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sabrinafbazile https://sabrinafbazile.com sabrinafbazile Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:06:40 +0000 https://sabrinafbazile.com en plan for liberation http://sabrinafbazile.com/plan-for-liberation Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:06:40 +0000 sabrinafbazile 460111 Plan For Liberation I developed Plan for Liberation as a digital library and resource for planners seeking to plan with a revolutionary and liberatory pedagogy.            <img width="910" height="1132" width_o="910" height_o="1132" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/feee135b6565ad743f989e9072c9fd1447e32385cd747c7d5cd1db97f27845ab/Screenshot-2026-08-05-at-8.29.50PM.png" data-mid="1443881" border="0" data-scale="34"/><img width="912" height="1134" width_o="912" height_o="1134" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f7a1ff22958095209ca4cec0725c2595f8964f2a3b69f9f8c5620ee83893d163/Screenshot-2026-08-05-at-8.35.51PM.png" data-mid="1443882" border="0" data-scale="34"/>I argue that planning should make its political orientation explicit. Planning as a political practice should operate under historical and dialectical materialist, decolonial, and abolitionist practices, political philosophies, and methods. Planning needs a philosophical and political reorientation from its traditional neoliberal pedagogy and toward a practice and theory of oppression, historical and dialectical materialism, abolition, decolonization, and degrowth. Plan for Liberation explores how planning should be used to critically interrogate social, political, and economic history and expose class, race, gender, sexuality, environmental, climate, and disability antagonisms against capital and the state to further revolutionary and systemic change. Planning should be the instrument through which full social, economic, political, and relational change, a change to how we live, and a change to how we view our relationship to land, property, and one another are realized to address our climate, democracy, wealth, resource, race, class, and gender inequities, and political-economic existential crises.  Plan For Liberation I developed Plan for Liberation as a digital library and resource for planners seeking to plan with a revolutionary and liberatory... photos http://sabrinafbazile.com/photos Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:34:21 +0000 sabrinafbazile 459480 speaking engagements http://sabrinafbazile.com/speaking-engagements Sat, 27 Sep 2025 02:36:54 +0000 sabrinafbazile 457959 Speaking Engagements Sabrina regularly speaks on race and equity in planning, Black homeownership, housing policy, and political economy. 2023Radical Planning Career Advice for Leftist Planners Pratt InstituteDecolonizing Design: Architectural Possibilities The People’s Forum Beyond YIMBY/NIMBY Binary: Towards Working Class Control of Housing and Land 2022Unaffordable Housing: How do states step in? CSG East Council on Communities of Color (CCC) Equitable Governance Microsummit Series Hunter College, Urban Studies  Guest Lecturer, Research Methods and Policy Analysis Class 2021 CUNY: Design Your CityPresentation: Issues of Race & Equity in the Built Environment  BlackSpace free [ space ] (re)learning + remembering abolition 2020 Hindsight Conference 2020 De-Centering Whiteness in Planning: Applying Racial Equity Tools  Speaking Engagements Sabrina regularly speaks on race and equity in planning, Black homeownership, housing policy, and political economy. 2023Radical Planning... about http://sabrinafbazile.com/about Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:57:29 +0000 sabrinafbazile 457812 About Sabrina Bazile is a Haitian-American urban planner, housing policy researcher, writer, and political theorist. Their work focuses on developing a theory of communal governance and its implications for democracy, planning, housing, and political economy. Sabrina makes a critique of liberalism and racial capitalism while arguing for a reconstruction of democracy beyond liberalism through communal traditions of governance. Planning, public policy, public housing, and community stewardship serve as primary sites through which the theory of communal governance is developed, tested, and institutionalized. Sabrina's work bridges theory and practice, drawing on their experience in public-sector planning, housing policy, and community-based research to investigate how communal governance can transform planning philosophy and sustain working-class political power.  Research Approach Sabrina explores planning as a political practice, focusing on how racial capitalism, political economy, and governance influence housing systems, working-class communities, and collective life. Their research aims to answer the question: “What forms of governance make democracy possible beyond liberalism?” Sabrina argues that liberal democracy is characterized by irreconcilable conceptual and historical contradictions rooted in racial capitalism. Drawing on the Black Radical Tradition, Indigenous governance traditions, histories of mutualism, and cooperative political economy, Bazile develops a theory of communal governance by identifying and synthesizing the foundational principles and social practices shared across diverse communal political traditions, including collective stewardship, mutual aid, cooperative economics, care work, and social reproduction of labor. From these traditions, Sabrina reconstructs democracy as a form of communal self-government rather than a model of liberal governance. Education Sabrina holds a B.A. in Marketing Innovation & New Media, Information Systems, and Operations Management & E-Commerce from Suffolk University, and an M.S. in City & Regional Planning (now Urban & Community Planning, MS) from Pratt Institute. Sabrina also holds an Advanced Certificate in Workplace Democracy and Community Ownership from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and was an Economic Democracy Fellow with Brooklyn Communities Collaborative. Curriculum Vitae Sabrina created a tool to help planners unlearn dominant planning pedagogies. For collaborations, speaking engagements, questions, or to say hello, please email me.  About Sabrina Bazile is a Haitian-American urban planner, housing policy researcher, writer, and political theorist. Their work focuses on developing a theory... writing and collaborations http://sabrinafbazile.com/writing-and-collaborations Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:24:16 +0000 sabrinafbazile 453856 Writing + Collaborations Housing & Public PolicyIn collaboration with Anti-Displacement NYC: Zohran Must Reject Pro-Developer YIMBY Housing Policies and Stop False Equivalence (2025) In collaboration with Anti-Displacement NYC: Yimbyism, Supply-Side Housing Policies, and the City of Yes (2024) Homeowner Handbook (2020)Bed-Stuy Housing Plan (2019) Where We Live NYC Community Conversations (2019) Bay Street Corridor Housing Plan (2018) Estate Planning & Black HomeownershipUnderstanding and Quantifying Heirs’ Property in New York City and Their Implications for Low- and Moderate-Income Property Owners (2026)The Fight to Reverse Black Homeownership Loss in NYC (2026) Heirs’ Property and the Legacy of Racism in Homeownership (2025) Political TheoryThe Limits and Dangers of Social Democracy (2024)Articulating Abolitionist Form and the Limits of Social Democracy Toward Abolition (2022) Cooperative GovernanceTheorizing a Framework for Cooperative Governance (2024) What Do We Mean When We Talk About Scaling Cooperatives? (2023) Public HousingIn collaboration with Anti-Displacement NYC: What is Public Housing? Anti-Displacement NYC Public Housing Series: Part 1 - Racial Segregation Defines “Progressive” New Deal (2024)What is Public Housing? Anti-Displacement NYC Public Housing Series: Part 2 - “Deconcentration of Poverty” Narratives Initiate Dismantling of Public Housing (2024)What is Public Housing? Anti-Displacement NYC Public Housing Series: Part 3 - From Mixed Income to Mixed Finance What is Public Housing? Anti-Displacement NYC Public Housing Series: Part 4 - Chronic Underfunding Drives Disrepair & Privatization Plans and How to Move Forward Planning Pedagogy Plan for Liberation is a digital library and resource for planners seeking to plan with a revolutionary and liberatory pedagogy.  Writing + Collaborations Housing & Public PolicyIn collaboration with Anti-Displacement NYC: Zohran Must Reject Pro-Developer YIMBY Housing Policies and... press http://sabrinafbazile.com/press Sun, 31 Jul 2022 21:18:18 +0000 sabrinafbazile 428363 Press Quoted/Expert SourceNYC homes worth $400M at risk of deed theft and predatory schemes — especially in 2 up-and-coming areas | 6/11/26, Mary K. Jacob, New York Post NYC homes worth $400M at risk of deed theft and real estate schemes, report finds | 6/10/26 - David Brand, GothamistAvoiding estate planning is hurting black and brown homeowners | 4/20/26 - Ariama C. Long, Amsterdam News Last Will and Testament: Avoiding estate planning until it’s too late is hurting black and brown homeowners | 11/20/25 - Ariama C. Long, Amsterdam NewsIn New York, report finds homeowners of color pay $200M more in interest and fees | 10/31/23 - David Brand, GothamistBoosting black homeownership | 09/29/2023 - Nick Reisman, Jeff Coltin, and Emily Ngo, Politico - New York PlaybookHome renovating while black: the real costs that nobody tells you | 06/16/2023 - Abigail Glasgow, Architectural DigestNYC black homeownership | 08/09/2022 - Kibin Alleyne, Bronxnet TV Building black intergenerational wealth through estate planning | 07/14/2022 - Nia Norria, Next City How black homeowners in central Brooklyn can prevent deed theft and build generational wealth | 07/14/2022 - Miranda Levingston, BK Reader Black homeownership generation 2 generation estate planning pilot program launch | 07/6/2022 - Center for NYC Neighborhoods Black homeownership in NYC is on a 20-year decline. A free estate planning pilot could be a key in bridging racial wealth gaps | 07/05/2022 - Robbie Sequeira, Bronx TimesThese urban planners don’t think New York City needs new jails | 10/17/2019 - Oscar Perry Abello, Next City Op-ed/Co-authored The history and future of black homeownership | 06/22/23 - Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson and Sabrina Bazile, Queens Chronicle Profile/Interview Career advice for leftist planners | 10/06/23 - Radical Planning  Press Quoted/Expert SourceNYC homes worth $400M at risk of deed theft and predatory schemes — especially in 2 up-and-coming areas | 6/11/26, Mary K. Jacob, New... contact http://sabrinafbazile.com/contact Thu, 21 May 2020 19:17:06 +0000 sabrinafbazile 368287 < home contact body {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;} * {box-sizing: border-box;} input[type=text], select, textarea { width: 100%; padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 4px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 16px; resize: vertical; } input[type=submit] { background-color: #04AA6D; color: white; padding: 12px 20px; border: none; border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer; } input[type=submit]:hover { background-color: #45a049; } .container { border-radius: 5px; background-color: #f2f2f2; padding: 20px; } Contact Form First Name Last Name Email Subject < home contact Contact Form First Name Last Name Email Subject planning and policy http://sabrinafbazile.com/planning-and-policy Thu, 21 May 2020 19:11:53 +0000 sabrinafbazile 368286 Planning + Policy The Center for NYC NeighborhoodsI research estate planning and heirs’ property issues and advocate for and promote policy solutions. Previously, I led the Black Homeownership Project and its research, policy agenda, and programmatic interventions.  LegislationI worked closely with Senator Jeff Merkley and New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh on developing bill language for the New York State Stop Corporate Landlords bill. I researched and developed the methodology for the Equitable Data Development Explorer’s displacement risk index, which informed Intro 1572 (2019) and Local Law 78 (2021). I advised and edited the initial bill language for the NYS Social Housing Development Authority. I collaborated with Save Section 9 to guide Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s team on the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, strengthening provisions that clearly define, protect, and preserve Section 9 public housing. NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation & DevelopmentAcross the Neighborhood Planner and Senior Policy Analyst roles, I managed and developed the Bay Street Corridor Housing Plan and the Bed-Stuy Housing Plan; co-designed the Where We Live NYC Community Conversations plan for Where We Live NYC; wrote the Homeowner Handbook; co-led and managed the Shared Equity Request for Information, and helped develop a methodology to estimate and survey over 1k zombie homes in NYC and identify opportunities for affordable homeownership. CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies I co-developed the Building Together Organizing Toolkit: An Informational Resource for Cooperative Construction. Gehl  I co-wrote the Public Life and Public Safety report as part of an urban planning and placemaking project team assessing the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety at NYCHA. Community Care of Brooklyn x MIT Co Labs I co-led and designed a participatory action research project to identify health and wellness interventions in Brownsville and East New York.  Planning + Policy The Center for NYC NeighborhoodsI research estate planning and heirs’ property issues and advocate for and promote policy solutions.... thesis http://sabrinafbazile.com/thesis-1 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 21:15:54 +0000 sabrinafbazile 165051  “This Space is Not Ours:” Understanding Ingersoll Residents’ Struggles to Exert Control Over Public SpaceRead “This Space is Not Ours:” Understanding Ingersoll Residents’ Struggles to Exert Control Over Public Space here. My thesis was part of Pratt Institute’s Pratt Shows: Design, May 11-17, 2017, which is an annual exhibition of work by exceptional seniors and postgraduates in architecture, art, and design. See my poster for the show here. ABSTRACT The De Blasio Administration and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) are working to address issues of neighborhood instability, housing modernization, and crime reduction in public housing through the NextGeneration NYCHA (NextGen) and the Mayor’s Action for Neighborhood Safety (MAP) initiatives. MAP, in particular, seeks to improve public safety through Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design policies and programming that activate and create vibrant public spaces, which will, in turn, reduce crime. NextGen and MAP lose the opportunity to utilize open spaces in public housing developments in ways that would enhance residents’ sense of ownership and agency. Before NextGen NYCHA and MAP can engage in strategies to reduce violent crime and revitalize public housing, they need to address the design conditions and rules that undermine residents’ ability to invest in their homes, take pride in their surroundings, and claim ownership over their living environment. Through a literature review, the study examines the relationship between public housing residents and open space. The literature review also explores the history of public housing management, the persistent characterization of public housing residents as “problem tenants,” the racialization of public housing, and residents’ struggles to exert control. The literature review is conducted to better understand how the racialized discourse ascribed to public housing affects residents’ capacities to invest in public housing and to better understand the relationship between public housing authorities and tenants. The study analyzes the existing conditions of Ingersoll Houses’ public spaces, using mapping analysis, interviews, photo-documentation, and participant-observations of Ingersoll grounds. The study also examines Stuyvesant Town through comparative analysis to compare the experiences of Stuyvesant Town residents with Ingersoll residents. The final chapter proposes a series of recommendations in the realms of management, design, and programming to address the lack of agency issues among Ingersoll residents and enhance residents’ sense of ownership and sense of community.  “This Space is Not Ours:” Understanding Ingersoll Residents’ Struggles to Exert Control Over Public SpaceRead “This Space is Not Ours:” Understanding... cv http://sabrinafbazile.com/cv Fri, 23 Dec 2016 03:57:23 +0000 sabrinafbazile 130465 Curriculum Vitae EDUCATIONCUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, Economic Democracy Fellow, 2022-2024, Advanced Certificate in Workplace Democracy and Community OwnershipNew York, NY2022-2024 Pratt Institute MSc, City & Regional Planning (Urban & Community Planning, MS)Brooklyn, NYThesis: This Space is Not Ours: Understanding Ingersoll Residents’ Struggles to Exert Control Over Public Space2015-2017 Suffolk University MadridStudy Abroad Program2013 Suffolk University, B.A., Marketing Innovation & New Media, Information Systems and Operations Management & E-Commerce Minor2011-2015 CERTIFICATIONS NeighborWorksProperty Inheritance and Estate Planning Strategies for Housing Professionals May 2026 RESEARCH AREAS political philosophy - gentrification and displacement - affordable and public housing - cooperative governance and management CONFERENCES & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Pratt InstituteDecolonizing Design: Architectural PossibilitiesApril 2023 The People’s Forum Beyond YIMBY/NIMBY Binary: Towards Working Class Control of Housing and LandFebruary 2023 Unaffordable Housing: How do states step in? CSG East Council on Communities of Color (CCC) Equitable Governance Microsummit Series December 2022 Hunter College, Urban Studies, Guest Lecturer:Research Methods and Policy Analysis Class March 2022 Design Your City Issues of Race & Equity in the Built Environment  January 2021 BlackSpace free [ space ] (re)learning + remembering abolition December 2021 Hindsight Conference 2020 De-Centering Whiteness in Planning: Applying Racial Equity ToolsNovember 2020 EXPERIENCE The Center for New York City NeighborhoodsSenior Program Manager, Policy and Research Estate PlanningOct. 2025 - Present The Center for New York City Neighborhoods Senior Program Manager - Black Homeownership Project Jan. 2022 - Oct. 2025 NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development Senior Policy Analyst, Neighborhood Stabilization Dec. 2019 - Jan. 2022 NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development Project Manager, Neighborhood Stabilization Apr. 2019 - Dec. 2019NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development Neighborhood Planner Jun. 2018 - Apr. 2019NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development Field Manager, Zombie Homes Initiative Jul. 2017 - Jun. 2018 Gehl Institute Public Life & Public Safety Researcher Oct. 2016 - Apr. 2017 New York City Environmental Justice Alliance Communications Organizer Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2016 Community Care of Brooklyn x MIT Co Labs Community Health Researcher Jun. 2016 - Aug. 2016  Curriculum Vitae EDUCATIONCUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, Economic Democracy Fellow, 2022-2024, Advanced Certificate in Workplace Democracy and...