A Conversation About Evictions in Durham Neighborhoods

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A Conversation About Evictions in Durham Neighborhoods

By John Killeen

Date and time

Monday, October 29, 2018 · 6 - 8pm EDT

Location

ReCity

112 Broadway Street Durham, NC 27701

Description

Please join DataWorks on Monday October 29th at ReCity (112 Broadway St, Durham 27701) at 6pm for a conversation about evictions in Durham neighborhoods.

During an average month in Durham 900 people receive eviction notices. This has a critical impact on our neighbors and neighborhoods - but evictions also occur more at certain times of year and are concentrated in specific areas of the county. A lot of energy has gone into better understanding this topic in the past couple of years and responding with local programs that may help tenants.

In this conversation, we'll hear from:

  • Legal Aid and the Civil Justice Clinic at Duke on how the first year of the eviction diversion program has gone;

  • from DataWorks about the most recent data on eviction filings in Durham and where they occur;

  • and from you as we follow those topics with discussion of what people are experiencing in Durham's rental housing and what should happen next.

RSVP for free here and for more information please contact John Killeen at 919.681.2063.

Refreshments will be provided!


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Founded in 2016, DataWorks NC is a nonprofit based in Durham, North Carolina. We democratize data to facilitate an empowered, productive, and equitable community. Our priority is to benefit Durham’s communities of color, low income, and historical disinvestment and we do this through collaboration with neighbors, communities, nonprofits and local agencies that share goals of racial equity and community power.

We facilitate community discussions and set the table for shared learning about topics like displacement, ownership, working, race and power. By listening, learning and collaborating alongside our partners we participate in the development of more equitable and restorative public processes - ultimately building a more complete and accessible pathway to community knowledge that is grounded in history.

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