Urban Encuentro

7:00 p.m.

From Occupy, to housing squats, and from counter-power structures, to participatory decision-making, urban social movements are re-imagining urban democracy. This panel features local and national intellectuals, organizers, and activists at the forefront of global and local movements constructing urban alternatives.

Featuring:

• Rachel LaForest from Right to the City Alliance
• Miguel Robles-Duran, Graduate Program in Design and Urban Ecologies Director
• Frank Morales, Housing Activist
• Kazembe Balagun, Brecht Forum
• Matt Birkhold, Growing Roots
• Carmen Piniero, Community Voices Heard
• Priscilla "Grim Womyn" Grim, Organizer, Occupy Movement
• William Moorish, Professor, Parsons School of Design Strategies

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue

Admission:
Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served