Event
The Asian American Studies Undergraduate Advisory Board (ASAM UAB) and students involved in Africana Studies at Penn are collaborating to organize the 2023 conference “Roots and Residency: Gentrification and Displacement in Philadelphia.”
Given the ongoing community mobilizations against Penn’s encroachment on the UC Townhomes and the development plans for the 76ers stadium in Chinatown, this event seeks to situate current conversations around gentrification in a broader history of community displacement in the city of Philadelphia and the many ways people have expressed resistance to this displacement.
The conference will include an intergenerational, cross-coalition panel discussion and two workshops centered on this theme.
Location: Penn Arts Research and Culture House (ARCH), Room
Date: Friday, November 17th
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
