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Today’s Economic Democracy Weekly examines the role local institutions play in achieving economic justice. In our ongoing community development leaders of color series, Lisa Rice of the Fair Housing Alliance writes about the need to embed fair housing principles in local institutions. A second article looks at how to enable people who are not wealthy to safely invest in their local communities rather than being restricted to Wall Street stocks and bonds. We also include an article on the growth and challenges faced by emerging co-op media. These issues will be explored in greater depth in our upcoming webinar on Information, Media, and Economic Justice.
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To overcome structural racism and a deeply inequitable society, the community development field must embrace fair housing as core to its transformative work. Read more...
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To date, except for crowdfunding, most Americans are largely restricted from investing in local business. It’s time to enable people to safely invest in their own communities. Read more...
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Join our next Remaking the Economy webinar on December 9th at 2 pm EST, when Candice Fortman of Outlier Media in Detroit, Darryl Holliday of City Bureau in Chicago, and Kevon Paynter of Bloc by Block maryland in Baltimore will discuss how emerging nonprofit and co-op media are amplifying voices in communities of color and low-income communities. Free registration here.
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