DeGentrify Portland

DeGentrify Portland  Project Coordinator Sharita Towne joins KBOO's Mic Crenshaw to talk about the changing face of north Portland, the cost to the community of gentrification, and how people are organizing to resist it.  We'll also hear excerpts from the films produced by the participants in DeGentrify Portland  that address the topic of gentrification and changing neighborhoods in Portland.

In the past decade, Portland’s communities of color have experienced a dramatic demographic shift from neighborhoods in inner northeast Portland to locations in East Portland and Gresham. This change has had negative effects, as businesses and cultural organizations have relocated, and families and neighbors have been displaced because of increased property costs and urban redevelopment. De-Gentrifying Portland is an opportunity for youth to talk about their experiences and how gentrification has affected them.

Participating youth media makers:

    Hayley Bauske
    Savanna Carter
    Mia Charnelle
    Baqi Coles
    Llondyn Elliot
    Diamond Ferguson
    Sam Graves
    Jonny Sanders
    Meghan Skinner
    Donovan Smith

A DVD of these films will be available as a thank you gift for people who contribute to KBOO during this program.