City Of Berkeley: Artists, Cultural Workers Sought For Survey About Affordable Housing Needs

Press release from City of Berkeley:

September 02, 2021

Berkeley, California (Thursday, September 02, 2021) - If you live or work in Berkeley as a musician, actor, dancer or other type of artist or if you're an employee of an arts or cultural organization, fill out a survey to help assess the housing needs for you and others like you.

If you're an artist or a cultural worker who's been displaced from Berkeley over the past 5 years due to the high cost of housing, you, too, should fill out the survey.

This less than 10-minute survey will be used to identify risks specific to Berkeley's arts and culture industry and develop strategies to preserve and create affordable housing solutions.

Fill out the online survey by Sept., 23, 2021

Anonymous survey to understand housing needs

• Connection to Berkeley (i.e. resident, employed, displaced from Berkeley)
• Housing and studio space needs
• Eviction and displacement threats/experiences
• Demographic and income level information
• Ideas on how to ensure equitable participation of artists and cultural workers who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color or from other historically underserved communities
• Recommendations for community-based organizations that should be consulted

Survey to be used to develop strategies

Importance of Berkeley's Arts & Cultural Industries

More information

Links

• City of Berkeley Arts and Culture Plan (2018 - 2027)

This press release was produced by City of Berkeley. The views expressed here are the author’s own.