Ruin, Rubble & Race: The San Francisco Earthquake and Post-Katrina

Mon, Apr 17

Ruin, Rubble And Race:

The San Francisco Earthquake and Post-Katrina America,1906 to 2006,
One Hundred Years Later

Join a diverse group of community-based organizations and activists
for a "People's Forum" to commemorate and critically reappraise what
happened 100 years ago, and what must change today to save lives and
prevent displacement of vulnerable, working people from the city's
landscape.

Distinguished Emcee Bob Wing, Activist and Writer

Panelists Include:

CC Campbell-Rock, Katrina Survivor, Community Organizer, and Journalist

Willie Ratcliff, Community Activist and Editor of San Francisco Bay
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Connie Young Yu, Historian and Author of Chinatown, San Jose, USA

Chris Carlsson, Board President, Counterpulse and Executive Director,
Shaping San

Francisco: An Interactive Multimedia Excavation of the Lost History
of San Francisco

Shanell Williams, Community Activist, Former SF Youth Commissioner

History has revealed that the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, and the
monumental, post-disaster rebuilding efforts, gave tragic rise to a
modern era of twentieth-century displacement and gentrification of
working-class people, immigrants and communities of color throughout
San Francisco. In 2005, the nation witnessed how Hurricane Katrina
and the government's racist and cruel response devastated the social
and economic conditions of these same communities in the Gulf Coast
region.

One hundred years later we ask: "What would happen if another
earthquake shakes up San Francisco? Who would survive? Who would be
displaced? And would the city be rebuilt for the wealthy, power elite
and corporations that dominant the debate?"

Join us for the discussion! This event is co-sponsored by the
Chinatown Community Development Center, Mission Agenda, The
Progressive Voter Project, Senior Action Network and the San
Francisco Peoples' Organization, along with Supervisor Chris Daly,
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and Supervisor Aaron Peskin.

Venue:

Gordon J. Lau Elementary School
950 Clay St. (between Stockton and Powell)
San Francisco

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