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Ch 2 - CST Orientation

CST Education Series

Created on September 18, 2024

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2. Why Now? The Present Context

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In 30310, we see:

Most of the benefits of gentrification going to the already wealthy.

Longtime residents being displaced due to rising costs.

Gentrification and corporate accumulation driving up real estate prices, rents, and other costs, leading to an affordability crisis.

Unequal access to housing, healthy food, and other basic needs.

Disenfranchised communities getting locked out of wealth building opportunities

Root Cause

Root Cause: Treating land as a commodity within a capitalist economy

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Solutions

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Collective land stewardship
Community wealth building

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Collective land stewardship
Community wealth building

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Orientation to the Community Stewardship Trust

Index - Course Chapters

Technology Intro

1. Objectives

6. Overview of the CST Investment Portal

2. Why Now? The Present Context

7. CST and Land Development

3. Introducing Solidarity Economy

8. CST and Governance

4. What is the Community Stewardship Trust (CST)?

9. Challenges & Opportunities

10. Next Moves to Get Involved

5. Investing in the CST

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Root Cause: Treating land as a commodity that can be privately owned within a capitalist economy

Explanation: Private real estate ownership treats land as a commodity to be bought, sold, and developed at the individual owner's discretion. This model of ownership contributes to rising housing costs, resident displacement, and loss of community control — consequences that we’re experiencing today.

Root Cause: Treating land as a commodity that can be privately owned within a capitalist economy

Explanation: Private real estate ownership treats land as a commodity to be bought, sold, and developed at the individual owner's discretion. This model of ownership contributes to rising housing costs, resident displacement, and loss of community control — consequences that we’re experiencing today.