Explore the Untold Stories in Public Housing

Join us for a screening of the documentary, The Pruitt-Igoe Myth!

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth details the public housing complex’s dramatic and highly-publicized implosion; dives into the social, economic, racial, and political issues surrounding its successes and failures; and looks at the transformation of the American city in the decades after World War II through the lens of this housing development and the St. Louis residents who called it home. Following the viewing of the documentary, there will be a conversation facilitated by Professor Edward Goetz. It will be a powerful combination of a film and a speaker that you will not want to miss!

Please RSVP here and visit Habitat’s Book & Film Club Website for a schedule of future events.

Housing Matters! Book and Film Club

Film: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (directed by Chad Freidrichs) 
Facilitated By: Professor Edward Goetz 
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (watch film together & discuss) 
Location: William Mitchell College of Law*, room 125, 875 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul
What is your impression of public housing? Where has that impression come from? What information are you missing? Join the discussion!

About Professor Edward Goetz: Professor Goetz is the Director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), and is well respected for his research and writing on public housing, and his engaging teaching style. 

 *Co-hosted by William Mitchell’s Affordable Housing & Community Economic Development Student Organization, the Community Development Clinic, the Minnesota Justice Foundation, the Office of Multicultural and International Inclusion, the Real Estate Law Society, and the Student Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.