Claudia López explains that the main driver of urbanization is income opportunities. People move to cities seeking better prospects for education, income generation, and long-term economic growth, making urbanization a result of population agglomeration for these opportunities.

“Combining these five elements [1. Transportation; 2. Housing/Utilities; 3. Jobs; 4. Caring/Public goods; and 5. Nature] is the magic of urban planning” Claudia López The Graduate Center

In Bogotá, 75% of public transit users are women, making more frequent, shorter trips for caregiving tasks. Women pay more for transit due to these non-linear trips. Inclusive transit must address these unique patterns for true equity. -Claudia López The Graduate Center

In Bogotá, unpaid care work, mostly by women, accounts for 20% of Colombia’s GDP—more than oil, gas, or coffee. As mayor, I partnered with feminist movements to create “care blocks,” using city resources to recognize, reduce, and redistribute this burden. -Claudia López The Graduate Center

✨Highlights from our event with Claudia López on Urban Governance for Sustainable Development! facebook.com/BildnerCenter/… #SustainableCities #UrbanLeadership #Bogotá

Join us for a special screening of Salt of the Earth (1954), a groundbreaking film on labor rights, gender equality, and social justice. 📽️ 🗓️Date: Tuesday, February 25 at 6 PM 📍 Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center RSVP at [email protected] #cuny #bildnercentercuny #saltoftheearth

📢 Join us for: "Odious Debt and the Making of Latin America: A 400-Year History of Moral Bankruptcy" 🎤 Speaker: Edward Jones Corredora (Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute) 🗓️ February 21, 2025 ⏰ 12:00 PM 📍 History Lounge, The Graduate Center 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/odiousdebt

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🎬 Join us for a special screening of Quilombo 🗓️ Tuesday, March 18 ⏰ 6 PM 📍 Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center Enjoy the film followed by a Q&A session with curator & moderator Jerry W. Carlson 📩 RSVP at [email protected] Don't miss this engaging discussion on history & resistance

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🎙️ Join us for a powerful bilingual conversation "Hearing Cuban Voices in Times of Crisis" 🗓️ Thursday, April 10 🕕 6 PM 📍 Skylight Room, The Graduate Center 💻 Hybrid event – also available via Zoom RSVP: [email protected] #Cuba #CubanVoices #CUNYEvents #LatinAmerica #BildnerCenter

This event has been postponed until further notice

Join us for a conversation on the escalating security crisis in Haiti, with leading experts examining the rise of armed groups, their political influence, and possible policy responses. 🗓️ Thursday, April 24 🕒 3 PM 📍 Baruch College (Room D-301) RSVP at bildner.gc.cuny.edu

Join us for a screening of NO (2012), the Academy Award–nominated film that tells the story of an ad campaign that helped bring down Chile’s dictatorship. 🗓️ Tuesday, April 29 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center RSVP at bildner.gc.cuny.edu #CUNY

📚 Book Talk: Plebeian Consumers Join us for a conversation with Dr. Ana María Otero-Cleves on global trade, local markets, and everyday consumption in 19th-century Colombia. 🗓️ Tuesday, April 22, 2025 📍 Room 5409 The Graduate Center 🕔 5 PM RSVP: [email protected]

📢 Reminder! Join us today at 3 PM for the panel "Gangs and Security in Haiti" at Baruch College (Room D-301) Don’t miss this timely conversation with leading experts. RSVP: [email protected] #CUNYEvents #Haiti #Security #PublicPolicy #BildnerCenter #BaruchCollege

🎬 Reminder: Join us tomorrow at 6 PM for the screening of NO at the Segal Theatre The Graduate Center Stay after the film for a Q&A session! RSVP: [email protected] #FilmScreening #CUNYEvents #NOFilm #BildnerCenter

📢 Hearing Cuban Voices in Times of Crisis Join us for a powerful bilingual panel featuring Cuban scholars and artists reflecting on oral history, censorship, and academic freedom. 🗓️ Thursday, May 8 | 6 PM 📍 Rooms 9206/07, The Graduate Center 💻 Hybrid ✉️ RSVP: [email protected]

🎬 Join us June 17 at 5:30 PM for short films + the NY premiere of No Nos Moverán — a powerful Mexican drama on justice and memory. 📍 Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center, CUNY 📩 RSVP: [email protected] #FilmScreening #TAFFNY2025 #NoNosMoverán #CUNYEvents

🎬 Film Screening: Los Olvidados (1950) Join us for Luis Buñuel’s powerful classic, followed by a Q&A session. 🗓️ Tuesday, Sept. 23 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center 📩 RSVP: [email protected]