SESSION 1:
Session 1 Notes
Session 1 Recording
Time: 6:30-7:30 PM EST
Location: In Person & Virtual on Zoom
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Prompt 1: How do you see real estate shaping access to housing and the use of space in urban and rural communities? What role does control over land and housing play in determining who gets access to these spaces?
Prompt 2: In what ways do decisions about real estate development, zoning, and land use affect power dynamics within a community? How does control over space impact local residents’ ability to shape their environments and futures?
Prompt 3: How does land ownership and control influence political power and community development? How do economic systems use land as a resource, and what impact does this have on the communities that rely on it?
Prompt 4: How have real estate practices historically shaped political, economic, and community systems in Boston and the larger New England area?
Prompt 5: How does land access shape a sense of connection to space, home and community? How does land help form our social bonds, identity, sense of home and belonging?
Image: Romare Bearden, The Block (1971)