By Keith Lawrence (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) “Community-building” ideas have been quite influential within community redevelopment and social justice circles in the U.S. over the past four decades. Generally speaking, community-building approaches emphasize popular participation, local leadership, social capital and networks, and the strengthening of local … [Read more...] about “Retooling Community-Building for Racial Equality” by Keith Lawrence (November-December 2006 P&R Issue)
Needed Element: Laws Prohibiting Source of Income Discrimination
“Symposium: A National Gautreaux Program” (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Our Nov./Dec. issue featuring Alexander Polikoff's proposal for a national program to "end the ghetto as we know it," building on Chicago's Gautreaux program. We asked a range of knowledgeable folks, all committed to the goal Polikoff put forth, to offer their comments. Polikoff's comments are printed in our March/April 2005 … [Read more...] about “Symposium: A National Gautreaux Program” (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
“Needed Element: Laws Prohibiting Source of Income Discrimination” by Libby Perl (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
By Libby Perl (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) I agree with the premise of Alexander Polikoff’s proposal that housing vouchers are the best way to attack concentrations of poverty and segregation in urban communities. Yet Polikoff’s worthy program is likely to fail unless the law governing housing vouchers is changed. As voucher law exists in most communities, … [Read more...] about “Needed Element: Laws Prohibiting Source of Income Discrimination” by Libby Perl (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
