"City Rising" is a documentary series that examines social justice issues affecting California communities. The program illuminates the journey of California's neighborhoods advocating for policy change to improve upward mobility for their communities. The effects of these movements are far-reaching, and their voices will ultimately impact the social health of communities across the country and beyond.
This season, journey with "City Rising" as it examines how youth leaders, allies and organizations are helping re-shape systems and institutions for a better future. See how they are make lasting change in pursuit of a more just and equitable future for themselves and the world they live in.
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56:39
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S3 E1: City Rising - Youth & Democracy
This third season of the “City Rising” series will demystify the role and work of youth organizations in California, demonstrating how young people are organizing their communities to participate in public policy and make lasting change.
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56:52
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S2 E1: City Rising - The Informal Economy
California is the world's fifth largest economy — yet, hiding in plain sight are workers who labor off the books, unprotected and unregulated. Follow four California workers organizing to find pathways for legalization and protection.
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56:39
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S1 E1: City Rising - Gentrification and Displacement
City Rising shows how gentrification is deeply rooted in a history of discriminatory laws and practices in the United States.
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15:29
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E4: Impact
Laws that favor property owners and real estate developers have left many residents without a safety net to protect themselves from displacement.
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15:44
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E1: Legacy
From the displacement of Native peoples to the enforcement of Jim Crow, the history of in U.S. land policy and practice is a history of inequities.
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14:15
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E2: Resilience
Communities that have historically been disinvested, such as Boyle Heights, Santa Ana and East Oakland, have established rich community networks, informal economies and culture.
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13:52
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E3: Return to the Cities
Cities have become more entrepreneurial, seeking private investment that fuels large-scale gentrification.
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16:54
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E5: Mobilization
As more tenants face displacement, they are recognizing their power in numbers and creating a “renter nation” movement advocating for their right to property and equitable development.
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15:13
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E6: The Future
As more people realize they will never be homeowners, renters are thinking about their rights and refusing to yield decision-making to owners and developers.
