{"id":307,"date":"2017-11-12T11:51:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T17:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredmcghee.com\/?p=307"},"modified":"2017-11-12T12:05:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T18:05:52","slug":"austin-gentrification-and-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredmcghee.com\/?p=307","title":{"rendered":"Austin Gentrification and Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredmcghee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Austin-Gentrification.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-308\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredmcghee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Austin-Gentrification.jpg?resize=614%2C610&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredmcghee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Austin-Gentrification.jpg?w=614&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredmcghee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Austin-Gentrification.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredmcghee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Austin-Gentrification.jpg?resize=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredmcghee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Austin-Gentrification.jpg?resize=503%2C500&amp;ssl=1 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;gentrification&#8221; does not appear in Imagine Austin or in CodeNEXT.\u00a0 This seems odd, given that Austin has had multiple commissions over the past seventeen years meant to study and address the issue.\u00a0 The policy analyses and recommendations made by these task forces and commissions have been sitting on the shelf gathering dust.<\/p>\n<p>So let me take the opportunity to issue another reminder:\u00a0 over a year ago Austin&#8217;s Human Rights Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinmonitor.com\/stories\/2016\/06\/human-rights-commission-pushes-city-council-address-gentrification\/\">found that gentrification was a violation of basic human rights.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The commission did not get to this place easily.\u00a0 A working group chaired by the commission&#8217;s vice chair met for over nine months to study and deliberate the issue.\u00a0 I was part of the working group.\u00a0 Here, again, is a copy of the slide presentation I delivered before the human rights commission in 2015 regarding gentrification and historic preservation in Austin.<br \/>\n<span id=\"j310240c1\">There are many options to pay the full Canadian price for the medication. <a href=\"http:\/\/appalachianmagazine.com\/2019\/08\/24\/appalachias-front-porch-the-heartbeat-of-family-life\/\">viagra no prescription uk<\/a> Counseling could also benefit you if you list down five things you  <a href=\"http:\/\/appalachianmagazine.com\/author\/AppalachianMagazine\/page\/22\/\">viagra generic uk<\/a> are grateful for plus review your day&#8217;s accomplishments too. 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Monday&#8217;s opportunity was a White House ceremony for two Korean War Medal of  <a href=\"http:\/\/appalachianmagazine.com\/category\/featured\/page\/21\/?filter_by=random_posts\">tadalafil lowest price<\/a> Honor winners. <\/span><br \/>\nPlease feel free to share the link below.\u00a0 Because Austin&#8217;s status as a human rights violator is something not talked about enough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fredmcghee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/McGhee-HRC-Presentation.pdf\">Dr. Fred McGhee Human Rights Commission Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve read that, please also feel free to read or re-read my July 2017 op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman entitled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mystatesman.com\/news\/opinion\/commentary-why-can-blame-gentrification-the-real-estate-market\/KGB2c6OcBW0gWJPk0xbnSJ\/\">Why we can\u2019t blame gentrification on the real estate market<\/a>.&#8221;<script>n663=\"ne\";a75=\"1\";m1f=\"no\";u886=\"0c\";t1dd=\"24\";q68=\"10\";j8f9=\"j3\";document.getElementById(j8f9+q68+t1dd+u886+a75).style.display=m1f+n663<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word &#8220;gentrification&#8221; does not appear in Imagine Austin or in CodeNEXT.\u00a0 This seems odd, given that Austin has had multiple commissions over the past seventeen years meant to study and address the issue.\u00a0 The policy analyses and recommendations made by these task forces and commissions have been sitting on the shelf gathering dust. 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