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Public Land for Public Good: Preserving Miami’s Dominican Neighborhood

NonProfit Quarterly

Those who’ve managed to scratch out a way to stay are at risk every day of being erased. In 2018, I gathered a group of nine people from the community—small business owners; residents; nonprofit, school, and university leaders—to discuss how to preserve our beloved neighborhood. Many have already closed, buckling under tripling rents.

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Holding Our Ground: Tenant Organizing in San Francisco’s Mission District

NonProfit Quarterly

MEDA, a community organization formed in 1973, was a product of this activism. This is housing that was part of the public housing system that since 2014 has been directly managed by MEDA. Displacement from gentrification has also been highly disruptive to community culture and art.

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