40th convening of the United States Conference of Mayors
June 19th -24th, Miami, FL
Discuss a people's platform for the U.S. urban agenda in 2008
June 19th
(location to be announced)
Join us in bringing the people's urban agenda to the
U.S. mayors and U.S. presidential candidates
June 20th
(location to be announced)
Under the call 'Who's City? Our City!,' we will mobilize to assert our rights to live, work, play, pray, and govern over the city.
Over the last twenty years, the federal government is cutting programs and services, placing a greater burden on state and ty governments. Unable to handle the pressure, cities are using neo-liberal policies and privatization to sell land, programs, and resources to make ends meet. As a result, instead of working with community, labor, cultural, academic and faith-based communities, mayors are cutting deals with luxury developers and multi-national corporations.
Affordable housing, public space, transportation, schools, are all being sold to the highest bidder. Costing us our services, programs, access, resources and, in general, our right to the city.
Right to the City is a national alliance of organizations taking back our cities from the throws of gentrification. Led by community-based grassroots organizations, the alliance spans 7 cities and includes legal, media, and academic advocates from across the nation.
The movement against gentrification is growing across the United States. We are moving beyond the barrios, beyond the streets, to combat the root causes of displacement, privatization, and poor governance of our cities. Join us as we TAKE BACK THE CITY!
Hosted by Right to the City Miami: Power U Center, Miami Workers Center, Vecinos Unidos, Florida Legal Services.
Join is in Miami! Contact: miami@righttothecity.org or Valerie at 212-473-3032.