In 2024, new legislation was introduced that requires every town in New Jersey to build its fair share of low-income housing. But what does this mean for families — will they find a warm welcome, and viable housing options, in every municipality? Or might local politics in some towns potentially stymie the building of affordable homes?

The evening includes a screening of the PSEG Social Impact film City Rising: Gentrification and Displacement, a PBS documentary series exploring the impact of discriminatory laws on the country’s housing crisis.

In partnership with Dodge Poetry, the program will open with a poem by Mia X, the City of Newark’s inaugural Poet Laureate.

The conversation will be moderated by Amol Sinha, Executive Director at ACLU of New Jersey and curator of the program.

Speakers include:

Adam Gordon, Executive Director, Fair Share Housing Center
Samra Haider, President and CEO, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Taiisa Kelly, CEO, Monarch Housing Associates
DaWuan Norwood, Policy Counsel, ACLU of New Jersey
Amber Randolph, Associate Vice President, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Register here.