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Residential segregation underlies some of our most serious social problems: racial health disparities, the achievement gap, the wealth gap and more.
This is a time when many of us seek to work for change close to home. And as Richard Rothstein points out, the fight to dismantle desegregation must inevitably take place on the local level, where we can enforce laws for affordable housing, build new units, improve existing homes, modify zoning laws..and more.
This summer, delve into housing-related issues and solutions in Richard and Leah Rothstein’s book, “Just Action.” Join discussion groups throughout town in preparation for an author visit and talk with Michelle Alexander (“The New Jim Crow”) on Sept. 10.
Request your free copies of the book at publicrelations@montclairlibary.org by May 30! Copies will arrive by mid June. Join the library’s discussion on July 11 or start your own.
In his landmark bestseller “The Color of Law,” Richard Rothstein explained the history of how government at all levels created residential segregation. “But what can we do about it?” readers asked over and over again. He turned to his daughter, housing policy expert Leah Rothstein, to formulate answers in “Just Action.” Learn more…
“[This book] defies the darkness of segregation’s legacy by provoking our imaginations and providing examples of efforts that confront its impacts.”— Rev. Natosha Reid Rice, Vice President, Habitat for Humanity International
Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He is the author of “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.” Learn more…
Leah Rothstein’s expertise in the full range of housing policy stems from more than two decades as a community and union organizer and a consultant to housing developers, cities and counties, redevelopment agencies, and private firms. Learn more…
Book Discussion of “Just Action”: led by library staffers Kiera Clifford and Margarette Ouiji
Friday, July 11, 1 p.m., Main Branch
Join our conversation of this important book and get ready for the live author conversation!
The program is free but registration is required. REGISTER SOON. All are welcome.
Open Book / Open Mind: Richard Rothstein and Leah Rothstein in conversation.
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. First Congregational Church (40 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair)
Legal scholar Richard Rothstein and his daughter, housing policy expert Leah Rothstein, will discuss “Just Action,” their guide to residential desegregation. Followed by Q&A and a book signing and sale with Watchung Booksellers. The program is free but registration is required. REGISTER HERE. All are welcome.
WINTER IS COMING! Our new chiller arrives the morning of Friday 5/16. We plan to open at noon.
