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Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:35:46 GMT

ULF Links

Whiteness as Property
In this Harvard Law Review Article, Professor Cheryl I. Harris posits that racial identity and property are deeply interrelated concepts. She examines how whiteness, initially constructed as a form of racial identity, evolved into a form of property.
Forced Out: A Washington Post Investigation
A series of Washington Post articles on gentrification in D.C.
Willets Point - Behind the Curbline
The city of New York is trying to use its power of eminent domain to redevelop Willets Point, Queens, near the new Shea Stadium. In this video, small business owners in the area contest the use of eminent domain.
MOVE
This is a one-hour documentary about MOVE, the Philly group that was fire-bombed in the city in 1985. It's narrated by Howard Zinn and is very well done.
Edens Lost & Found - Philadelphia
More information about the PBS documentary screened at ULF's first event.
Law of the Land
A blog on land use law and zoning by a former visiting professor at Penn.

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Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:08:18 GMT

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Mission
To contribute to the study of legal issues impacting city residents, focusing on the intersection of urban planning (community and economic development, housing, land use) & social equality (race, poverty, discrimination, gentrification, environ. justice).
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