The Urban Institute at UNC Charlotte hosted an appearance by author Matthew Desmond at Spirit Square on September 27th. Before his appearance, more than 40 book clubs around Charlotte read "Evicted" and took part in discussions around the problem of affordable housing in the Mecklenburg area.
This online forum is another avenue to take part in the local and national conversation about housing and homelessness. Please follow links here to find out more about this program and this conversation in Charlotte: http://plancharlotte.org/story/matthe...
This online forum is another avenue to take part in the local and national conversation about housing and homelessness. Please follow links here to find out more about this program and this conversation in Charlotte:
http://plancharlotte.org/story/matthe...
This is a link to the Book Discussion Guide for Evicted. Part 6 includes local and national statistics about housing: http://ui.uncc.edu/sites/default/file...
Please introduce yourself in this space and tell us what leads you to take part in the Evicted book discussion in Charlotte.
Our online discussion will run from October 2nd through October 23rd, and I will post new questions on Monday evenings.