Beyond Diversity to Liberation: Intentional Communities as platforms for social justice – The Convergence http://permacultureconvergence.com Building Resilient Communities Mon, 25 Sep 2017 02:26:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 http://permacultureconvergence.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-permaculture-convergence-norcal-logo-32x32.png Beyond Diversity to Liberation: Intentional Communities as platforms for social justice – The Convergence http://permacultureconvergence.com 32 32 Beyond Diversity to Liberation: Intentional Communities as platforms for social justice http://permacultureconvergence.com/beyond-diversity-to-liberation-intentional-communities-as-platforms-for-social-justice/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 01:02:19 +0000 http://permacultureconvergence.com/?p=6354 In this workshop, we will explore the historical roots of black intentional communities movement highlighted by Jessica Gordon Nembhard in her book Collective Courage, and The Arc of Justice, which chronicles the remarkable journey of black farmers and the first land trust that grew out of the Civil Rights movement. We will also highlight visionary present-day community & co-housing projects that are grasping at the root causes of racialized displacement, environmental racism, and wealth inequality by building cooperative and participatory housing models that are led by communities of color, indigenous peoples, LGBTQ-identified communities and low-income communities. Among those is the Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, a scalable model that can raise funds through investments and is designed by its members.

Saturday Oct 7| 2pm| Hops Tipi

Presented by Marissa Ashkar

]]> Marissa Ashkar http://permacultureconvergence.com/marissa-ashkar/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:09:43 +0000 http://permacultureconvergence.com/?p=6331

Marissa Ashkar is from The People of Color Sustainable Housing Network (POCSHN) is a resource network for people of color interested in building intentional, healthy, and affordable housing communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Since starting in February 2015, it has grown to become an intergenerational network hosting quarterly potlucks, tours, study groups, and educational workshops. The network was established in response to extreme increases in housing costs, rapid gentrification, and the lack of socio-economic diversity among the intentional community movement across the United States.

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