Series Overview

Join ANHD for our 12th annual Community Development Conference. This year’s Conference will feature events throughout October, including intimate in-community events held throughout the city in partnership with ANHD members and allies, culminating in a Fight Forward Finale event on Thursday evening, October 26th.

Attendees will include:

• ANHD members, including Community Development Corporations, Settlement Houses, and grassroots organizing nonprofits 
• Housing and Equitable Economic Development leaders
• Fair lending advocates
• Financial institutions
• Environmental justice groups
• Small business owners and supporters
• Government agency representatives
• Public officials
• Public policy researchers and academics

For general questions/comments or sponsorship inquiries, please contact Lauren Nye, Director of Operations.

October 4 | In Community: on Responsible Banking

The stability and affordability of NYC’s multifamily housing are central to NYC’s housing stock. Signature Bank’s collapse has major impacts for ANHD member groups who organize tenants in Signature-financed buildings. This event will include a panel that consists primarily of tenant leaders and organizers to discuss what bad lending looks like, its impact on tenants living in those buildings, and what are solutions to prevent bad lending and better conditions for tenants. We will then have a breakout session where the panelists will be in small groups with attendees to reflect on and answer questions about the panel.

Speakers:

• Moderated by: Jean Henry, Lead Organizer, Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
• Yonatan Tadele, Housing Organizer, Cooper Square Committee
• Adam Blazej, Tenant Leader, Tri-Hill Coalition
• Jacob Udell, Director of Research and Data, University Neighborhood Housing Program Inc.
• Rolando Guzman, Deputy Director, Community Preservation at St. Nicks Alliance
• Organizing member from the Full Time Tenant Union

Time: 6:15 PM - 9:00 PM

Location: University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street, New York, NY

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October 12 | In Community: on Housing

The topics of housing, homelessness, and criminalization are intertwined and, in many ways, inseparable, but they often get treated as separate issues and siloed movements. This panel will bring together leaders who have lived experiences with housing insecurity, homelessness, and criminalization. We will explore the connections between these issues and how we can bridge our work across them as a unified movement for racial and housing justice.

Speakers (In Formation):

• Latrice Walker, New York State Assemblymember
• Bea De la Torre, Chief Philanthropy Officer at Trinity Church Wall Street
• A participant from Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY)
• A participant from Release Aging People in Prison Campaign (RAPP)
• A participant from Picture the Homeless

Performance by cellist Jacob Cohen​

Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY

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October 24 | In Community: on Land Use

The industrial sector plays a crucial role in New York City’s economy. Yet today, it is under constant threat from speculation and competition for its limited amount of land. Come see firsthand the importance of the industrial economy and the vital role it plays in ensuring a more equitable New York. Join us as we tour the North Brooklyn and Maspeth IBZs and hear from business owners, advocates, and allies, about the crucial and exciting work we’re doing to put industrial business zones on a firmer footing and ensure NYC’s industrial sector can survive and grow.

Speakers (In Formation):

• Leah Archibald, Executive Director, Evergreen
• A representative from the Business Outreach Center
• Industrial Business Zone owners

Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Location: Various locations in Maspeth and North Brooklyn

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Logistics

General: ANHD’s conference series will be a mostly all in-person event series across New York City this October. Our first event will be live-streamed, and all other events will be in community spaces across the five boroughs, usually with an interactive component and a space for conversation. Individual tickets are available via Eventbrite, and group and sponsor packages are managed by connecting with Lauren Nye (Lauren.n@anhd.org).

In-Person COVID Protocols: In-person attendees are asked to be fully vaccinated and comply with all New York City and New York State guidelines at the time of the event. We support masks to protect vulnerable populations and will have masks on-hand at all events. ANHD will also have hand sanitizer available. 

Accessibility: All conference event spaces are fully accessible by wheelchair and are ADA compliant. If you have any questions or accommodation or service requests to fully participate with us, please contact Director of Operations Lauren Nye at Lauren.n@anhd.org at least 15 days prior to the event.

Social Media and Hashtag: The official ANHD Conference Hashtag is #BuildCommunityPower. Follow the event series along on Twitter and Instagram @ANHDnyc for up-to-date info and recaps!