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.