Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wonk Let's all watch a documentary about a controversial public housing complex
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Local wonks — especially those who enjoy debating whether the demolition of Atlanta's public housing hurt or helped the city and its residents living on low incomes — won't want to miss Cinefest's screening of "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth," a documentary about the controversial St. Louis housing complex that devolved into a hotbed of crime and poverty. The film is showing until Sunday, Feb. 12.
Georgia State University students, faculty and staff are admitted free with their Panther ID. Tickets for non-GSUers are $3 for shows before 5 p.m. and $5 after 5 p.m. Quick note: Cinefest says there will be no 7 p.m. screening tonight.
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"Definitely curious to see what the myth is."
it's probably something like "urban housing causes crime" when really it's a correlation/causation issue
if you concentrate a whole bunch of poor folks in one area without making sure they have access to a decent livelihood, of course they're going to rob each other
this is an amazing book about the impact public housing can have on poor people trying to better themselves
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?oe=…
fun fact: simply living in a notorious housing project hurts your chances of getting a job. even if only let's say 15% of the people who live in a project are criminal dicks, the interviewer most often assumes the applicant is a criminal dick regardless of the applicant's personal qualities
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