Monday's discussion was hosted by Associate Professor Sandra Logan, librarian Sharon Ladenson, WRAC's Cheryl Caesar and the first-year Citizen Scholars.

The discussions that were had around the tables were about the four main themes of the book, including structural poverty, structural racism, economics versus ethics and responsibility.

Discussions ranged from landlord's justifications for evicting those who can't pay rent on time, how policymakers handled the housing crisis after the 2008 recession and whether or not monetary-based lifestyles influence how landlords treat tenants. There were also questions asked about responsibilities of landlords and their rights to deny housing.

The discussions were structured around a 30-minute roundtable discussion among different groups, followed by 10 minutes to write focused reports on whiteboards and 20 minutes for conversations among the entire group of attendees.

"There are alternatives, there are other ways to approach the kind of problems that we've been addressing with just evicting people in and out of their houses," Caesar said. "It's different in other countries, it's been different in our history and past. This is not the way it has to be."

"Evicted" centers around eight families and their struggles to maintain roofs over their heads. Discussions centered around humanity versus money and the priorities of the people involved in these situations.

"A lot of the questions dealt with the way that people choose between being humane and making money, to put it quite bluntly, profit versus human choice, or moral choice even," Logan said.

The discussions about poverty highlighted the fact that there are only 24 hours in a day and too many responsibilities, especially for people and families struggling with poverty.

Welcoming students and community members alike, the discussions allowed for conversations among people of different backgrounds and communities.

"It's an opportunity for everybody to learn from each other so students can sometimes bring a perspective or an idea to the table that somebody from the community may not have thought of," Logan said. "Often, people from the community are older and wiser and more experienced in life, and bring those perspectives. So, I think it opens up the kinds of conversations and the kinds of perspectives that can be discussed."