Community Action + Resident Empowerment Summit: Protect Public Housing

Name: Community Action + Resident Empowerment Summit: Protect Public Housing
Start: 2026-06-06T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-06T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Pratt Institute Manhattan Campus

Schedule

Sat Jun 06 2026 at 08:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Pratt Institute Manhattan Campus | New York, NY

Our Community Action + Resident Empowerment (CARE) Summit is for NYCHA residents who want to build the movement to protect public housing.
Agenda

🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Opening Remarks & Morning Panel - "Organizing Locally, Building by Building"

Info: Before our Opening Remarks, we will have Cory Greene from How Our Lives Link Altogether (H.O.L.L.A) join us to facilitate the calling in of our ancestors to bring in wisdom, strength, and healing to anchor our space and movement.

🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Workshop - "Know Your Housing Rights: 964 Regulations 101"
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Connect & Reflect Coffee Break
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Keynote Speaker: Dr. James Rodriguez, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
LUNCH - Room 1: "A Home Worth Fighting For" Screening w/ Natasha Florentino
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
LUNCH - Room 2 - Connect/Network
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Afternoon Panel - "Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers: Organizing Across NYC"
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Collective Discussion & Call to Action
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Closing Remarks & Reception

Info: Our Reception will include music and poetry from residents and friends, including recording artist Johnny Stowers. Bring a poem or tune!