Periagoge
Scenario

When gentrification puts longtime residents in impossible positions

Our neighborhood is gentrifying fast and my family has been here for three generations, and we're watching longtime neighbors get displaced while also knowing that our property values rising might be the only thing that lets us help our kids with college.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being rooted in place while benefiting from forces that uproot others creates a moral complexity that individual choices cannot resolve.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ubuntu — I am because we are?”

Peri

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.