Greetings Everyone,

I would like to share the Evite below for a free webinar I am hosting on May 13 in the US and May 14 in Japan . It will be a discussion of community efforts to address homelessness amid the Covid-19/systemic inequality syndemic in Japan and the US. Special attention will be paid to the role of "service hub" neighborhoods where homelessness, supportive housing and services, as well as social movement organizations cluster.

It is a unique opportunity for researchers, activists, and students to hear a US-Japan dialogue among leaders of community organizations about these issues. Please share widely.

Here is the link to register:

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Best regards,
Matt Marr
Florida International University
mmarr@fiu.edu

Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs

Fighting Homelessness through the Covid-19/Systemic Inequality Syndemic

*Thursday, May 13, 2021
**7 pm - 9 pm Eastern **Daylight Time
**(8 am - 10 am, Friday, May 14th, Japan time)
**Free Live Webinar *

*Simultaneous English and Japanese translation provided*

*日本語と英語の同時通訳があります。
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Leaders of community organizations in Miami, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Osaka will discuss their efforts to fight homelessness throughout the ongoing syndemic--the interaction of the Covid-19 pandemic and systemic inequality. Speakers will discuss how their organizations have worked to protect vulnerable persons as well as expand equitable access to housing, health care, and other community resources. Special attention will be paid to the role of service hubs, which are central urban neighborhoods where subsidized housing, supportive social services, and social movements addressing homelessness cluster. We will discuss how these places can serve as "refuge neighborhoods" promoting survival and liberation.
This webinar is part of the US-Japan Service Hub Network project funded by the Japan Foundation/Center for Global Partnership.

*Panelists:
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*Hilda Fernandez*
/Chief Executive Officer/
/Camillus House/

*Pete White*
/Executive Director/
/Los Angeles Community Action Network/

*Yui Kazunori*
/Vice Director, Sanyukai/

*Daigo Kobayashi*
/Lead Case Manager/
/NPO Kamagasaki/

*Moderator:*

*Matthew Marr
*/Associate Professor *
*Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies/

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*Co-sponsored by:*
Asian Studies Program
Green School Arts & Humanities Initiative

Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs