This chapter introduces the people who put the “C” in the CLT, giving rise to the model’s distinctive approach to ORGANIZATION: its roots in the Civil Rights Movement in the American South and the Gramdan Movement in India, with profiles of the men and women behind the first CLT, New Communities Inc.
The trailer for Streets of Dreams, which tells the stories of grassroots activists in communities of color around the U.S. who are using CLTs to preserve the affordability of their homes, prevent displacement, and shape the future of their communities.
The final chapter traces the changing meaning of the “T” in CLT, as the OPERATION of community land trusts became increasingly focused in the 1980s on serving the poor, revitalizing urban neighborhoods, and preserving the affordability, condition, and security of resale-restricted, owner-occupied housing.
An address by Senator Bernie Sanders as he accepts the 2010 Swann-Matthei Award from the National Community Land Trust Network.
The trailer for the inspiring story of three communities that have found an empowering way to bring the American dream of owning a home to low-income residents.
The trailer for the story of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, which gained international recognition for organizing residents to close down illegal dumps, gain unprecedented control of land from City Hall, and create a comprehensive plan to rebuild the fabric of their community.
Common Ground is a narrated slide show from the early 1980s that was developed and distributed by the Institute for Community Economics (ICE). It was one of the first descriptions of the community land trust to appear in any medium other than print.
A 23-minute documentary filmed in southwest Georgia in 1968–69 by Glen Pearcy, featuring two architects of New Communities Inc., Charles Sherrod and C.B. King.
