{"id":641,"date":"2019-10-28T19:37:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T23:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parsons.edu\/housingjusticelab\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=641"},"modified":"2020-09-18T15:31:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T19:31:14","slug":"united-for-housing","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/housingjusticelab\/portfolio\/united-for-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"UNITED FOR HOUSING"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"_soustitre\">New York City has been shaped by endless immigrant waves that have arrived, settled, and grown side by side taking advantage of their differences and affinities. Historically, the political, social and cultural convergence of different communities has brought about progressive visions, approaches, and practices promoting the production of a unique city. Often lead by labor movements, immigrants, and minorities, the most radical urban advancements have emerged in times of scarcity and crisis as a way of resistance and survival. In today\u2019s context, the very same urban communities find themselves threatened by the increasing racial, economic and social inequality. Radical approaches defying the status quo in urban and community development are being reconsidered to preserve communities and to make them thrive. Cooperativisim is one such approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_soustitre\">United for Housing addresses the city\u2019s housing crisis by delving into local cooperativism in Sunset Park, a traditionally immigrant neighborhood in Brooklyn. This collaborative project has been developed by students from Parsons\u2019 MS Design and Urban Ecologies program, Milano&#8217;s Community Development Finance Lab, and United Families of Sunset Park (UFSP). UFSP is a group of over 15 immigrant families who have organized to stay in their beloved neighborhood through the development of cooperative housing.\u00a0The project involves the co-production of educational tools to advance the organizing efforts of the group, the design of methodologies to identify potential properties for the project in the neighborhood, and the creation of different scenarios to develop cooperative housing considering local assets and available public programs and funds. This project builds on last year&#8217;s project Women, Care, and Housing, which was developed by students from the MS Design and Urban Ecologies Class 2020 in collaboration with Milano&#8217;s Community Development Finance Lab which is led by Prof. Kevin McQueen.<\/p>\n<p>United for Housing is part of a multi-year project. It intends to strengthen the existing relationships between our community partners and organizations and experts in housing, as well as building new relationships for future collaborations and partnerships. Some of the existing collaborators include the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), the New Economy Project, and the Center for Family Life.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Team Members<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">MS Design and Urban Ecologies:<br \/>\nEmily Bowe<br \/>\nJason Brown<br \/>\nDaniella Castillo<br \/>\nDaniel Chu<br \/>\nRachel Crist<br \/>\nAmron Lee<br \/>\nAshley Lehrer<\/p>\n<p>MS Urban and Public Policy:<br \/>\nAna Milena Prada Uribe<br \/>\nAndrew Stark<\/p>\n<p>MS Economics:<br \/>\nAdam Schiabor<\/p>\n<p>MS International Affairs:<br \/>\nDouglas Salathe<\/p>\n<p>Graduate Certificate Leadership and Change:<br \/>\nDirk Van Stee<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Coordinator<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Gabriela Rend\u00f3n, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Community Development<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Collaborators<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Urban Homesteading Assitance Board (UHAB)<\/p>\n<p>New Economy Project<\/p>\n<p>Center for Family Life<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Community Development Finance Lab<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Publications<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/parsonsgraduateurbanprograms\/docs\/sunset_park_design_proposals_2019\">Sunset Park Design Proposals 2019<\/a>: Community Pedagogy Booklets, Housing Hope: Working with Religious Institutions, and Redefining Collective Care\/Reclaiming Contested Spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United for Housing is a collaborative project developed by first-year students from the MS Design and Urban Ecologies program, the Community Development Finance Lab, and United Families of Sunset Park, a group of over 15\u00a0 families who are organizing to establish a housing cooperative in Brooklyn&#8217;s Sunset Park. 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