A housing system that leaves millions of families homeless or housing insecure is an inevitable consequence of treating housing as a commodity. Advocates are increasingly calling for decommodifying housing, such as by investing in public and social housing and supporting community- and tenant-owned models, to ensure that safe, affordable housing is available to all who need it. But decommodified housing composes less than 1 percent of the US housing stock, and many questions remain about how we can substantively increase the stock of decommodified housing.
Join the Urban Institute for a discussion about the links between decommodification and housing justice, and hear from practitioners and advocates on opportunities to accelerate the decommodification of housing in the US.
SPEAKERS:
- Danielle DeRuiter-Williams, Associate Director of Racial Equity, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute
- Samantha Fu, Policy Associate, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute
- Damien Goodmon, Founder and Board Secretary-Treasurer, Liberty Community Land Trust
- Margaret Moran, Director of Planning and Development, Cambridge Housing Authority
- Bill Pitkin, Senior Policy Fellow, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute
- Emily Thaden, Vice President of National Strategy, Grounded Solutions Network
- Gabi Velasco, Policy Analyst, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute