Gentrification & Displacement

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WURD Radio's recorded panel discussion: 

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Urban Displacement Project's video, Gentrification Explained: 

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Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity's report, Revitalization without Gentrification: 

http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/reports/2004/07_2004_Gentrification%20and%20Revitalization.pdf

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Read: 

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How to Kill a City by Peter Moskowitz

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Dealing with Gentrification Toolkit: http://dealingwithgentrification.org/toolkit/

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Urban Displacement Project: http://www.urbandisplacement.org/gentrification-explained

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For community education / workshop facilitation: 

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CORAJUS (Coalition for Racial Justice): www.corajus.org 

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For assistance: 

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Community Legal Services: http://www.clsphila.org 

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Philadelphia Basic Systems Home Repair: http://ohcdphila.org/home-repair/bsrp/

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Longtime Owner Occupants Program: https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/income-based-assistance-programs/longtime-owner-occupants-program/

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Germantown First-Time Homebuyer Counseling: https://germantownunitedcdc.org/community-resources/housing-counseling-services/

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Tenant Union Representative Network: http://rturn.net/

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Time Banking

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Time Banking on Good Morning America: 

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Time as Money trailer (watch in full by setting up a free account on Kanopy.com): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ud5HVh500J0

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Womanist Working Collective Reciprocity Time Bank: 

https://www.womanistworkingcollective.org/reciprocity-time-bank?fbclid=IwAR0FcPQQ4GdQaTeLLc9yF4YOE04q7DmYP1IySkJ2abYKR3NfoAupdk27f7A

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Community Land Trust

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Arc of Justice documentary​: 

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Streets of Dreams documentary: https://www.newday.com/film/streets-dreams

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(both films are short and available with a free account on Kanopy.com)

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The Next System Project on CLTs: https://thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/community-land-trust

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Cooperative Business, Cooperative Housing, Cooperatives Misc.

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Cooperation Jackson: http://www.cooperationjackson.org

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Attend events from: 

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Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA): https://philadelphia.coop/

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PACA's video, Unstoppable: How cooperative businesses are transforming communities:

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Kali Akuno's interview on Chris Hedges' On Contact: 

https://cooperationjackson.org/blog/2018/3/8/on-contact-with-chris-hedges-the-radical-transformation-of-jackson-mississippi

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Sacred Economics, Charles Eisenstein: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEZkQv25uEs&feature=player_embedded

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Solidarity Rising in Massachusetts Report by Solidary Economy Initiative: https://pennloh.wpcomstaging.com/2017/03/14/solidarity-rising-in-massachusetts/

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Capitalism is Not the Only Choice article by Penn Loh: 

https://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/solidarity/capitalism-is-not-the-only-choice-20171114

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Philahealthia Co-op Health Care: http://philahealthia.org

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Worker Co-ops Catch on in Philadelphia: 

https://nextcity.org/features/view/worker-co-ops-catch-on-in-philadelphia?fbclid=IwAR3jE-B61sP8XkTEBlO8o83hOW6ZfDtJ_-8982fS7BW2xaZVB-uGsRDe-2c

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Cooperative Buying Power of Land: https://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/neighbors-got-together-buy-vacant-buildings-renting-bike-shop-brewer?fbclid=IwAR0iF0K_lv_zU98lsrzZFro-kaxQFY4xRMyPvn_f2NimYkbnR6C9naxYcEA

Housing, Cooperative Living, & Intentional Community

Get involved with: 

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Women's Community Revitalization Project: www.wcrpphila.org   

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Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities 

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How our housing choices make adult friendships more difficult:

https://www.vox.com/2015/10/28/9622920/housing-adult-friendship

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Life Center Association in West Philly: http://www.lca.coop

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The story of New Communities Inc in Albany, GA

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PUSH Buffalo: https://www.pushbuffalo.org/

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Grassroots Organizing & Movement Building 

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The Next American Revolution by Grace Lee Boggs​

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Bridging the Class Divide by Linda Stout

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Civic Engagement and the Restoration of Community (34 pages) by Peter Block: 

http://www.peterblock.com/_assets/downloads/Civic.pdf

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Small Works / Little Actions Everywhere Yes! Magazine article: 

https://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/mental-health/5-ways-small-actions-have-huge-power-20180910?fbclid=IwAR1FFAfu2ikSNIKAaoBdvNFa26EpUkRU4qT8xpxJnRRxG5N43VOBLEqXxio

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Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership, Detroit: www.boggscenter.org

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Piedmont Peace Project

Community-Based Solutions / Optimism for the Future (in general)

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Yes! Magazine: www.yesmagazine.org (subscribe to e-newsletter or home delivery)

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