For this post, we interviewed Nikishka Iyengar, founder & CEO of The Guild, about prioritizing collective wellbeing, a model for community ownership and the importance of self-care when engaging with collective trauma.

So many people say property owners are pricing them out of their homes. Now one group is working to not only keep that from happening but says its goal is to lower what renters are paying.

From Atlanta to Burlington, four financial activists offer a window into their work flowing resources to front-line communities.

The People’s Community Land Trust is the latest organization working to keep residents in their homes as rising prices push many people out of Atlanta. The project is a collaboration between three economic and housing justice organizations: The Guild, Housing Justice League, and Atlanta Economic Justice Program.

At the 2023 Housing Supply Innovation Symposium, panelists discussed how policymakers can increase the housing supply equitably, with speakers highlighting innovative programs that center racial justice and community empowerment while expanding affordable homeownership opportunities.

Co-creating a just world is not a dream anymore. It is already happening. Instead of focusing on figuring out how communities can self-govern, it is important to recognize that BIPOC communities are already self-governing. The real challenge is, How do we challenge the status quo instead of maintaining it?