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Zoning, Housing, and Race: A legacy impacting health outcomes

Join the League of Women Voters of Greenwich for a panel discussion on Wednesday, April 21st at 7pm on the history of racial zoning and housing (in Greenwich and more broadly) as well as the connection between housing and disparate health outcomes. The panel will also discuss several bills in front of the General Assembly this session, including legislation that looks at racism as a public health crisis and the proposal for "fair share" affordable housing in Connecticut. This event explores issues in more depth that were touched on briefly in the League's DesegregateCT event on March 31st. Featuring:

  • Erin Crosby- Director of Women’s Empowerment and Racial Justice, YWCA Greenwich

  • Erin Boggs, Esq.- Executive Director, Open Communities Alliance

  • Tiffany Donelson- President and CEO, Connecticut Health Foundation

  • Karen Dubois-Walton, PhD- President, Elm City Communities / Housing Authority of the City of New Haven

  • Danya Keene, PhD- Associate Professor of Public Health, Yale School of Public Health

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