April 14th: Housing Crisis in The Connecticut  River Valley 

A documentary preview on the housing needs of the Connecticut River Valley, and panel discussion from media makers Jordyn Fitch and maeve littau .

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Panelists: Jordyn Fitch, Junctions Arts & Media ; Maeve Littau, Documentarian & Community Organizer

Fair Housing Month is happening in the White River Valley area, and that is in part due to the dedication of media maker Jordyn Fitch of Junction Arts Media.  Jordyn Fitch is the Community Engagement Producer at Junction Arts and Media, a community access station whose mission is to enable public dialogue, expression and government transparency by providing access to the expanding world of media in the Hartford, Hartland, and Norwich regions of Vermont. Fitch attended Dartmouth College as a Film and Media Studies major before joining Junction Arts Media, and is a vocal advocate for Tenants’ Rights in the Upper Valley region.

Jordyn has been working with Maeve Littau to document the housing landscape and tenant needs they are seeing in their region. Maeve is a graduating senior (2023) at Dartmouth College, where they are majoring in Government, with a focus on political violence. They are interested in community organizing and public policy, as well as amateur film-making.

Together, Maeve and Jordyn will show a preview of their documentary on the housing challenges of the Conneticut River Valley. In the following panel discussion, the two advocates and media-makers will share what they have learned in making their film, why they arrived at tenant organizing, and what they hope audiences will take away from their film. Their shared unique perspective comes in the midst of a string of housing events hosted by Junction Arts and Media, including a documentary screening of Racist Trees and an art exhibit, Redlining Our Souls.