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Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions         June 2012  Cheaper Together: How Neighbors Invest in Community How to keep rent affordable and homeownership in reach. When housing is a commodity—bought and sold for profit—it’s nearly inevitable that people of modest means get priced out of the market. But that’s not the only way to own land. Read how a grassroots organization formed a community land trust (CLT) to build affordable homes in a rapidly gentrifying Albuquerque neighborhood. They’ve transformed 27 acres of vacant land into a thriving community, with the land trust ensuring affordable housing for future generations. It’s not a unique situation—there are 260 CLTs in the United States. And the CLT model isn’t the only way to move real estate out of private, profit hungry hands. New York City has 30,000 units of affordable housing owned as co-ops. An apartment complex in Washington, D.C., has affordable housing in a block where condominiums sell for half a million dollars. It takes time, dedication, and start-up money to make these projects work. But the process builds community, and it fosters democratic, community-based control of land and housing. And it’s happening across the country. READ MORE ...   These articles come from the Summer Issue of YES! Magazine. :: PEEK INSIDE :: SUBSCRIBE TO YES! ::     Homes That Survived the Crash Wall Street players used home finance to make megaprofits for the 1 percent—and millions of people lost their homes. Time to clean up the mess. The key to a stable housing market? Keeping it local. Local financing, local ownership, local materials, and—most of all—connection to place. It’s a big change from the isolation of many suburbs. Once we make it, we’ll really be home. READ MORE ... :: SHARE THIS NEWSLETTER WITH YOUR FRIENDS      People We Love   Invincible: Detroit’s Homegrown, Hip-Hop Activism Powerful, passionate, and politically charged rhymes that speak for marginalized people. Rabbi Steven Greenberg: Advocate for Acceptance Bringing personal warmth and serious scholarship to advocacy for marriage equality in Orthodox Judaism. Paula Garcia: Acequias Return to the Land Protecting a 400-year-old water management system from industrial takeover is also about protecting the Southwest's future. Joseph Williams: Hunger Strike Games This college football player insisted the University of Virginia invest in living wages for its employees, not new sports enhancements.   What’s New Online   Wisconsin’s Uprising: It’s Not Over by Andy Kroll The recall failed. So what’s next for the Cheddar Revolution? From Sitting In to Taking Over: A Worker-Owned Cooperative at Republic Windows and Doors by Yana Kunichoff Once a symbol of worker mistreatment and the failures of the financial system, the famous Chicago factory may soon be run cooperatively by its workers. You Can’t Ban History An artist's response to Arizona's ban on ethnic studies. The Other Side of Gainful Unemployment by Shannon Hayes The downsides of doing it all.   Did you miss…   Highlights from the last newsletter: :: The Real Reason the Military is Going Green Big Oil is a big risk for national security. Can our military—the world’s No. 1 oil guzzler—change the politics of climate change? :: Dear Bank of America, We’re Not Leaving Our Homes The fight against unjust evictions just got fiercer as the national Occupy movement joins forces with community anti-foreclosure groups. :: Use the People’s Veto to End Citizens United Widespread, multi-sector activism is exactly what is needed to amend the constitution.   YES! Reports Back Celebration of People Power Thanks for making our 2nd Annual Celebration of People Power a great success! Your donations totaled $27,953, which means our matching donors will provide their full commitment of $25,000. We are grateful to each person who donated so generously in person at Town Hall in Seattle and online. Click here to enjoy beautiful photos from the event with Alice Walker, Frances Moore Lappé, Puanani Burgess, and Makana. Or click here to watch a recording of the entire program.   How to Get More YES!  SUBSCRIBE TO YES! Get a year of YES! Magazine for just $15. + A BONUS ISSUE :: 54% OFF NONPROFIT. INDEPENDENT. SUBSCRIBER-SUPPORTED. GIVE THE GIFT OF YES! to a friend DONATE and help us inspire action for a better world.   DIY Living  10 Ways To Love Where You Live by Ross Chapin How to build community here and now—because neighborhoods are more than houses in proximity. YES! is published by the nonprofit Positive Futures Network   ::  www.yesmagazine.org 284 Madrona Way NE, Suite 116, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2870, USA  ::  Phone: 206-842-0216

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