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  • NJPAC CONTINUES TO ‘STAND IN SOLIDARITY’ WITH THE COMMUNITY IN 2026

    NJPAC CONTINUES TO ‘STAND IN SOLIDARITY’ WITH THE COMMUNITY IN 2026

    • By Mabel Pais

    The topic of affordable housing is back in 2026 by popular demand from participants in last year’s ‘Standing in Solidarity’ season.

    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.

    PROGRAM

    Opening Poem

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

    PANELISTS & MODERATOR

    MODERATOR

    AMOL SINHA

    Executive Director at ACLU of New Jersey and curator of the program.

    PANELISTS

    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

    SCHEDULE

    WHAT:  A ROOF OVER EVERY HEAD: AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS

              Resource Tables, Film Screening & Panel Conversation

    WHEN:  Jan 27

               Resource Tables available at 5 PM

               Film at 6 PM,         

               Panel Conversation at 7 PM

    WHERE:  NJPAC’s Chase Room, 2nd Floor

    RSVP

    RSVP, required, @ njpac.org/event/a-roof-over-every-head-affordable-housing-crisis-part-ii/#register

    Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Spirituality, Social Issues, Education, Business, Health and Wellness, and Cuisine.

  • ACLU SOLIDARITY TEAM DISCUSSES CRUCIAL ISSUES FACING AAPI

    ACLU SOLIDARITY TEAM DISCUSSES CRUCIAL ISSUES FACING AAPI

    By Mabel Pais

    EVENT DESCRIPTION

    In New Jersey and across the country, we have seen an alarming rise in hate and bias incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. As we witness more verbal assaults, social media harassment, racist discourse in politics and media, and physical violence including murder — what can we do to better protect our AAPI communities and allow all of us to thrive?

    Join The American Civil Liberties Union-NJ (ACLU-NJ) at NJPAC for this gathering of experts, advocates and grassroots activists as they discuss the community, artistic and policy responses to these crucial issues. The event is curated by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.

    MODERATOR

    Amol Sinha, Moderator. (Photo / Courtesy NJPAC)

     Amol Sinha, Executive Director of The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ), moderates a panel discussion of experts, advocates and grassroot activists on the topic. To learn more about Amol, visit aclu-nj.org/en/biographies/amol-sinha

    OPENING REMARKS

    Matthew Platkin, NJ Acting Attorney General

    PANELISTS

    Rose Cuison-Villazor, Interim Dean, Professor of Law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers University School of Law in Newark.

    Jeena Moon, Esq., board member of AAPI Montclair, Visa corporate attorney and member of Visa’s Inclusion & Diversity Committee.

    Jafreen Uddin, Executive Director of Asian American Writers’ Workshop and Chair of the Adult Internship Committee for We Need Diverse Books.

    Julie Xu, Senior Chinatown Tenants Union Organizer for CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities.

    WHEN

    Monday, May 16, 2022 @ 07:00 PM, virtual

    HOW

    To participate FREE,

    Register at njpac-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xBz8tcnCSQqmoN9sYFHBfA

    Look out, prior to the panel, for an email that contains a film link to watch on your own time.

    (Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, The Arts and Entertainment, Cuisine, Health & Wellness and Spirituality)