Panelists

• Benazir Baig, Alumna of the Media Studies program at The New School, RA in this film project and Director of this film, a film-maker and sociologist; currently working at the The German Marshall Fund in Washington, DC.
• Maria Canela, Community Liaison for Materials for the Arts, previously a member of the Immigrant Movement International and a participant in the New New Yorkers program, and also previously Community Coordinator at NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
• Gianina Enriquez, Community Organizer at the Queens Museum and the founder of “Familias Unidas,” previously a Learning Specialist at Queens Library.
• Tom Finkelpearl, Director of the Queens Museum between 2002-14 and co-founder of SPQ, and now faculty member at SPCUNY.
• Tori Gruber, Alumna of the Master in Design and Urban Ecologies program at Parsons School of Design, RA in this film project, and urbanist, landscape architect, and a philosopher of religion.
• Lukas Kernke, Alumnus of the Master in Design and Urban Ecologies program at Parsons School of Design, RA in this film project, and an urbanist and philosopher.
• Prerana Reddy, an independent cultural producer based in New York City, previously Director of Public Programs and Community Engagement at the Queens Museum between 2005–2018.
• Mae Francke Rojo, Alumna of the Master in Design and Urban Ecologies program at Parsons School of Design, RA in this film project, and an urbanist, designer and an anthropologist.
• Greg Sholette, Professor of Art and Social Practice at Queens College and at the Graduate Center CUNY, and co-founder of both SPQ and SPCUNY.
• Emily Weidenhof, Assistant Commissioner for the Public Realm at NYCDOT, and previously Director of Public Space at NYCDOT.
• Mónica Carrillo Zegarra, previously Community Organizer at the Queens Museum, and currently Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at Myriad USA.
• Translator: Carlos José Celis Ortega, Ph.D. Student in Urban and Public Policy whose work focuses on caregiving policies, public health, and environmental culture.