Can you believe we’ve been sheltering in place for five months now?! Since then, we’ve done so much, which only proves that there are many ways to show up in this mo(ve)ment. Here are three of them! 

1) Donate to our COVID19 Scenario Planning Fund

Mutual aid is about solidarity, not charity. And that means you gotta be plugged into community groups to know where to send donations. That's why EB PREC's Covid19 Scenario Planning Fund is democratically managed by our staff collective.

Anyone from our staff collective can nominate a group to share money with. So far, we've donated to groups including the People’s Community Medics, Planting Justice, and the Village. We also donated $1,000 to help save the Warriors House! Read more about them below and donate to our COVID19 Scenario Planning Fund here.

2) Join Our Staff Collective

We’re growing fast and no one can stop us. If you want to work in a democratic, BIPOC led cooperative that takes land and housing off the speculative market to create permanently affordable, community controlled land and housing, JOIN US! We’re hiring for two positions!

Click here to apply to be our INVESTMENT AND FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR or our MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR.

3) Build Community Ecosystems With Us

In April, we launched a series of Scenario Planning community calls to strategize for land liberation in a rapidly-changing landscape. Between COVID, growing inequality and the ongoing Uprising, 2020 has called forth new ways of organizing, building, and being. 

Over seven sessions across 12 weeks, we surveyed the past, present, and future possibilities real estate in the East Bay. Our biggest community learning: #LandWithoutLandlords calls for organizing entire ecosystems of land and capital. Learn more in our Scenario Planning zine, dropping in October!

In our next phase of community power-building, we're holding Community Exchange sessions to build with key partners, community members, and allies in land & housing justice. Join us for our next Community Exchange Call with Majora Carter, Urban Revitalization Strategist and all-round genius. We’re building on health, wealth, land, and futures from Oakland to the South Bronx! 

Invest $1,000, sign up as a Community Owner, and/or join us at our next Community Exchange Call!

Got lunch plans today?

TODAY! | August 18th | 12:00PM PST | Have you been meaning to catch one of our orientations to learn about our unique model? Today's the day! Join us at lunch time to meet our staff and get all of your questions answered. RSVP here.

Good Reads (and videos, and podcasts, and more!)

News | dwell |  How Blockbusting and Real Estate Profiteers Cash in on Racial Tension | We’re in the news! Read about the ways we fight “predatory inclusion,” redlining, and the “magical belief that homeownership will ever be a cornerstone of political, social, and economic freedom for African Americans.”

Podcast | The Intercept | Escape from the Nuclear Family: COVID-19 Should Provoke a Rethink of How We Live | Guest host Naomi Klein is joined by Movement Generation’s Gopal Dayaneni explore the benefits of intentional community living during crises and making housing a human right

News  | Oaklandside | ‘Radical Real Estate Law School’ is in session | Check out awesome work that our partners at the Sustainable Economies Law Center are stewarding!

Video | EB PREC | Community Exchange Call between Noni Session and Zach Murray