Community-rooted Development

Community Rooted Development full event recording by Allied Media Projects.

On October 13th, Jenny Lee, LOVE Building Interim Director, took park in the Community Rooted Development event as part of the AMP Seeds Speaker Series. The wide-reaching conversation included Malik Yakini of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network and Erik Howard of The Alley Project. Moderated by Ryan Myers-Jhonson of Sidewalk Detroit, the event explored questions such as, “How can organizers and community builders respond in the face of rapid gentrification and exploitative development? Is it possible to center justice and equity alongside property ownership?” Watch the full conversation here.