Archive: Gentrification

• Students’ Role in Fighting Gentrification (Video)

  KI hosted a candid conversation on the individual responsibility and systemic action necessary to fight gentrification, with a particular focus on the role of college students.

  Category: Events Tags: Gentrification, Housing

• WCP: Solidarity, Not Division: Understanding London’s East End

  There is a troubling stereotype that has gained hold on either side of the Atlantic that portrays working-class people as racist and resentful. Many commentators have incorrectly attributed the woes

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: East End, Gentrification, Great Britain, Immigration, John Russo, London, Sarah Attfield, Sherry Linkon, WCP, White Working Class, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Black Homes Matter: The Fate of Affordable Housing in Pittsburgh

  In so many of our cities, working-class people are being pushed out of their communities. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Nick Coles discusses how gentrification is undermining the stabili

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Affordable Housing, Community Activism, Development, Gentrification, John Russo, Nick Coles, Pittsburg, Revitalization, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Class War: Working-Class Activists Reclaiming the Streets of London

  In London, working-class activists adopt boisterous tactics to highlight gentrification. As is often the case, British mainstream media miss the point and ridicule the protesters rather than focus o

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Class War, Gentrification, John Russo, London, Sarah Attfield, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives