CLT CENTER WEBINAR: Land Trusts and Community-Based Agriculture
LISC WEBINAR: Community Ownership Through Real Estate
2023 WEBINAR SERIES
Land Trusts and Community-Based Agriculture
March 14, 2023
Noon to 1:15 PM US Eastern; 5:00 - 6:15 PM CET
Today we see both community land trusts and conservation land trusts doing innovative work in community-based agriculture. In this webinar, we will highlight the work of three US-based land trusts doing amazing community-led work in urban and periurban agriculture, contributing to local food systems, providing training to new farmers, engaging young people, and providing opportunities for healing to survivors of the Secret War in Laos.
This webinar will feature case study presentations about exemplary community-based agriculture projects, with a discussion to follow. It will be moderated by Greg Rosenberg of the Center for CLT Innovation, with an introductory video excerpt from Arc of Justice (a film by Helen S. Cohen and Mark Lipman) featuring Charles and Shirley Sherrod speaking about New Communities.
This webinar will be presented in English with live Spanish interpretation.
Community Ownership Through Real Estate: Propelling a Movement Beyond a Moment March 9, 2023
3:00 to 4:30 PM US Eastern
In the wake of the pandemic and the ongoing struggle for racial justice, community ownership of land, housing, commercial space, and other critical resources has drawn increased attention as a strategy to build community power and repair ongoing harms caused by centuries of racism and extractive development. Throughout the country, communities are working to channel the momentum of a national conversation about racial justice into the development of community ownership initiatives and the ecosystems crucial to their success.
Tied to two new LISC reports— Community Ownership Through Real Estate from LISC Twin Cities, and Commercial Community Ownership as a Strategy for Just Development from LISC Community Research & Impact—this webinar will share lessons from community-owned real estate initiatives in the Twin Cities working to preserve community-serving businesses, build community wealth, and promote community-led economic development with and for BIPOC and immigrant communities. Panelists will reflect on the spectrum of goals and models for community ownership of real estate, with a focus on commercial space; how to determine which path makes sense for your community; and the organizing, policy, financing, and other support needed for long-term stewardship.
This webinar will be presented in English with live Spanish interpretation.
In the wake of the pandemic and the ongoing struggle for racial justice, community ownership of land, housing, commercial space, and other critical resources has drawn increased attention as a strategy to build community power and repair ongoing harms caused by centuries of racism and extractive development. Throughout the country, communities are working to channel the momentum of a national conversation about racial justice into the development of community ownership initiatives and the ecosystems crucial to their success.
