Our community land trust is trying to make decisions about development priorities and it's surfacing every disagreement we have about gentrification, racial equity, and what affordable housing actually means. The meetings are getting tense because we all agree on goals in theory but when it comes to actual decisions about who gets priority and what we're willing to build, we're all over the place.
More people experience this than they realize.
Abstract commitments to equity become concrete conflicts when communities must decide who gets what.
“Where Are You with The examined political life?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.