The May East Bay Gray Panthers Speaker Meeting!
Purely virtual - from your home via Zoom
Housing as a Human Right
Lessons for the Bay Area from the 4th International Social Housing Festival
1:30 Welcome:
Featured Speaker: Betsy Morris, PhD
Join us for a discussion led by EBGP co-convenor Betsy Morris, on the 4th International Social Housing Festival in Barcelona last June, where she represented the National Council of Gray Panther Networks.
The Festival is anchored by Housing Europe, the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Nonprofit Housing Developers established in 1988. It is now a network of 42 national and regional federations, as well as 15 partnering organisations in 31 countries responsible for 25 million homes - about 11% of the existing housing stock in Europe.
Is a similar "big tent" federation possible in the Bay Area? Can we also grow a permanent stock of housing choices outside of speculative real estate markets? Join representatives of similar stakeholder groups (e.g. EBHO, Tenants Together, BAHFA, ACCE, HAWG, UC Berkeley) to respond to our findings.
... and more action updates from members and the community.
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- The program opens at 1:30 with Welcomes.
- Discussion will follow the Featured Speaker after a short break at 3pm.
- There will be ample time for Q&A and discussion, followed by Gray Panther Member and Community Announcements.
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Speaker Meetings are regular gatherings on the Fourth Wednesday of most months. We focus on special topics with guest speakers as well as highlighting Gray Panther and partner activities
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Currently the Monthly Meeting and Board Meetings are by zoom or phone-in but we are scheduling occasional outdoor and safe in-person gatherings in 2024!
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