Built by Working People: A History of Williamsburg and Bushwick

Date: Jan 10th

Bushwick and Williamsburg have always been shaped by people who organized, resisted displacement, and fought for dignity. Join us for a conversation on the neighborhoods’ histories. From migration to redlining, housing struggles, and today’s fights for working-class communities, we’ll feature leaders and organizers who’ve been part of that story. This conversation traces the neighborhoods’ Puerto Rican and immigrant roots, housing battles, cultural movements, and bucking the political establishment that exploited them. We’ll ask what those histories can teach us about the future we’re building now.

In conversation with

• Assemblymember Maritza Davila

• Rolando Guzman, longtime Bushwick and Williamsburg housing organizer

• Assemblymember Emily Gallagher

• State Senator Julia Salazar

• Community Organizer and DSA Electoral Chair Alvaro Lopez
  

Hosted by the Community Solidarity Committee, Assemblymember Emily Gallagher and State Senator Julia Salazar