This spring, the Akron-Summit County Public Library is hosting a series of programs to address housing needs and inequalities in our community. The Just Action series will include a housing legal clinic; documentary screening and panel; book club discussions; and a presentation by Leah and Richard Rothstein, authors of “Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law.”
Featured Program
Main Event Many Voices: Leah & Richard Rothstein
Friday, May 10, 7 pm, Main Library
Leah Rothstein (in-person) & Richard Rothstein (virtual) join us to discuss their recent book "Just Action." Free book to keep given to the first 70 attendees. Discussion will be moderated by Nanette Pitt.
“Just Action” is meant as “a blueprint for concerned citizens and community leaders” to address ongoing issues caused by segregation. Those issues were detailed in Richard Rothstein’s best-selling and award-winning “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” (2017).
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The following are additional programs in the Just Action programming series. All programs are free and open to the public.
Community Discussion: Just Action
Wednesday, April 10, 6 pm, Highland Square Branch Library
Tuesday, May 14, 1:30 Ellet Branch Library
Join other Akronites in a community discussion exploring the topic of segregation though “Just Action” by Richard & Leah Rothstein. Free book to keep given to first 10 registrants.
Housing Insecurity: Free Legal Clinic
Wednesday, May 8, 6-8 pm, Main Library
Licensed attorneys will provide information and counseling on tenant-landlord rights & obligations, evictions, foreclosures, housing discrimination, & first-time home buying. No registration required.
Thursday Movies@Main: Doubled Up
Thursday, May 9, 6:30 pm, Main Library
A special screening of the recent documentary short film “Doubled Up,” exploring homelessness affecting students at Akron Public Schools, followed by a panel discussion with the local filmmakers and area social service agencies.
You can also listen to the Akron Mirror podcast on Spotify.
The Just Action series has been planned in coordination with the following presenting sponsors: East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, Fair Housing Contact Service, Living Water Association of the United Church of Christ (Ohio NorthEast), and the Akron-Summit County Public Library.
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