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8. Gentrification is Inevitable
From: Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies
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Chapter 8 highlights examples of resistance to gentrification through grassroot movements, political activism, and changes in public policy. Examples discussed include the Fruit Belt CLT in Buffalo, the Milton Park Community CMP in Montreal, the Evergreen Cooperative Initiative in Cleveland, “housing as a human right” protests and movements, CBOs in Detroit, right-to-the-city activists, the 2021 German vote in favour of nationalizing thousands of rental units, Aboriginal Housing Corporation’s across Canada, the Google Bus Blockades, the San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition (SFADC), resistance in the historic Bo-Kaap muslim district of Cape Town, urban “elitization”, and the Brooklyn Anti-Gentrification Network.