![]() ![]() ![]() The only way our desires become legible and visible is through grassroots organizing and activism, and that is a calculus that has never changed. The resources and the money are there, but there’s a lack of political will from the unfortunate millionaire class that dominates our politics. The way to get that has everything to do with connecting the energy on the ground to a different vision for our society - one that has housing justice, equity and housing security at the heart of it. We have come to believe that equitable housing is just some weird thing that can’t happen here, and the reality is that we have the resources to create the kinds of housing outcomes that we say we desire. You don’t need a total transformation of society to create equitable housing for people. Until we deal fundamentally with that contradiction - trying to fit a square peg into a round hole - we will continue to see these problems recur. We’re trying to fit those two together, public interest and making a profit, but they don’t work in housing, in education, in the distribution of health care, in the distribution of water. The real estate industry, whether you like it or don’t like it, is (centered on the goal to) “buy low, sell high” and make a profit. ![]() The public sector is set up to protect the public’s interest, the public’s welfare. The second part is really coming to grips with the contradiction of the public/private partnership. ![]()
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