Artists and Activists Discuss Culture, Gentrification, and Displacement

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00:00 Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Honoring of the Lost
4:23 Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache) performance
11:43 Introduction of the Panel
15:31 What social and economic pressures prompted the creation of the Chinatown Art Brigade and of Don’t Mute DC?
25:42 How does cultural erasure fit into this discussion of displacement, and why is the work of Forge Project and Nuevayorkinos so essential to community empowerment?
36:33 As relates to cultural narrative, can you tell us about the project, I Am More Than A Headscarf
39:41 What is the relationship between policing, incarceration, and gentrification?
48:32 When corporations and institutions benefit from Black and Indigenous cultural genius, what responsibilities do they have to the artists and communities that produce that work?
57:56 How can a sense of belonging to multiple communities help to strengthen people and places that are historically marginalized?
1:05:38 How can networks of artists uniquely help build equitable, decolonized communities, and why should they be engaged in that work?
1:14:08 What lessons have you learned about shaping the narrative that can help others who are working to preserve culture and strengthen communities?
1:20:11 Would the panelists share their thoughts on reparations?
1:21:50 What are the collective next steps for creating social change?
1:25:03 How do you bring art into communities without displacing people?
1:26:09 How do you integrate old and new communities to create something that works for both?
1:28:26 Why do gentrifying creatives ignore the existing businesses and institutions that are already in place?
1:30:08 Closing Remarks and Good Night

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ABOUT THE CONVERSATION
How can the arts empower communities threatened by erasure? How do artists and culturemakers advance narratives and cultural activism that can disrupt displacement? What can leaders in this field teach us about leveraging arts and culture to strengthen cities and towns across the United States?

THE ROOTS RUN DEEP: A Town Hall about Culture and Displacement
May 17, 2023

With Najmah Abraham, Djali Brown-Cepeda, Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish First Nation), Ronald Moten, and Betty Yu. Moderated by Brian Tate. Opening performance by Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache).

Week 4 of 5:
CLOSE TO HOME: Town Halls on Housing Equality
Presented by The WNET Group.
Curated by Brian Tate.
Program management by Jasmine Wilson.

ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS
Moderator
Brian Tate, Director of Community Partnerships, The WNET Group; President, Tate Strategy

Panelists
Najmah Abraham, Spoken Word Artist, Fashion Photographer, Educator, and Organizer; Founder, Najm Designs
Djali Brown-Cepeda, Afro-Indigenous Dominican Archivist and Filmmaker; Founder and Curator, Nuevayorkinos
Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish First Nation), Executive Director & Chief Curator, Forge Project
Ronald Moten, Co-Founder, Don’t Mute DC
Betty Yu, Socially Engaged Multimedia Artist, Photographer, Filmmaker, Educator, and Activist; Co-Founder, Chinatown Art Brigade

Opening Performance
Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache), Soloist Musician, Composer, and Collaborator

ABOUT THE SERIES
CLOSE TO HOME: Town Halls on Housing Equality (April 26-May 24) is a five-part digital summit with frontline thinkers and doers from across New York City and around the country. Each week, we examine housing equality through a critical lens: housing and economic justice, food sovereignty and security, homelessness and community, culture and displacement, and media narratives about housing.

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On the Brink: Playlist for Progress highlights docuseries, town halls and podcasts that tell real, human-centered stories of current, interrelated social challenges facing individuals and communities. The channel is presented by The WNET Group, a PBS content producer.

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