“Road to Nowhere: How to Fight Freeways and Reconnect Communities,” hosted by America Walks

Wednesday, June 29, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The American obsession with building highways has a dark legacy. Since its heyday in the 1960s, highway building has displaced over 1 million people — a disproportionate number of them Black and brown Americans. Millions more now live next to these roads, which pollute communities with vehicle exhaust and divide them from adjacent neighborhoods. Given these long-term effects, it’s little surprise that freeway fighting has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years. Cities and communities have begun to reckon with the damage that highways have caused and to implement reparative projects that help to heal. But much more work needs to be done.

Join freeway fighters Amy Stelly, Alex Contreras, and Jay Arzu as they share their experiences organizing against building new highways and advocating for connected neighborhoods. They’ll demonstrate what’s possible when we put people before highways.

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Hosted by America Walks.