Welcome to
Property Ownership Reinvested
It is our deeply held belief, confirmed by our lived experience, that “traditional” economic development has failed to adequately consider the historic policies and practices that for generations have inflicted economic, social, and political violence upon BIPOC and low-wealth communities.
Homeownership with our reparative programming
Organizational
Background
Rondo Community Land Trust was born out of resident concern for ongoing displacement in a community that had already experienced economic marginalization through redlining, racial covenants, and economic violence due to the construction of I-94.
Events like these need not be repeated. Yet, we see cycles of investment and disinvestment, gentrification, and displacement ravage culturally rich and vibrant communities still today.
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Reparative Economic
Development Framework
Our framework is value-driven and rooted in the following core elements:
solidarity
place-based
shared ownership
culture as a source of power and healing
ecological sustainability
stewardship
democracy
dignified labor
Blueprint for Community Wholeness
Our framework creates the blueprint for our organization to “make our community whole” by assessing and ascribing value (including monetary $$$) to intangible contributions of our community and the value gap stripped by racist policies and practices.
