The Just Communities Blog

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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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Culture Is Infrastructure. So Is Justice.

June 12, 2025
There’s a specific kind of grief that comes with watching your community change around you. Not the kind that comes...
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New Interactive Protocol Coming in May: Guiding the Next Generation of Community Development

April 23, 2025
Groundbreaking digital framework puts powerful tools in the hands of community development leaders In a significant leap forward for neighborhood-scale...
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Partner Spotlight: Justice & Sustainability Associates

April 22, 2025
In an era of rapid urbanization and complex community challenges, Justice & Sustainability Associates (JSA) stands out as a leader...
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The Just Communities Protocol is Launched

January 18, 2024
On January 12, the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) released the new Just Communities Protocol 1.0, to help communities build...
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Just Communities: The Evolution of EcoDistricts

October 6, 2023
Today is a big day for those of us who have poured our hearts into building and growing the EcoDistricts...
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A New Chapter for EcoDistricts Begins

January 7, 2022
I am thrilled to share important news regarding the future of EcoDistricts. We are joining Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), an Atlanta-based NGO that...
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Cross-sector partners join forces to make Cleveland home of the first hospital-anchored certified EcoDistrict

December 16, 2021
Government, philanthropy, and resident leaders teamed with The MetroHealth System in the creation of the Clark-Fulton/MetroHealth EcoDistrict, implementing a paradigm...
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A Decade of Building Community in San Francisco’s Chinatown

October 6, 2021
In 2017-2018, I hit two milestones in my life. The first was my 10-year anniversary of doing place-based, community-based planning...
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