Why are there so many foreclosures in Jamaica? Housing Teach-In / Speak-Out

The Queens Museum of Art invites you to two public programs associated with the current exhibition Red Lines Housing Crisis Learning Center. Why are there so many foreclosures in Jamaica? Housing Teach-In / Speak-Out Thursday, August 27, 6—8 pm Queens Borough Public Library Main Branch, Auditorium 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, between 89th & 90th Avenue Jamaica, Queens with NYC Council Member Leroy Comrie, CHANGER, Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project, and Rebuilding NYC Together As part of Redlines Housing Crisis Learning Center, Damon Rich’s current exhibition at the Queens Museum of Art, the Museum has worked with Queens housing organizations to host a series of neighborhood meetings in foreclosure-impacted areas. The Teach-In / Speak-Outs feature short presentations by elected officials, housing advocates, urban planners, journalists, and artists followed by an open forum for community members to share their experiences, concerns, and ideas for collective action. The Jamaica event will examine the housing crisis in Southeast Queens and feature short presentations by local homeowners, Rebuilding Together NYC, NEDAP, Michael Hickey from the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, and Joseph Heathcoat, Professor of Urban Studies at The New School, followed by refreshments and a chance to speak individually with representatives from Neighborhood Housing Services of Jamaica, Catholic Charities, and the New York Mortgage Coalition. Queens Borough Public Library Main Branch, Auditorium, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, between 89th & 90th Avenue, Jamaica, Queens