“A Home Worth Fighting For”: Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Join us for a free screening and talkback with the filmmaker and local advocates about the ongoing fight to save public housing in Chelsea!
About this Event

Told through the eyes of longtime tenants fighting to save their homes, A Home Worth Fighting For exposes flawed political processes that prioritize private developers over the preservation of public housing. Falsely presented as tenant-driven, NYCHA's proposed demolition clears valuable land in Chelsea for market-rate development on public land. In response, NYCHA tenants have organized to resist a profit-driven plan that privatizes public housing.

Followed by a panel discussion with Natasha Florentino, the film's director and producer; Renee Keitt, president of the Elliott-Chelsea Tenant Association; and Layla Law-Gisiko, district leader for Assembly District 75, Part A, and president of the City Club of New York.

This event will kick off a monthly film series at Cooper Square about past and present housing struggles.