Living Cities
WEBLearning and sharing is an ongoing practice that strengthens the impact of our collaborative. Living Cities provides information, resources and tools that encourage, educate and empower generations of changemakers. Browse Resources.
About - Living Cities
WEBAbout Us Living Cities is a collaborative of leading philanthropic foundations and financial institutions committed to closing the racial income and wealth gap so that all people in U.S. cities can live economically sustainable and abundant lives.. We promote equitable and inclusive wealth building by addressing barriers to capital investment, shared knowledge, and the collective action of its ...
Our Work - Living Cities
WEBOur Work We harness the knowledge and power of philanthropy, the financial sector, local government and community to close the racial wealth gap.. Living Cities seeks to shift the flow of capital so all people – particularly Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latine and other marginalized people – can build wealth through home and business ownership, investment, and other pathways.
Our People - Living Cities
WEBLiving Cities. Throughout our history, the commitment of our member institutions has been a unique and defining asset of Living Cities. Through the collaborative, we strive to disrupt the status quo by prioritizing long-term, systemic fixes that recognize structural racism as the root cause of the issues we tackle.
Closing the Gaps Network - Living Cities
WEBIn 2020, Living Cities launched the CTG Network to bring together leaders from cities who are committed to imagining and building an anti-racist society. Civic and municipal leaders from participant cities have access to cross-city learning opportunities, technical assistance, healing justice tools, and other resources and networks. Network ...
Careers - Living Cities
WEBLiving Cities is committed to fostering transformational relationships across sectors to connect those who are willing to do the work of closing racial wealth gaps. We are driven by a set of core values, which we believe are fundamental to our organizational success: collaboration, innovation, leadership, impact, and racial equity and inclusion.
Breaking Barriers to Business - Living Cities
WEBOverview How we Start, Grow, and Create Jobs. Breaking Barriers to Business, or B3, is a multi-year project seeking to transform systemic barriers found in the relationship between local government business-serving agencies (BSA) and community-based business-serving organizations (BSO) into systemic pathways that serve business owners of color with the knowledge and financial capital they need ...
Resources - Living Cities
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Building the Field: Reflections on Undoing Racism - Living Cities
WEBJul 24, 2019 · Email us at [email protected]. More on the Undoing Racism Workshop: The fabric of racism is inextricably woven and constructed into the founding principles of the United States. Racism was done and it can be undone through effective anti-racist organizing with, and in accountability …
Systemic Racism 101: A Visual History of the Impact of Racism in ...
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · In collaboration with historian Aminah Pilgram, PhD, we break down concepts of systemic racism, starting with Columbus’ arrival in 1492 to the Black Lives Matter movement. This book offers historical overviews, infographics, and more to help you uncover the history behind systemic racism and learn …
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