Sankofa Cinema Presents: Razing Liberty Square
Fri, Jun 13
|Syracuse
When residents of the Liberty Square public-housing community learn about a $300 million revitalization project in 2015, they know that their neighborhood is located on the highest-and-driest ground in the city. Now they must prepare to fight a new form of racial injustice - Climate Gentrification.
Time & Location
Jun 13, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Syracuse, 2323 S Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13205, USA
About the event
📽️ Sankofa Cinema Presents: Razing Liberty SquareJoin us for a powerful community screening of Razing Liberty Square, a documentary that explores the erasure and redevelopment of a historic public housing community in Miami, Florida. The film sheds light on climate gentrification, displacement, and the fight for housing justice—issues that resonate deeply with what’s happening right here in Syracuse.
Come connect, reflect, and spark dialogue about how we protect and empower our communities in the face of change.
Learn more: www.razinglibertysquare.org