Reclamation: Organized Housing in NYC
Wednesday September 2nd - 7:30PM
Brecht Forum
451 West Street, New York, NY 10014
From 1927 to 1970 to 2009, living in New York City has been a struggle, and there have been a number of organized attempts to bypass the landlords. Here are two.
RIGHT TO THE CITY:
--Break and Enter (Rompiendo Puertas) - Newsreel, 1970, 42 minutes
--At Home in Utopia - Michal Goldman, 2008, 57 minutes
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes | Digital Projection
Discussion with:
--Tom Gogan - of the Union of City Tenants
--Esperanza Martell - member of El Comite
--Boris Ourlicht - Coopnik
--Laurie Ourlicht - Boris' daughter, Coops descendant, Westbeth resident, visual artist
--Ed Yellin - Coopnik
Co-sponsored by Red Channels
(All of the Newsreel films are available from Third World Newsreel. The Goldman film is available on DVD (2009) from Filmmakers Collaborative.)