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The annual Greater Boston Housing Report Card, most recently released in November 2023, featured a special chapter focusing on community land trusts. I had the honor of leading a team that included Tufts UEP graduate students Chelsey Gao and Johnny Shively to draft that chapter. Check out the 2023 Greater Boston Housing Report Card here.Continue reading Community Land Trusts featured in Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2023
Our final report is now released — Mutual Aid Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strengthening Civic Infrastructure in East Boston through Community Care.Continue reading New Report — Mutual Aid Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strengthening Civic Infrastructure in East Boston through Community Care
Nuestro informe final ha sido publicado — Lo que la pandemia del COVID-19 nos enseñó sobre el apoyo mutuo: Cómo fortalecer la infraestructura cívica en East Boston mediante el cuidado comunitario.Continue reading Nuevo informe — Lo que la pandemia del COVID-19 nos enseñó sobre el apoyo mutuo: Cómo fortalecer la infraestructura cívica en East Boston mediante el cuidado comunitario
[This case study is an adaptation of a May 2023 assignment for “Solidarity Economy Movements”, a course in Tufts University’s Urban and Environmental Policy & Planning program. Credits to contributors Sarah Jane Huber and Eda Kosma. Also available to view as a Storymap: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a3d3c3785db240fb863bf66a89ecfc2f.%5D In October 2022, the newly formed East Boston Neighborhood Trust (EBNT)Continue reading When We Fight (and Build), We Win: How community organizing helped create the East Boston Neighborhood Trust
I am honored to share this piece I wrote on how Hyams Foundation is becoming a movement funder: How Foundations Can Co-Create Movement Infrastructure (https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-foundations-can-co-create-movement-infrastructure/) I have served on the Hyams board of directors since 2010, and we have evolved steadily from being an ally to community to seeing ourselves as part of the justiceContinue reading How Foundations Can Co-Create Movement Infrastructure
By Gaston Neville Introduction Many universities collaborate with their local communities through research and outreach programs aimed at addressing systemic inequalities present within their local community. Very few, however, overcome the challenges of universities dominating the agenda and reinforcing hierarchies of knowledge and resources. The Co-Education/Co-Research (CoRE) model attempts to transform the unequal power dynamicsContinue reading A Non-exploitative Community-University Partnership? A Case Study on the Co-Education/Co-Research Model (CORE)
Check out these two articles in Next City for which I was interviewed: Community Organizations Are Taking Ownership Of Boston’s Local Food Systems The Dorchester Food Co-op Is Here To Shake Up Boston’s Food Ecosystem The Boston food solidarity economy is continuing to grow!
It’s finally published! Check out this article I co-wrote with Neenah Estrella-Luna and Katherine Shor and published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Climate Resilience and Climate Justice. This piece draws on the work that Neenah and I did for Barr Foundation on Lessons from the Pandemic and the Americorps-funded work that KatContinue reading Article Published: Pandemic Response and Mutual Aid as Climate Resilience
Mel King was the consummate practical visionary. On March 28, 2023, the world lost Mel at age 94. He was a friend, partner, collaborator, and inspiration to so many of us at Tufts Department of Urban & Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP). We last hosted Mel at Tufts on October 10, 2012 for a forumContinue reading Tribute to Mel King, Practical Visionary
I had the opportunity to be part of a panel on March 15, 2023 sponsored by Americorps: What is Civic Engagement? Exploring New Paradigms. Americorps funded the 2021-2022 project on community responses to the pandemic and is supporting continued research on mutual aid as civic engagement. Check out the slides and zoom recording here: https://www.americorps.gov/webinar/what-civic-engagement-exploring-new-paradigms