Gentrification and Pacification: Workshop and Movie Showing
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010Gentrification: The process of development in a poor neighborhood that brings in rich people and rich businesses and pushes out the poor people by spiking living costs and sterilizing the neighborhood.
This workshop will focus specifically on the ongoing gentrification of the Hilltop neighborhood in Tacoma.
War on the Hill: A classic mini-documentary on the so-called War on Drugs in the Hilltop community of Tacoma. The film was shot on location in the late 80s. George Bush Senior was president at this time. Film by Dwayne Waller.
You should think about showing Redemsion, the Tookie Williams story.