I want to start a community garden in the empty lot behind our building but I am the only white person interested and I worry about gentrification and do not know if I should drop it.
More people experience this than they realize.
The desire to enhance our surroundings becomes complicated when we recognize our efforts might displace the very community we seek to serve.
“Where Are You with Neighborhood and place-based belonging?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.