Library Events

Board President at FAIR Health Rob Parke will offer an overview of the United States healthcare system. Using FAIR Health data and other sources, we will also discuss key drivers of reform (e.g. the Affordable Care Act) and compare costs, outcomes and access to healthcare systems around the world – sharing anecdotes of patient experience.

Gentrification in places like Kingston, Newburgh, Albany, and elsewhere in the country follow a legible pattern: deindustrialized cities that fall into disinvestment until the "creative class" moves in and begins to make it over in their own image--and make it unaffordable for everyone else in the process. 

This forum brings together academics, journalists, artists, and activists who approach this issue from a variety of critical, structural, and solutions-oriented perspectives. Featuring David A. Banks, Richard Ocejo, Kwame Holmes, and Pastor Rob Sweeney, and moderated by Nona Willis Aronowitz, the discussion will dig into the signs, causes, and effects of gentrification in our region and beyond. 

Copies of the authors' latest books will be for sale thanks to Oblong Books.