Courtesy CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities
Residents and activists rallied in favor of the community plan and against The Chetrit Group Project at an event Monday.
“It’s easy to cast all opposition to developments as NIMBY, but this ignores crucial racial and economic differences between neighborhoods and disparities in who has the power to decide the future of their communities.”
‘I’ve grown too big for my hometown and it’s time to move on. I’m looking for a new city in which to settle. Does anybody want to offer me a tax break?’
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