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Is History Repeating Itself? What is Gentrification?
What is gentrification and what are the impacts of gentrification on community wellbeing?
What is gentrification and what are the impacts of gentrification on community wellbeing?
How does the changing structure and nature of communities impact social integration in redevelopment?
Hosts Kaydeen Bankasingh, Paida Ogunbiyi, Shannon Spencer, and Shantel Hyndman explore Gentrification with guest speakers Cutty Duncan – Director of Strategic Initiatives, North York Community House and Neil ‘Logik’ Donaldson, Founder, Stolen from Africa.
Featured Community: ‘Hogan’s Alley’, Vancouver British Columbia
Date: October 25, 2021 Is History Repeating Itself?
About the Series
The 5 – part webinar series comes out of the Our Strong Neighbourhoods projects of Lawrence Heights and Weston Mount Dennis.
As these inner-suburb communities undergo significant re-developments, who are the people living in these communities, and what becomes of them during these periods of significant change?
Examined through the lens of anti-Black racism, Is History Repeating Itself? travels across Canada visiting four historically Black communities to feature stories of their collective fates due to urban redevelopment. The exploration continues to diverse Toronto and visiting local communities currently undergoing urban re-development. What do these communities and the people who live there have to tell us?
Joined by local residents, educators, community development experts, academics, and artists, we will experience the untold narratives, and reflections characterizing the realities of the Black community in Canada and redevelopment. Together we will answer the questions what is gentrification? why is community heritage preservation important? How do we mobilize communities through these types of long-term projects? How can we make decision-makers listen?