Our Homes, Our Land

We will be joined by friends from around the Bay who will share their experiences using community-owned land to stabilize their communities, lower housing costs, and prevent displacement in the short and long term. 

We invite you to join us (almost) every Tuesday from June 30th to August 20th for a community discussion that will help us develop a roadmap to engage this strategy here in the unincorporated area.

These meetings will be hybrid, and you can join by zoom if needed. However, we strongly encourage you to join us in person if you can, where it is easier to converse, and get to know each other and build the trust that will be needed to use these discussions, learnings and dreams to shape our reality in Eden.

• Tuesday June 30th, 6pm | Location: Ashland Roots Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Public Workshop | Contextualizing the fight for Community-Owned Land and Housing in Eden
• Through this workshop we will discuss the structural causes of housing insecurity and introduce the strategy community-owned land and housing which communities across the Bay are engaging to fight displacement and seek long term stability and affordability.  

• Tuesday July 14th, 6pm | Location: Ashland Roots Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Practical Application | How do we organize ourselves? 
• This discussion will focus on the key social infrastructure that is needed to pursue community-owned land, including resident cooperatives, its integration with the community land trust, and a community-led campaign committee.

• Tuesday July 21st, 6pm | Location: Ashland Roots Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Public Workshop | The Fundamentals of Community Land Trusts with Special Guests from around the Bay
• Through this workshop we will discuss what a Community Land Trust (CLT) is, its history, and why we’re discussing the model this summer. Then we’ll hear from a panel of neighbors from around the Bay who will share their experiences and expertise pursuing community-owned land and housing in their communities.

• Tuesday July28th, 6pm | Location: Ashland Root Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Practical Application | Where’s the money?
• This discussion will focus on the funding and financing sources that can help us pursue community owned land and housing safely and sustainably. 

• Tuesday August 4th, 6pm | Location: Ashland Roots Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Public Workshop | The Policies and Politics Needed for Short and Long Term Success with CA CLT Network
• Through this workshop we will discuss the policies can help clear the runway and ensure success. We will be joined by special guests from the California CLT Network who can share examples from across the state.

• Tuesday August 11th, 6pm | Location: Ashland Roots Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Community Presentation | A Special discussion about the potential for community ownership at Paradise Trailer Court in Ashland

• Tuesday August 18th, 6pm | Location: Ashland Roots Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Practical Application | Analyzing power and political terrain.
• This discussion will focus on the political formations we are creating that will carry this campaign, including Eden Renters United and the Campaign Committee. We will also assess the political terrain and challenges awaiting us, and begin to develop our strategy for the Fall.

• Tuesday September 8th, 6pm | Location: Ashland Roots Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Community Review of Learnings + Future Plans, Part I

• Tuesday September 22nd, 6pm | Location: Ashland Roots Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Community Review of Learnings + Future Plans, Part II

• Tuesday October 13th, 6pm | Location: Ashland Roots Center, 16100 E 14th St, Ashland, CA 94578
• Community Celebration of Toolkit Launch

With questions, contact Kristen Hackett, community organizer with My Eden Voice.

510-244-3991 | kristen@myedenvoice.org