The Battle for People's Park
We hear from the UC and opponents of the plan, and we ask our listeners: what should the future of the park look like?
August 17, 2022
55 min
Full
1,424 of 3,393
August 17, 2022
The Battle for People's Park
0:00 / 55:47
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
America the Jesuit Review Episodes Around August 17, 2022
Episode 1,424 of 3,393 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
55:47This episodeThe Battle for People's Park
Summary
In 1969, a group of students, activists and community members in Berkeley transformed a muddy abandoned parking lot into a park. They called it People's Park and ever since, the space has served as a hub for political organizing, culture and community. But throughout its 53 year history, there have been ongoing disputes over the land between the park community and the park’s owner, UC Berkeley. Now, the university has big plans to build housing on the site, which has led to recent clashes between protesters and police. We’ll hear from the UC and opponents of the plan, and we ask our listeners: what should the future of the park look like?
Guests:
Dan Mogulof, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Public Affairs, University of California, Berkeley
Harvey Smith, member of People's Park Historic District Advocacy Group; author of "Berkeley and the New Deal"
Supriya Yelimeli, housing and homelessness reporter, Berkeleyside
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.