Week 6 (2/15) – Community wealth building and community economic control (CD)

Who controls the investments that grow our communities? Who controls the profits? 

Watch:

About the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. (2023).

Own the change: Building economic democracy one worker co-op at a time. (2015). 

Read:

Kimble, M. & Wagner, A. (2022, August 9). Can Anacostia Build a Bridge Without Displacing Its People? New York Times. (pdf printout)

Peiffer, E. (2023, February 22). The Promise and Pitfalls of the Washington, DC, Region’s Strong Capital Flows. Urban Institute.

Submit by 11am:

1) Response blog CD-2: What is your assessment of community wealth building strategies, including cooperative businesses and community land trusts? Why don’t we see more of this? (250 words)

2) Neighborhood case study progress report (RS&I)

In class:

Speaker: Catherine Crosby, Chief, Community Engagement & Institutional Accountability, National Community Reinvestment Coalition