Joshua Carrera
Former Bushwick Resident and Community Organizer
Joshua Carrera, a former Bushwick resident, talks about his experience growing up in Bushwick after his mother arrived from Ecuador. Joshua recounts his early years growing up in Bushwick, his family's struggles as they faced eviction from their Bushwick home and their subsequent search for affordable housing. He shares his story of how he pursued a college education and sought to become more involved in the fight for affordable housing in Bushwick through his involvement with MayDay, Illumination Against Gentrification, and Mi Casa No Es Su Casa.
Interview details
Interview Title:
Interview with Joshua Carrera
Interviewee:
Joshua Carrera
Job Title:
Community organizer
Interviewer:
Cynthia Tobar
Interview Date:
January 30, 2016
Length:
1:11:12
Resource Type:
Recording, video
Format:
Digital, mp4
Subject:
Immigration, Community organizing, Affordable housing, Activism, Displacement
Rights:
Cities for People, Not for Profit: Gentrification and Housing Justice in Bushwick by Cynthia Tobar is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Digital ID:
Carrera_Joshua.mp4
Reference URL:
http://citiesforppl.org/interviews/interview-with-joshua-carrera
Bibliographic Citation:
"Interview with Joshua Carrera," in Cities for People, Not for Profit: Gentrification and Housing Justice in Bushwick, http://citiesforppl.org/interview/joshua-carrera-interview