People’s Plan – Fred L. McGhee

Setting the Record Straight About the Austin People’s Plan

Posted on August 20, 2019August 21, 2019 by Fred McGhee

The Austin Monitor’s recent story about the City of Austin’s Plan to “mitigate” displacement correctly quoted me as not seeing much of the People’s Plan reflected in the city’s anti-displacement strategy. But there is more, of course, to the story. City staffers in the Neighborhood Housing department as well as members of the city’s Equity […]

The Austin People’s Plan to Fight Displacement

Posted on April 8, 2018April 10, 2018 by Fred McGhee

On January 15, 2018 — Martin Luther King Day — I was privileged to help spearhead the unveiling of what has since become known as the Austin “People’s Plan” to fight displacement and to help mitigate gentrification. We called ourselves the Austin Poor People’s Campaign and held our press conference at the Montopolis Negro School, […]