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Priced out

I think it’s a shame really because I don’t think people are consciously aware of how city renovation is displacing families and disconnecting them from culture. For example, a place like chorlton is recognised for its social and quirky appeal; and has become a very popular place to visit. Reflecting this to priced out, it made me think that Portland was being redesigned to become an upmarket and sociable culture; which aimed to attract a white majority vastly. Consequently, black African Americans were forced to disconnect from their culture and many left that area. Historically, black American Americans have been excluded from evolving with culture and so it highlights that even in this present day, racial ideologies are cascaded down from those that hold power. The citizens attracted to the social appeal of new Portland, appeared to be almost ignorant To the history of albina and made me think that subconsciously as a society, when we believe that we are progressing, actually we are contributing to social segregation.

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I found this very emotive. Interesting that we have been discussing gentrification at home since COVID -19. The gentrification of the city centre spaces and the decline of traditional seaside towns in the UK.

Seeing the empty city centres and the rush of people to seaside towns. The irony of people with money now investing there. What would this leave city centres like if things were to continue as they are.

Whilst on a trip to Wales over the summer we witnessed middleclass people walking around small villages, looking in estate agents windows, looking for property as a holiday let. Most likely this will price local people out of the area. The introduction of new restaurants and expensive deli's.

It was really insightful to see an individuals journey through the process and how it marginalises people. I would say where I live has been gentrified!

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I was shocked to see this is still happening so much in America. I was really sad to watch. I felt a lot of emotions angry and disgusted at the way humans are treated.

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We discussed gentrification and how in certain areas of Rochdale where ethnic minorities live the house prices are lower. Landlords then purchase the properties and increase rent, it is the landlords and the wealthy who gain from gentrification. We felt this further divides people not only through classes but also through race causing added discrimination, oppression and racism. Gentrification breaks down communities, this then leads to barriers which us as social workers will face for example crime, poverty, substance misuse, mental health….

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Gentrification, like Nikki states SHOULD benefit local residents, reducing poverty and exposing  children it. Anna managed to gain a better educational experience in her early teens which gave her more prospects and opportunity in life because Nikki got her into a more privileged school, knowing this.
The same stands in UK where by schools are funded differently by governments and resources that are unfairly distributed, affecting the ability to teach and learn by equal standards. Gentrification causes class divisions as well as which we also saw racialism (or at least in the film we saw increasing levels between minorities segregating colour).
If gentrification is to be a  positive concept to enable opportunity for more home owners, the communities as a whole must be cared for and like Nikki stated,  hope must be built into them.
The community were constantly battling for support but had to be the ones to be seen being proactive against drug dealers. Many areas I know of are similar to Portland, one of which is renowned for being drug and gang territory. Most of all the council estate was ripped out and new town houses built, along with community hall in the centre which provides a safe place and youth groups. I therefore would not say that it has been an overall negative gentrification for the residents knowing some of them personally. The local school was also funded a substantial amount which has seen a reduced number of exclusions.

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It really divides people and after watching such a moving documentary has made me think about this being a challenge for social workers. How it causes a divide within rich and poor. Where people have been pushed out of their communities.

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Gentrification refers to the process of improving poor areas often by wealthier people. It encompasses changing the housing market by renovating and improving buildings. This impacts on the existing communities, as new developments lead to inflated housing prices, rent and living costs thus causing the need for existing residents usually low income and ethnic minority families to move elsewhere a term called displacement. Socially gentrification increases isolation and segregation and , creates a larger divide between the poor and the wealthy. For social workers, working with those affected is another barrier to work through.

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When I consider Nikki’s experience, it echoes mine. I look around my community formally referred to as “Gunchester” and I witness the divide in class, race and opportunity. Properties which were formally council owned have been bought by housing associations, who have purposefully divided their property portfolio, privatising properties in particular areas, making it increasingly difficult for individuals who have lived in this community for generations to afford the prices, essentially resulting in them having to be relocated and allowing predominantly white middle classed professionals to occupy their former properties and redefine the community.

Money is always the focus in business and oppressing those to help the rich increase their finances is sadly a willing and necessary tactic, whether it is strictly business or accompanied with underlining tones of subtle and or overt racism. Nikki’s home was not made up off bricks and mortar but a sense of identity, community and familiarity.

The fact that she gained £50,000 from making, arguably, one of the most difficult choices of her life, reflects that the displacement of these individuals and the destruction of these communities are merely a means to an end. There lives, history and culture have no true worth in the eyes of the oppressor as everything has a price. Charis.

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Society, welfare and Global Inequalities
Gentrification
Having reflected upon the film Priced Out, we feel that the phrase gentrification refers to investment and repopulation of an area, encouraging business growth and development. However, the process of gentrification could oppress native culture and occupants with a culture perhaps against their norms. The documentary explores the complexities and contradictions of gentrification and life after the era of "the ghetto." It powerfully illustrates how government policies and market forces combine to destroy and rebuild neighbourhoods. Some embrace new investment at first, but few are left standing when new money moves in and old residents find themselves priced out.
Gentrification adequately illustrates Burgess (1925) concentric zoning model within cities. The central business district remains at the heart of each city. Those with relatively low income jobs reside in the immediate vicinity of the CBD, with more affluent workers residing further afield. As city centres expand, the central business district encroach onto the surrounding areas. Inner city living now is recognised as a modern era way of living. Areas in Manchester such as Ancoats and Moss Side, were once recognised as low income areas. Now, they are the “go to” place. Prior to 1996, less than 100 persons were registered as living within the city centre of Manchester. Today however, this number is in the thousands.
In essence, those who were typically believed to reside in the suburbs are choosing a modern, inner city life. As such, the CBD now becomes an affluent area, encroaching upon the lower income area, in turn driving an investment steam train along a track. Imagine a volcano erupting. The centre of the volcano is the CBD and the lava (people), lands initially closes to the eruption. Over time, the rocks surrounding the hole are quickly smothered by new. The volcano grows but to what extent?
Gentrification however can be viewed as a double edged sword. Whilst occupants of the district may be “priced out” of their communities, those wishing to make the move are in effect investing within the suburbs. Interviewees within the documentary commented on the historic number of crime within that area. With the costs of living increasing, persons left and Gangs moved in filling the void. Perpetually increasing the negative stigma attached to the zone. Was gentrification a more political correct phrase of cleansing an area of crime, in the interest of white society?
I note the comments made during the film such as, “ I want to live in a black district”. Dr Martin Luther King famously quoted, “ I have a dream… where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and girls and walk together as sisters and brothers”. Is this not his vision in action that is now been viewed by persons who perhaps wanted change, but not at the extent to the changing of their community? The film portrays children attending a school in his name, yet are the community adopting his ethics? However, is this due to an endemic culture of racism causing a strong culture of negative disposition based on a history of fear and culture of white oppression?
On the other hand, we must acknowledge that money is and has been a driving force. Perhaps, by white hands upon those easily oppressed? “My skin in my sin”. Gentrification will never return the area to its roots. You can return the house but not the home.

We must acknowledge a number of key issues within this film. Firstly, filmed by an white, american editor who can be viewed as a member of the gentrification process, who has moved into a “black area”. Is he part of the problem or part of the solution? By publishing this film, is he also advertising his privilege and new homestead? Our knowledge of US mortgage process is something else to be learned. Does this process occur within the United Kingdom. Having privately purchased local authority homes, Housing associations now own a large degree of properties within the country. Could the banner of neo-liberalism be protecting those of low income from the fear of gentrification?
We must also consider, does Gentrification of an area, cause healthy competition within industry, forcing the living standards up in a healthy capitalist market?

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Gentrification causes social issues like homelessness, poor housing conditions, unemployment,

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Gentrification divides communities, wealthy educated individuals gain the most..gentrification shows the gap of inequalities between rich and poor and black and white .

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Having watched the video I feel that Gentrification is a housing, economic and health issues that effects communities history, culture and social capital. Though listening to the lived experience of Nikki, it became clear that it can also impact  an individual's identity and sense of belonging with their wider community.
Whilst private developers, banks and other financial institutions see benefits; promising regeneration, crime reduction and the possibility of better services, this process has the power to discriminate, by displacing low-income families, often preventing them from moving into previously affordable housing in the community that they have always lived in.

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Shocking and shameful behaviour by white people in power, within state, business and politics.
This demonstrates the government’s ideological oppression and ideology of neoliberalism of winners and losers and less state support.
People with cultural capital know when to invest. The losers are the black community who have structural barriers (red lines, laws against buying property) of even having a chance to invest.

Regeneration does create jobs, business thrive, community groups and schools improve, healthcare improves, crime is reduced, this is a win for everyone living there, but the big winners are wealthy people, big business and  governments. If affordable housing was built as agreed, the community could be a vibrant place to live with different cultures.

The impact on the minority group affects social work because they have less food, clothes, medication, access to healthcare, a decline in health (physical and mental) and increase in homelessness.

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I found this quite emotional to watch. Although I was aware of this happening- and I have seen this for myself in the short period of time I lived very near to Manchester City Centre- I don’t think I have thought about the effects it has on people as much as I need to- especially the communities who are made to feel ‘pushed out’ and isolated in an area that has always been their home. The documentary highlighted the clear divide that wealth and class can have on a society, and the sheer disregard that can be shown for people when selfishness takes over. I understand that people should be able to chase their dreams, and buy a home in an area they see as desirable- but should this be at someone else’s expense? And in the areas that gentrification is happening- is it not the government’s responsibility to ensure the communities who were there before are still included? The documentary also opened my eyes to the issues of racism that are linked to this. I have a partner who is of mixed race- we often have conversations about how he feels I am a little oblivious to the discrimination we face as a couple- I have to be honest when I say watching this did make me think about future children we may have- Would they be subject to this absolute clear divide, and feel unsupported and ‘pushed out’ of communities? The unjustness of having to write that is astonishing. The documentary was extremely thought provoking and I really did sympathise with the individuals who felt they had lost everything by what the gentrification process had caused.

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Reflections Lisa H, Lindsey F, Amanda C 

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The documentary was really emotional we felt that it was sad that people lost their community and identity when most of the community they had build over the years were forced to leave their homes. Gentrification was sold to the local community as developing the area making it safe and developing opportunities for better living conditions. In reality it left the community was destroyed and people were made to feel poorer and made certain areas undesirable and less safe to live in. It pathed way for upper classes to move in and take over and completely destroy the existing identity of the community. Gentrification in social work and in the communities we work in causes instability for many of the families we work with and as they are not able to keep up with the ever rising cost of living when their wages and benefits don't raise to accommodate this.

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Priced out

Watching the Priced out, looking at change within a community over area a period of time and the impacts it had on the communities. . Gentrification on the whole is the process of change, looking to increase economic value but t the cost of losing the communities and families who called the area home. Shocked me hearing about the red lining and how easy it was for landlords to put up rent or evict with no cause.

Communities losing their who there are and being rebranded. People who stay feeling isolated and lost their sense of belongings, having a house but not having a home, living in area you group in but feeling like an alien being there

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Stockport
In our areas we can see gentrification is happening all around us , flats are being built within the old warehouses . The cost of these properties are too high for the main population of Stockport .
Our housing sector has been privatised , in a very fancy building for the homes less to go into , they would feel intimidated to go into the building .
Homelessness and use of food banks have increased . People that are using food banks are different , not necessarily homes less or on benefits it’s your working poor.

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Such a moving documentary, it is so sad to see this is still happening in this day and age.
Landlords and the wealthy gain from gentrification, it makes society an unfair and unequal place to live and promotes discrimination. Gentrification puts a much bigger demand on social work as this is just another barrier these families face.

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Displacement was the word that stood out for me in this documentary. The pricing out of the black and working class people in the community and their forced relocation reminded me of the ethnic cleansing of Nazi Germany but done under the illusion of choice. The show 'Manctopia' about Manchester recently shown on TV describes a similar situation in Manchester.

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This film highlights the human cost of gentrification and demonstrates the problem with Neoliberalism. Money is the only driving factor; there is no consideration given to the importance of community or identity. By ignoring what 'community' means to people, you dehumanise them. I found the film depressing in the sense that the level of discrimination in America is deeply disturbing; I wish more people would get involved with the Black Lives Matter campaign and raise awareness about the multiple disadvantages faced by BAME communities. We like to think we don't face this level of oppression in the UK but as we know, the gentrification process is happening in cities all around the UK - look at Manchester and London as just 2 examples. I wonder how the owners of all these new apartments can sleep at night, knowing that whole communities have been wiped out. Or maybe they give no consideration at all to the misery they leave behind.  There needs to be caps on rents, and a ban on properties sitting empty.  Why is this allowed to happen? It's immoral.  

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This film highlights the human cost of gentrification and demonstrates the problem with Neoliberalism. Money is the only driving factor; there is no consideration given to the importance of community or identity. By ignoring what 'community' means to people, you dehumanise them. I found the film depressing in the sense that the level of discrimination in America is deeply disturbing; I wish more people would get involved with the Black Lives Matter campaign and raise awareness about the multiple disadvantages faced by BAME communities. We like to think we don't face this level of oppression in the UK but as we know, the gentrification process is happening in cities all around the UK - look at Manchester and London as just 2 examples. I wonder how the owners of all these new apartments can sleep at night, knowing that whole communities have been wiped out. Or maybe they give no consideration at all to the misery they leave behind.  There needs to be caps on rents, and a ban on properties sitting empty.  Why is this allowed to happen? It's immoral.  

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The whole idea of gentrification when it's sold at first sounds like it should work and it should be positive!
'Revamping' & 'Reworking', increasing the appeal to other members of the community to increase the economy for the members who already live there.
Yet, this doesn't happen?
Instead what it is used for is a way to push out the communities that are already there and feeds into the supply and demand culture of greed for more money. It completely fails to recognize the sense of community and the importance of this and instead 'disperses' and breaks up this community.
You can also see the link between racism.
It really resonated with me when they mentioned that although gentrification didn't mean Nikki had lost her house, it did mean that she lost her home. Which eventually lead to her moving out anyway.

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My main point of this documentary is that the sense of a loss of a real community. The process aims to improve an area through investment in the infrastructure etc, which can be positive in some ways, but to the detriment of the community. Through the purchase of cheap housing which raises rents or prices of houses to a level which displaces poorer communities. In a sense this has happened in local areas in the UK, Manchester for example. Lots of glossy high rise apartment blocks that cost a fortune to buy to rent, sitting on top of what once was a working class community that looked out for each other. That sense of togetherness disappears, leaving a door open for social failures such as drugs, crime and deprivation and poverty.

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Gentrification benefits those that are rich and of a higher social class. It leaves people that have made homes in the area displaced, feeling targeted and isolated. Whilst contributing and developing the economic status of an area is an encouraging thought, communities should not suffer.

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I’m interested to know how those from yesterday who think class divide is related to effort, think today after watching Priced Out.

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Very emotional documentary showing how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
Gentrification is suppose to be around renovating areas and homes but is aimed at making society confirm to middle class lifestyles with the posh shops and cafes.
The families in the documentary where made to feel pushed out and no longer fitting into communities where they have lived all their lives.
This is evident across the UK with council homes being knocked down to replace with affordable homes being built but people can’t afford the affordable homes and leads to an increase of homelessness and poverty.

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Stockport
Challenges for gentrification as a social worker
Being mindful of where people have come from and if they need re housing ,being aware that they may not fit in as they   May be discriminated against . Children may have to go to different schools so challenges for them .
Workers may be dealing with issues around mental health , poverty etc in the areas and when the community are being dispersed the issues will probably heightened .
People moved into areas that have been gentrification due to Corvid struggling and workers may work with families that we wouldn’t happened previously .
People may have no choice regarded housing , will move where they have to go where is available but no thought into where they want to go .

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Stockport
Benefits for people wanting new home and moving in , new businesses moving in .
Disadvantages people who have always lived in the area being pushed out and no having a choice where to live .losing their history , lose businesses.
Losing some family run business and more corporate business coming .
Communities losing their identities and being rebranded .
People who stay fell isolated and lose their since of belongings

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It highlights the divide between the rich and the poor and shows the ever-growing power that one class has over another. Although I can see some benefits of putting money into areas that have been ground down in terms of uplifting the economy for businesses, I also felt a sense of grief for those families that had grown up in that area who had shared it with generations before them but had, had that history taken away in the blink of an eye. It’s sad to think that some of the families have to sacrifice their homes that they have grown with and brought their families up. I was shocked when it informed us at the end that Nikki’s house had been sold for $50,000 over the asking price! 
When I look around the area that I live in now and the area that you would class and the ‘nicer’ area where 3 or 4 large housing development companies are building large estates which in turn is increasing the house prices of the houses that have been nearby for 20/30 years you do realise how often things like this goes on without you even understanding what it really it. 

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Social capital : having funds or means from peers,family or community to help claim property ladder

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moving workers into area building housing then all getting destroyed

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I feel quite emotional after watching Priced Out.

I understand the need for redevelopment and increase in housing and thought I understood some of the disruption to peoples lives however after watching this I can see displacement changes a persons whole life and has long term effects.

Developers irresponsibly throw money at people and projects with no consideration into what people want or feel to ‘make a quick buck’.

I am shocked at how people of colour, black African American people were asked to move into the area of Albina as they were almost seen as useful and when they settled and the business that originally employed them needed them no longer they were just expected to leave after everything they had given up to be there.
Treated like cattle and not has human beings like an inconvenience.

The sense of community despite its risks was so solid and part of Nikkis life but also her culture, it completed a Nikki as a person.

She appeared so lost and broken when she first moved into her new home it was so sad to watch and her concerns for her grandson facing a childhood without support from a black community and then facing racial discrimination.

All that effort Nikki put into cleaning up her community and challenging the drug dealing and crime, to face all that backlash to provide a safe and caring home and community for her child, to be pushed out as people of power and money saw an opportunity to become more powerful and more rich. It caused such a large divide between the classes and also hatred amongst the people of Portland.

I’m so pleased that Nikki found a new place to call home in Texas and she appeared settled with her apartment and community however I question long this will last before developers see the opportunity to invest and repeated Nikkis history of displacement and continuation of gentrification.

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Real eye opener. Felt quite emotional watching this documentary
Rich people versus poor people in regards to very few housing opportunities. The rich move in and the poor move out.  This also generated a more desirable and attractive area to live in. To me I got the feelings that there was allot of white male dominaance in this instance, and black were suffering oppression, (Redlining)

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Really awful to see that when people struggle due to a recession, that they can be hit even harder by greedy landlords forcing them to move out. Nobody seemed to care at all about the community, only money. 'Red lining' where banks wouldn't lend money to black people to buy in certain areas was truly racist. Nikki stayed so had a house but lost her home. Very sad.

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We considered how the message from the documentary is reflected in some ways in the communities that we work with. We can see how this would enable oppression by creating a 'them and us' culture, something that we need to aware of within social work practice.

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Gentrification is set up to bring life into deprived areas and improve communities however the equalities aren’t shared by those coming in to the developed area and those being “priced out“. The economy in the area improves with newer businesses start up, crime falls and house prices rise and new investment starts and brings in people to live in upcoming areas who can afford to live, however those marginalised in society have their choices reduced on where they live or what community they will reside in. This leads to further division in class and race in communities

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This is a process by which wealthier people in society  marginalise some communities especially minorities  in the name of change and improvement, and development, these changes are not always in the interest of the communities .. These individuals are displaced from the communities That  they have grown up in, leading to isolation.