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Razing Liberty SquareRazing Liberty Square

Razing Liberty Square

October 6, 2023

Friday, 6:45 PM

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

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Katja Esson (Dir), 85 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Producer Ronald Baez in attendance, and joined by PUSH Buffalo's Executive Director Dawn Wells-Clyburn + Former Executive Director Rahwa Ghirmatzion.

Miami is ground-zero for sea-level-rise. When residents of the Liberty Square public-housing community learn about a $300 million revitalization project in 2015, they sknow that this sudden interest comes from the fact that their neighborhood is located on the highest-and-driest ground in the city. Now they must prepare to fight a new form of racial injustice - Climate Gentrification.

  • Video from Razing Liberty Square

    Directed by: Katja Esson

    Still from Razing Liberty Square

    Still from Razing Liberty Square

    Directed by: Katja Esson

October 6, 2023

Friday, 6:45 PM

Buffalo Toronto Public Media

Venue Website ⟶

View on Facebook

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