Liz Ogbu is an architect who works on spatial justice: the idea that justice has a geography and that the equitable distribution of resources and services is a human right. In San Francisco, she’s questioning the all too familiar story of gentrification: that poor people will be pushed out by development and progress. “Why is it that we treat culture erasure and economic displacement as inevitable?” she asks, calling on developers, architects and policymakers to instead “make a commitment to build people’s capacity to stay in their homes, to stay in their communities, to stay where they feel whole.”

 

3 responses to “TED Talk: How Gentrification Can Heal a Community”

  1. Joanna Lynn Avatar

    We need more people like her in this world. People are discarded like trash for money. It’s so sad.

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    1. Keith Haney Avatar

      You are so right. I see it far too often here in Chicago.

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  2. Vincent S Artale Jr Avatar

    Reblogged this on Talmidimblogging.

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