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Local housing advocates will join for panel talk at Woods Hole event. Author Richard D. Kahlenberg will present his research on housing inequities and share inspiring stories of a growing number of local and national movements working to tear down the walls that inflict damage on the lives of millions of Americans. The public session, co-sponsored by Housing Assistance and the Jewel Cobb Action Coalition, is titled “Housing Our Community: Challenges, Collaborations and Hope.” It will be held at the Marine Biological Laboratory’s Clapp Auditorium, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, 4-6 p.m. on August 26. Kahlenberg’s latest book, “Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See” (2023), is an indictment of America's housing policy that reveals the social engineering underlying our segregation by economic class, the social and political fallout that result, and what we can do about it. Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta will open the program. A panel discussion will follow about potential solutions for Cape Cod. Panelists include Ellie Costa, board president, Farming Falmouth; Michael Galasso, affordable housing developer; Hannah Vanderscheuren, co-chair, MBL Housing Action Committee; and Rob Brennan, attorney and real estate and housing developer. To register for the event, visit www.HACExcluded.org. About Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC) Housing Assistance has provided a spectrum of services to help our homeless and vulnerable neighbors secure a safe, stable place to call home since 1974. These programs and services include homeless outreach, family shelters, rental vouchers, affordable housing development, energy efficiency programs, and first-time homebuyer support. Housing Assistance also works to address the root causes of housing instability – lack of inventory and lack of affordability – that affect almost all income levels in our region. To learn more, visit www.haconcapecod.org.