Recent Victories in the Fight to Save People’s Park

(Zoom event)
The ongoing battle to prevent the development by UC of People’s Park in Berkeley continues unabated. Although we have won an important court of appeal victory and achieved the listing of the park on the National Register of Historic Places, People’s Park is still not protected from the construction of a huge student housing project and the paving over with hardscape, despite the need for open space in the densest part of Berkeley. This Zoom panel will talk about how the privatization is pushing the monetization of the public assets of the University and how this process has become a national trend. Community action and legal strategies to prevent the imminent destruction of People’s Park by the UC Berkeley will be discussed.
Speakers:
Harvey Smith, People’s Park Historic District Advocacy Group
Charles Wollenberg, former Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of History, Berkeley City College
Joe Liesner, Food Not Bombs
Hali Hammer, Musician Activist