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Just Communities is helping neighbors and practitioners worldwide co-create more just, liberatory, and green communities.
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Just Communities is a transformative movement that connects visionary leaders, innovative projects, and collaborative networks to advance equitable and regenerative urban and community development solutions.
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Through values-aligned real estate strategies, mission-driven capital tools, and deep partnerships with grassroots organizations, East Freedman & Main supports communities to secure ownership, resist displacement, and build lasting wealth—on their terms.
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How to Become an AP: A Practical Guide to Joining the Accredited Practitioner Community
July 29, 2025
Everyone wants thriving neighborhoods—places where people and planet are both prioritized. Whether you are shaping infrastructure, guiding policy, planning districts,…
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From Theory to Practice: The Just Communities Protocol
July 18, 2025
Insight from a Practitioner Through my career I have worked with excellent interdisciplinary design and client teams to generate…
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How City Governments Can Institutionalize Regenerative Principles
June 29, 2025
As climate disruption, economic instability, and social inequities converge, city governments are on the front lines of shaping resilient and…
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