UGBA 192AC Social Media and Social Movements Anti-Gentrification Movements

1. ANTI-GENTRIFICATION
BY CESAR, ROSIE, & IKYA
Village Voice. Anti-Gentrification Graffiti in Williamsburg, New York City.

2. WHAT
“renovate and improve
(especially a house or
district) so that it conforms
to middle-class taste”
“process of renovation and
revival of deteriorated urban
neighborhoods by means of
influx of more affluent
residents, which results in
increased property values and
the displacing of
lower-income families and
small businesses”
Preservation of Community Assets. Protest on Gentrification.

3. WHO
low-income families are
replaced by young singles
and couples,
proportionately smaller
amount of racial minorities
able to live in their given
area, reduction in
household size and increase
in median income
Ryan J. Davis. Anti-Gentrification Graffiti in Bushwick, New York City.

4. EFFECTS
more luxury houses,
increase in number of
evictions, conversion of
rental units to ownership
decrease in industrial uses
→ increase in office or
multimedia uses,
development of live-work
“lofts”/high-end housing
new ideas rotate about
what is attractive and
desirable aka noise,
appearances, architecture
Lori E. Said. Anti-Gentrification Graffiti in East Village, New York City.

5. CONSEQUENCES
Renters most vulnerable to gentrification:
when prices increase → tenants pushed out via
turnover, rent hikes or eviction; buyers of
buildings evict current residents to renovate
New economic effects out of reach to all but
well-educated newcomers; industrial activities
(considered to be nuisance/environmental
hazard) and small local businesses (lose lease
due to competition) are shut down →
low-income individuals lose jobs
MuralesMTL. Anti-Gentrification Graffiti in Montreal, Canada.

6. ONLINE
Two spikes in search behavior
interest. First spike is at the
height of tech bus protests in
Seattle/SF
Second spike is likely related to
when protesters targeted a
cereal cafe in London
Time Out London. Anti-Gentrification Graffiti in London.
Google Trends analysis of searches on “Gentrification” over time.

7. MOVEMENTS
Urban planners, federal government, land
developers form movements to “revive the
inner city”
Countermovements form to defend
community against the elite
Key movements: Right to the City, El Barrio,
Las Manitas, Anti-Tech, and #LoveTheHill
Banksy. Anti-Gentrification Graffiti near London Olympic Park.

8. RIGHT TO THE CITY
Emerged in 2007 as a call-to-action against
gentrification and displacement of
low-income minority populations
Platforms include: land for people v. land for
speculation, land ownership, economic justice,
indigenous justice, environmental justice,
freedom from police & state harassment,
immigrant justice, services and community
institutions, democracy and participation,
reparations, internationalism, and rural
justice.Youth Voices. Anti-Gentrification Graffiti in Oakland, California. .

9. Started in 2015 on instagram as a way to
showcase and acknowledge the local community
and existing businesses in Capitol Hill
Platforms include: their own website
lovethehill.org where they post data and
charts of how the capitol hill neighborhood in
Seattle has changed over the years. They also
have physical art installations in the
neighborhood.
#LOVETHEHILL
Cesar Ruiz. Statistics on #LovetheHill posted in Seattle, Washington.

10. AEMP is a data visualization project created to
document the displacement of Bay Area
residents since 1997.
They have their own website where they post
various different visualizations ranging from
crowd sourced/self reported displacement,
demographic displacement, and displacement
by neighborhood.
ANTI-EVICTION MAPPING PROJECT
Anti-Eviction Mapping Project. Map painted as street art.

11. SF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Housing Development: build ownership and
rental homes that help turn distressed
communities into thriving and self-sustaining
neighborhoods
Economic Development: SFHDC uses a
customized, grassroots approach to achieving
community revitalization. Efforts currently
focused on the Third Street Corridor in
Bayview-Hunters Point and other parts of
southeast San Francisco. Create employment
opportunities and vibrant neighborhoods.
Harvey Castro. Eviction-Free San Francisco protest.

12. SF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Financial Empowerment: provides financial
counseling and workshops to low- and
moderate-income households. The clients can
participate in three monthly workshops each
with follow-up individual counseling
Supportive Services: provides families living at
SFHDC’s Bayview Commons Apartments with
supportive services and case-management. These
services are non-mandatory, confidential and
designed to meet the distinct needs of each
resident.
KALW. Anti-Gentrification graffiti in the Mission District, San Francisco.

13. CITATIONS
@antievictionmap. "Anti-Eviction Mapping Project." Anti-Eviction Mapping Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016. <https://antieviction.com/>.
"Anti-Gentrification Rebels." The Nation. N.p., 29 June 2015. Web. 13 Dec. 2016. <https://www.thenation.com/article/anti-gentrification-rebels/>.
Bryant, Lynda Goode, and Laura Poitras. "Flag Wars." PBS. PBS, 13 June 2003. Web. 13 Dec. 2016. <http://www.pbs.org/pov/flagwars/what-is-gentrification/>.
Edwards, Jim. "Meet The Woman At The Heart Of San Francisco's Anti-Tech Gentrification Protests." Business Insider. Business Insider, 25 May 2014. Web.
13 Dec. 2016. <http://www.businessinsider.com/erin-mcelroy-and-san-francisco-anti-tech-gentrification-protests-2014-5>.
Matchar, Emily. "How Computer Scientists Are Using Twitter to Predict Gentrification." Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.
"Participatory Democracy Drives Anti-Gentrification Movement in New York's El Barrio." Truthout. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.
“San Francisco Housing Development Corporation.” SFHDC: Housing Development. N.p.,n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.
“San Francisco Housing Development Corporation.” SFHDC: Supporting Services. N.p.,n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.
"Right to the City Mission & History." Right to the City. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016. <http://righttothecity.org/about/mission-history/>.
@truthout. "Participatory Democracy Drives Anti-Gentrification Movement in New York's El Barrio." Truthout. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.
<http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/35625-participatory-democracy-drives-anti-gentrification-movement-in-new-york-s-el-barrio>.