REP-SF Citywide People’s Plan Zines: People-Centered Planning & Affordable Housing First!
We are so excited to launch our two new zines (mini magazines) illustrating the Race & Equity in all Planning Coalition’s Citywide People’s Plan, our visionary roadmap to housing justice in San Francisco. These zines showcase key parts of the Citywide People’s Plan so that we can inspire our members and the public about our work on people-centered planning and affordable housing. The “Affordable Housing FIRST” zine focuses on this shared value and the “Public Lands in Community Hands” zine focuses on one of our key collective solutions of claiming spaces within San Francisco for our communities.
The production of these zines is a testament to the power and possibilities of cultural organizing rooted in the Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities most impacted by (re)development and gentrification in San Francisco. The zines illustrate the lived experiences and expertise of our community members. They will serve as popular education tools as we build power through our organizing for housing justice and equitable city planning.
Guided and initiated by the REP-SF Coalition, these two zines are made possible thanks to a nine-month collaboration between REP-SF facilitators People Power Media and artists Jason Wyman / Queerly Complex, Sen Mendez, and christen alqueza. The two zines are available in English, Spanish, Filipino, and Chinese so that they are accessible to communities across the city.
Please help us spread the word by sharing our social media posts: “Affordable Housing FIRST” Zine (Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter) and “Public Lands in Community Hands” Zine (Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter)!
About the Zines
“Affordable Housing FIRST,” illustrated by Sen Mendez focuses on one of REP-SF’s core values of prioritizing stable, affordable housing. This zine tells the story of community members who have been here – born and raised in San Francisco, who are still here – despite displacement pressures, and who are fighting to stay in the City. It features perspectives from REP-SF members and youth leaders from Youth Making a Change (YMAC) at Coleman Advocates. Scroll through to view the full zine, and download it below!
Download the “Affordable Housing FIRST” Zine!
Available in English, Spanish, Filipino, and Chinese!
“Public Lands in Community Hands,” illustrated by christen alqueza, focuses on the inspiring organizing effort and people-powered planning to build new affordable housing and community services in San Francisco! This solutions-focused zine tells the story of how REP-SF member Communities United for Health & Justice (CUHJ) led the grassroots organizing effort to claim space for the District 11 community to win the land, funding, and political will to build 131 units of affordable family housing, along with commercial space for community services at the Kapuso at the Upper Yard development. Scroll through to view the full zine, and download it below!
Download the “Public Lands in Community Hands” Zine!
Available in English, Spanish, Filipino, and Chinese!
Instagram Live Series
On Thursday, Nov. 7 at 1:30 pm PST, REP-SF, People Power Media, and Queerly Complex hosted an Instagram Live to launch the zines and kick off a series of conversations! Thank you to everyone who joined us! Watch the full video of our conversation below to learn more about how this project came about, the creative process, and the community guidance involved in co-creating these two zines.
On Friday, December 13 at 1:30 pm PST, REP-SF hosted the second part of our Instagram Live series, featuring People Organizing to Demand Environmental & Economic Rights (PODER SF), Communities United for Health & Justice (CUHJ), and the Council of Community Housing Organizations (CCHO), focused on our new Zine, “Public Lands in Community Hands: People-Powered Solutions to Claim Space for Affordable Housing in San Francisco.” Watch the full video of our conversation below to learn more about the inspiring organizing effort and community victory illustrated in this zine!
Stay tuned as we continue this Instagram Live series with conversations featuring the two artists who illustrated the zines, Sen Mendez and christen alqueza, and REP-SF members advancing solutions for people-centered planning and affordable housing in San Francisco. Follow us @repcoalitionsf on Instagram for updates!
Join the movement to advance housing justice and equity in land use. Contact us at info@repsf.org to join REP-SF’s Action Team! And subscribe to our monthly Planning to the People Newsletter to stay connected with REP-SF!
