equitable development webinar: brownfields renewal and community anti- displacement models
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The Role of Brownfields Renewal, Community Land Trusts and Employee-Owned Businesses in Neighborhood Stability _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Speakers: Roxbury, MA: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Tony Hernandez, Director of Operations and Stewardship, Dudley Neighbors Incorporated Topic: DSNI’s Community Land Trust, which was created to take ownership of more than 30 acres of land and realize a vision of development without displacement. Cleveland, OH: Evergreen Cooperatives Ted Howard, Executive Director, Democracy Collaborative Topic: Three employee-owned green businesses that create jobs which deliver living wages and career pathways for local low income residents.TRANSCRIPT
Equitable Development Webinar: Equitable Development Webinar: Brownfields Renewal and Community Brownfields Renewal and Community Anti-Displacement ModelsAnti-Displacement Models
“Where there are brownfields, the timing is ripe to integrate and invest in equitable
economic development. For communities of color and low income that are tackling
poverty and historical environmental, health and socio-economic challenges,
brownfields redevelopment is the chance to rebuild and revitalize.”
Deeohn Ferris, PresidentSustainable Community Development Group
The Role of Brownfields Renewal, Community Land Trusts and Employee-Owned Businesses in Neighborhood Stability_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Speakers:Roxbury, MA: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Tony Hernandez, Director of Operations and Stewardship, Dudley Neighbors Incorporated Topic: DSNI’s Community Land Trust, which was created to take ownership of more than 30 acres of land and realize a vision of development without displacement.
Cleveland, OH: Evergreen Cooperatives Ted Howard, Executive Director, Democracy CollaborativeTopic: Three employee-owned green businesses that create jobs which deliver living wages and career pathways for local low income residents.
Mathy StanislausUS EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Here on behalf of The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Please welcome____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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