West Side Tenants' Conference
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About this Event
Saturday, December 5
Emceed by WSNA Tenant Leader Thuy Pham
9:40am-10:05am: DANCE PARTY and INTRODUCTIONS: MC Tenant Leader Thuy Pham and HCC Staff
10:05am: SPECIAL GUEST: U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer
10:15am: HOUSING STATE OF THE STATE: New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal
10:45am: KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Council Member Helen Rosenthal
11:10am - 12:15pm: WORKSHOPS
- Housing and Public Benefits for Seniors
- Towards a Just Recovery: The Future of Housing in NYC
- Landlord Tactics to Deregulate Apartments and What You Need to Know
12:15pm: REGROUP AND TRANSITION
1pm-2:30pm: 2021 MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
- Participants: Shaun Donovan, Scott Stringer, Dianne Morales, Kathryn Garcia, Maya Wiley , Jocelyn Taylor, Eric Adams, Carlos Menchaca
- Moderated by Ben Max, Executive Editor, Gotham Gazette
Sunday, December 6
Emceed by WSNA Tenant Leader Thuy Pham
9:40am-10:15am: DANCE PARTY and INTRODUCTIONS
10:15am: TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW ABUELO: New York State Assemblymember Richard Gottfried
10:40am: KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Shams DaBaron, Resident of the Lucerne Hotel, UWS
11:10am -12:15pm: WORKSHOPS
- Affordable Housing: Now and Tomorrow
- Housing, Homelessness, and the Fight for Immediate and Permanent Solutions
- How to Tell Your Story So People Listen: Creating Change and Building Community Through Personal Narrative
- Housing Court During COVID
12:15pm: REGROUP AND CLOSE OUT