On February 18, a panel discussion on the critical implications of “urban renewal” in DC communities took place at American University. The first speaker was Johanna Bockman. An Associate Professor of Sociology and Global Affairs at George Mason University, Bockman also runs the blog Sociology in My Neighborhood: DC Ward Six. We posted that video here a few weeks ago.

The second speaker in the series was Claudia Barragan a Master’s student at American University’s School of International Service. She has worked as an urban planner and on the panel provides a critical look at gentrification through this occupational lens.

American University students Sophia YoshiMi and Luis Enrique Salazar organized the panel discussion. Part three is Parisa Norouzi. We’ll post that next week.