02 Sep First International Community Land Trust Festival
SHICC Project Partners and the Center for CLT Innovation are pleased to announce that the first International CLT Festival will take place from September to December 2021. It will consist of online events on the growth of the CLT movement, community empowerment, financing CLTs, racial equity, urban agriculture, as well as film screenings, peer-to-peer exchanges, local events and a very special World CLT Day to celebrate the CLT movement worldwide.
The registrations for the first events are open
Combining CLTs and Other Models of Collective Ownership
13 SEPTEMBER FROM 17H TO 18H30
English-French-Spanish simultaneous translation
In North America and much of Europe, private ownership is the dominant model. This event will rather focus on collective ownership models for land and housing, including housing cooperatives (zero-equity and limited-equity) and inclusive cohousing, that are being creatively combined with CLTs in the USA, the UK, and Europe.
Impactful Development and Community Empowerement
14 SEPTEMBER FROM 17H TO 18H30
English-French-Spanish simultaneous translation
How do CLTs strike a balance between community empowerment and “going to scale”? Is impact measured solely by the number of housing units produced? Should production of units take priority over community organizing and community-based planning processes? Are CLTs relevant only if they are able to produce housing units at significant scale? This discussion will draw upon the recent publication by Terra Nostra Press, Impactful Development and Community Empowerment.
Peer-to-peer Exchange Session – Advanced
23 SEPTEMBER FROM 15H TO 16H30
English-French-Spanish simultaneous translation
This session aims to discuss issues that established CLTs are facing. While targeted to more experienced CLTs, other groups are also welcome to hear more about the type of issues CLTs face.
Peer-to-peer Exchange Session – Beginners
23 SEPTEMBER FROM 17H TO 18H30
English-French-Spanish simultaneous translation
This session aims to support budding CLT groups in their journey towards the creation of their CLT. It will be an opportunity to share knowledge with peer groups as well as more experienced CLTs.
SHICC: European CLT Conference
24 SEPTEMBER FROM 10H TO 13H00
This online conference showcases the spread of the CLT movement in Europe through focussing on developments in England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Scotland and Ireland. Speakers will give a perspective on what went well and what the obstacles to the spread of the model were. We will conclude by delineating the next steps for the European CLT movement.
Building the Beloved Community
27 SEPTEMBER FROM 17H TO 18H30
English-French-Spanish simultaneous translation
This panel discussion will focus on moving toward greater racial and ethnic equity in the international CLT movement, highlighting the efforts of CLTs to make themselves more inclusive and exploring inspiring examples of CLTs working to create and support beloved communities around the world.
This Festival is supported by the Brussels Capital Region and SHICC.
