Leah Penniman and Ed Whitfield delivered the 38th Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of W. E. B. Du Bois, at Saint James Place in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
About the Island Housing Trust on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
A production of Habitat for Humanity New York City.
Essentially, a community land trust is a way for residents to come together to own land in their neighborhoods and to create permanent affordability of housing in their areas.
Penn Loh of Tufts University and Eliza Parad of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative talk about the launch of a new network in Boston to promote community control of development to serve community needs, such as limiting the loss of affordable housing to gentrification. Interview for BNN News.
The trailer for Arc of Justice, which traces the remarkable journey of New Communities, Inc. (NCI) in southwest Georgia, a story of racial justice, community organizing, and perseverance in the face of enormous obstacles.
The trailer for Gaining Ground, a follow-up to the award-winning documentary Holding Ground (1996), shows how the Dudley Street neighborhood in Boston has managed to stem the tide against enormous odds.
This video features the ACLT board president, homeowners, and a rental tenant, and covers their rent-to-own program.
This chapter provides a general introduction to what has come to be known in the United States as the “classic CLT.” Described here are those characteristics of ownership, organization, and operation that distinguish the CLT from more familiar models of affordable housing and community development.
This chapter examines ideas, pioneers, and precedents behind the CLT’s distinctive approach to the OWNERSHIP of land and buildings, including the model’s roots in the single tax movement of Henry George, the Garden Cities of England, and intentional communities in the United States inspired by Ralph Borsodi and Arthur Morgan.
