Lester Spence
Presentations from Facing Race 2012
The Faces of Development: Moving from Racial and Class Inequity
Since Urban Renewal in the mid 1900s there have been consistent patterns of unfair redevelopment in our urban communities. By identifying and changing these unfair practices, which disproportionately benefit the developers and those with power on the backs of the poor and often times communities of color, we can plan and carry out more equitable development practices in the present and future.
Speakers: Lea Keal, Marisela Gomez, Lester SpenceNational Student Bill of Rights
We would like to engage participants in a documented (video) dialogue about the state of youth in the United States in 2012 and discuss what we think the US will look like in 5 years with these rights being provided to our youth. Video documentation of participants from across the US would accompany the clips that we have already obtained from youth in our cities to build on to our campaign for national recognition of the bill of rights. This workshop would become a living work, as we continue to gain local, state, and national support.
Speakers: Niqua Douglas, Magda Phillips, Lester Spence