A Barcelona-based activist named Ada Colau founded the Mortgage Victims Platform as the U.S. financial crisis had ricochet worldwide hitting Spain hard spiraling the country into deep recession and causing a mortgage crisis that put people out of their homes. 6 years later she was sworn in as Mayor of Barcelona winning on a platform of housing as human dignity. In his film “Ada for Mayor”, documentary filmmaker Pau Faus follows Ada during the campaign with intimate glimpses of her questioning her own motives. A panel discussion following the film screening will explore the question of where does social change in cities come from? Are bottoms-up grass-roots movements, or governmental policies more effective in creating equitable cities? If you think you know the answer, consider why a radical thinker like Ada Colau would campaign to become Mayor.

Tickets: $12

Panelists:

Tim (Michael) Iglesias, Professor of Law, University of San Francisco
Joe Eskenazi, Managing Editor/Columnist, Mission Local
Assemblymember David Chiu, California District 17
Noni D. Session, Executive Director, East Bay Real Estate Cooperative
Curated by Fay Darmawi

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