EVENT DESCRIPTION
The Freedom West 50th Anniversary Celebration event is a celebration and recognition of the families, community members, government leaders, industry partners who made the original vision and mission of Freedom West possible 50 years ago!
Founded in 1973 in the wake of Urban Renewal, Freedom West was created to provide safe, affordable housing for low-income families of color. Using a co-op ownership model to enable housing stability and a pathway for underserved populations to build multi-generational wealth in a high-cost high-opportunity city.
With 50 years since its founding, Freedom West celebrates the resident, community, government, and industry partners who believe in the reimagining and the opportunity to set it on a pathway to self-sustainability so that the next generation will be able to hold the 100th Year Anniversary.


EVENT PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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RECOGNITION OF FOUNDERS & PARTNERS
PREVIEW OF “REIMAGINING FREEDOM WEST“
Narrated by Danny Glover
SPECIAL REMARKS BY Senator Scott Wiener
Author of SB593 “San Francisco Housing Replacement Act”
THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE OF THE FILLMORE/WESTERN ADDITION
Presented by the Freedom West Alumni Group
FOOD | MUSIC | FUN
Speakers

Senator Scott Wiener
California Senate District 11

Mayor London Breed
Mayor of San Francisco

Mattie Scott
President, Freedom West Homes Corp

Willie Brown
Former Mayor of San Francisco

Reverend Robert Shaw
Senior Pastor, Bethel AME Church

Landon Taylor
CEO, MacFarlane Partners Investment Management

Daryl Carter
Chairman & CEO, Avanath Capital Management

Victor MacFarlane
Founder & Executive Chairman, MacFarlane Partners

Michelle Flowers-Taylor
Co-Founder & CEO, Legacy First Partners

Noah Wintroub
Global Chairman, JPMorgan

Dr. Alisahah Jackson
President of the Lloyd Dean Institute for Humankindness & Health Justice, CommonSpirit Health

Rich O’Neal
Vice President, Freedom West Homes Corp