government help to create more affordable housing?

These and other topics will be considered by our keynote panel:

• Brian Sargent, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, UMass Amherst
• Gina Govoni, Executive Director, Franklin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority
• State Senator Jo Comerford
• US Representative Ayanna Pressley (invited, will not be confirmed until late January)

Date: March 27, 2021

Time: 9 -10:30 am

Youtube of presentation: ( coming soon)

For slides presented at this keynote, contact suworg1@gmail.com

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