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Pratt Center: Local Response to the Changes in Washington
February 24, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Pratt Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment and NYC Environmental Justice Alliance Present: 2017 Spring Lecture Series
THE TRUMP AGENDA vs. PLURALISM: Analysis + Resistance.
CITIES’ RESPONSES / DISPLACEMENT + SEGREGATION + INFRASTRUCTURE + FAIR SHARE EQUITABLE + COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / CLIMATE CHANGE + ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Every presidential transition, especially when there is a change in the party in power, brings with it a level of anxiety and a degree of turmoil. This year the election of Donald Trump as President, after a brutal campaign, has created unprecedented levels of anxiety and concern about the direction that this country is about to embark upon.
Join a four-part series offering live analysis & probing examination of the Trump administration’s first 100 days.
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Session 1: Friday, February 24, 6-8pm
LOCAL RESPONSE TO THE CHANGES IN WASHINGTONSpeakers Including:
LOCAL RESPONSE TO THE CHANGES IN WASHINGTONSpeakers Including:
Councilman Brad Lander, NYC Council,
Congressman Jerry Nadler, US House of Representatives,
Ed Ott, Distinguished Lecturer, Murphy Institute,
Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director, Community Voices Heard, and
Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Deputy Director, Mayor’s Office of Recovery & Resiliency