Reclaiming Home: Housing Justice with Urban Homeworks
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Reclaiming Home: Housing Justice with Urban HomeworksMar 26, 2024
Zoning: Segregation of Our Public Space | Mercatus Center & Urban Homeworks
Thanks so much for listening in today! We hope to see you back next month to learn more about all things housing—potential policies, community dreams, hard realities, systemic barriers, celebratory joys—and everything in between!
Learn more about the things mentioned in today’s episode:
- https://twitter.com/OldUrbanist
- https://www.mercatus.org/
- https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801479878/zoned-in-the-usa/#bookTabs=1
- https://minneapolis2040.com/
- https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/minneapolis-2040-plan-struck-down-judge/89-69eda2f0-312a-4590-93d6-c8067b164ef2
- https://www.planning.org/blog/9281036/minneapolis-appeals-ruling-that-delays-implementation-of-the-2040-comprehensive-plan/#:~:text=The%202040%20Plan%20was%20enjoined,writing%2C%20Minneapolis%20is%20again%20appealing.
- https://books.google.com/books/about/Zoned_American.html?id=IHCxAAAAIAAJ
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchanan_v._Warley
- https://www.tom-cui.com/assets/pdfs/LotsEZ_Latest.pdf
- https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262516129/fighting-traffic/
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/334us1
- https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/0rFSkW78aIb
- https://tcf.org/content/report/minneapolis-ended-single-family-zoning/
- https://www.zoningatlas.org/atlas
- https://www.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=9aad153dd283499e8149af79b6cd86aa
- https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/business-services/planning-zoning/zoning-maps/
- https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2024/02/are-minnesota-environmental-laws-being-used-against-the-environment-why-legislators-want-to-end-minneapolis-2040-lawsuit/
- https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1585144
- https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/ending-minimum-parking-requirements-was-a-policy-win-for-the-twin-cities
- https://new.yimbyaction.org/
Learn more about zoning in Minneapolis:
- https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/02/20/housing-advocates-launch-campaigns-at-state-capitol-for-zoning-reforms-and-greater-funding/
- https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/comprehensive-zoning-reform-in-minneapolis-mn/#:~:text=A%20working%20paper%20by%20the,apartments%2C%20controlling%20for%20price%20differences
- https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2022/11/zoning-changes-are-the-easiest-way-to-reduce-segregation-in-the-twin-cities-suburbs/
- https://www.startribune.com/how-twin-cities-housing-rules-keep-the-metro-segregated/600081529/?refresh=true
- https://blackfeminisms.com/zoning/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/opinion/biden-zoning-social-justice.html
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2021/06/17/exclusionary-zoning-its-effect-on-racial-discrimination-in-the-housing-market/
- https://www.vox.com/22252625/america-racist-housing-rules-how-to-fix
Does your deed have a Racial Covenant? | Mapping Prejudice Project & Urban Homeworks
Thanks so much for listening in today! We hope to see you back next month to learn more about all things housing—potential policies, community dreams, hard realities, systemic barriers, celebratory joys—and everything in between!
Learn more about the things mentioned in today’s episode:
- https://mappingprejudice.umn.edu/
- https://www.facebook.com/MappingPrejudice/
- https://www.instagram.com/mappingprejudice/
- https://www.pbs.org/video/jim-crow-of-the-north-stijws/
- http://historyapolis.com/blog/2014/07/23/july-month-rage/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-black-south-side-neighborhood/
- https://saintpaulhistorical.com/items/show/160
- https://streets.mn/2024/02/14/how-freeway-construction-reshaped-two-neighborhoods/
- https://www.grarate.com/article/history-30-year-mortgage
- https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6089c782393e44eb96f19f38150f1b19
- https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/city-attorney/civil/discharging-racial-covenants
- https://justdeeds.org/
- https://www.tchabitat.org/blog/race-and-housing-series-the-gi-bill
- https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/government/departments/attorney/just-deeds/
- https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/10/13/minnepolis-realtors-group-apologizes-racial-segregation-housing
- https://www.mnopedia.org/person/smith-lena-olive-1885-1966
- https://www.mnopedia.org/person/francis-nellie-1874-1969
- https://aaregistry.org/story/katie-mcwatt-born/
- https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/aboutfheo/history
- https://hennepinhistory.org/tilsenbilt/
- https://mappingprejudice.umn.edu/take-action
Buying a Home: Down Payment Assistance | Urban Homeworks, Minnesota Housing, & City of Saint Paul
Learn more about down payment assistance and its role in making homeownership more accessible from community experts and panelists Temi Ogunrinde from Urban Homeworks, Tara Beard from the City of St. Paul, and Heidi Welch from Minnesota Housing! Learn more about the things mentioned in today's meeting: What is AMI?: https://nwhomepartners.org/area-median-income-ami/ Use the Minnesota Homeownership Center's resources: https://www.hocmn.org/ Learn more about down payment assistance: https://homebuyer.com/learn/down-payment-assistance Use the Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation's (MMCDC) resources: https://www.mmcdc.com/ Learn more about the St. Paul Inheritance Fund: -https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/planning-and-economic-development/housing/inheritance-fund -https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/09/14/first-rondo-descendent-buys-home-using-st-pauls-inheritance-fund City of Saint Paul: -https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/planning-and-economic-development/housing/downpayment-assistance-program -https://www.facebook.com/cityofsaintpaul/ -https://twitter.com/cityofsaintpaul Minnesota Housing: -https://www.mnhousing.gov/homeownership/buy-a-home---refinance.html -https://www.facebook.com/minnesotahousing -https://twitter.com/mnhousing -https://www.instagram.com/mnhousing/ -https://www.youtube.com/user/MinnesotaHousing Urban Homeworks: -https://urbanhomeworks.org/donate/ -https://www.facebook.com/urbanhomeworks -https://www.instagram.com/urbanhomeworks/ -https://twitter.com/urbanhomeworks -https://www.linkedin.com/company/urban-homeworks/ -https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urban-homeworks Other Community Education Events: -https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHXJ0QDhOYe2aCgPUhxEWndhMCVv6GKo
2023 in Review: the Inside Scoop with UHW Staff
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Should nonprofits host galas? | The joy of fundraising with Paul Vliem
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Learn more about the things mentioned in today’s episode:
What happened with rent stabilization? (Part 1) | Minneapolis Ward 10 City Council Member Aisha Chughtai & Urban Homeworks
Thanks so much for listening in today! We hope to see you back next month to learn more about all things housing—potential policies, community dreams, hard realities, systemic barriers, celebratory joys—and everything in between!
Learn more about the things mentioned in today’s episode:
- Fall Housing Justice Forum (8/29/23): https://urbanhomeworks.org/event/fall23-hjf/
- Perpetuate the Hope (10/12/23): https://urbanhomeworks.org/event/pth-2023/
- Support this podcast: https://urbanhomeworks.org/donate-monthly/
- Find Your Ward Number & Council Member: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/city-council/
- Check Your Voter Registration: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/
- Find Your Polling Place: https://pollfinder.sos.mn.gov/
- Rent Stabilization Framework 5: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urban-homeworks/episodes/Minneapolis-Rent-Stabilization-What-is-Framework-5---Urban-Homeworks-with-Dr--Lewis--Dr--Goetz-e1vcv1i/a-a9ckmth
- See the workgroup: https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Boards/hrswg
- CURA 2021 Rent Stabilization study: https://www.cura.umn.edu/research/minneapolis-rent-stabilization-study
- Economists’ Letters: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9yvz/economists-support-national-rent-control-in-letter-to-biden-admin
- Ward 10: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/city-council/ward-10/
- November 2021 Ballot Question Results: https://vote.minneapolismn.gov/results-data/election-results/2021/ballot-questions/
- 6/28/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda: https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/MarkedAgenda/Council/3985
- 6/28/2023 City Council Meeting Voting Record for Rent Stabilization: https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/File/2023-00572
- 6/28/23 City Council Meeting Background: https://sahanjournal.com/housing/minneapolis-city-council-vote-rent-control-draft-policy/
- City Council Meeting Rules: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXARUCO_IRU
- Tenant Opportunity to Purchase: https://www.hjcmn.org/topa/
- What is gaslighting: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gaslighting
What happened with rent stabilization? (Part 2) | Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins & Urban Homeworks
Thanks so much for listening in today! We hope to see you back next month to learn more about all things housing—potential policies, community dreams, hard realities, systemic barriers, celebratory joys—and everything in between!
Learn more about the things mentioned in today’s episode:
- Perpetuate the Hope (10/12/23): https://urbanhomeworks.org/event/pth-2023/
- Support this podcast: https://urbanhomeworks.org/donate-monthly/
- Find Your Ward Number & Council Member: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/city-council/
- Check Your Voter Registration: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/
- Find Your Polling Place: https://pollfinder.sos.mn.gov/
- Rent Stabilization Framework 5: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urban-homeworks/episodes/Minneapolis-Rent-Stabilization-What-is-Framework-5---Urban-Homeworks-with-Dr--Lewis--Dr--Goetz-e1vcv1i/a-a9ckmth
- See the workgroup: https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Boards/hrswg
- CURA 2021 Rent Stabilization study: https://www.cura.umn.edu/research/minneapolis-rent-stabilization-study
- Economists’ Letters: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9yvz/economists-support-national-rent-control-in-letter-to-biden-admin
- Where in the US is there rent stabilization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_control_in_the_United_States#:~:text=As%20of%202022%2C%20seven%20states,structures%2C%20excluding%20mobile%20homes
- Are landlords in St. Paul raising rents: https://www.startribune.com/st-paul-rent-control-falls-short-some-tenants/600286358/
- Ward 8: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/city-council/members/ward-8/
- November 2021 Ballot Question Results: https://vote.minneapolismn.gov/results-data/election-results/2021/ballot-questions/
- 6/28/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda: https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/MarkedAgenda/Council/3985
- 6/28/2023 City Council Meeting Voting Record for Rent Stabilization: https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/File/2023-00572
- 6/28/23 City Council Meeting Background: https://sahanjournal.com/housing/minneapolis-city-council-vote-rent-control-draft-policy/
- City Council Meeting Rules: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXARUCO_IRU
- Homeownership gap in the Twin Cities: https://www.urban.org/research/publication/understanding-black-white-homeownership-gap-twin-cities
The Future of North Minneapolis | Urban Homeworks & AALF
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Learn more about the things mentioned in today’s episode:
https://www.givemn.org/donate/African-American-Leadership-Forum
https://urbanhomeworks.org/donate-monthly/
https://urbanhomeworks.org/events/list/
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/
https://pollfinder.sos.mn.gov/
https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
https://juxtapositionarts.org/
https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Light-Rail-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension.aspx
2023 Legislative Session Recap Part 2: What is all included in our historic housing investment?
Tune into Part 1: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urban-homeworks/episodes/2023-Legislative-Session-Recap-Part-1-What-is-the-advocacy-process--who-can-really-do-it-e25np04
Thanks so much for listening in today! We hope to see you back next month to learn more about all things housing—potential policies, community dreams, hard realities, systemic barriers, celebratory joys—and everything in between!
Learn more about the things mentioned in today’s episode ->
https://urbanhomeworks.org/25for5/
https://urbanhomeworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-Policy-One-Pager-ALL.pdf
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHXJ0QDhOYd_adhcaPhlYD8DKC6oEHnF
https://www.bringithomeminnesota.org/
https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/
https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/02/27/minnesota-budget-surplus-17-billion-2023
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/104355/who-owns-the-twin-cities_2.pdf
https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2021/understanding-the-rise-of-investor-owned-homes
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/upshot/starter-home-prices.html
https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2021/systemic-racism-haunts-homeownership-rates-in-minnesota
https://www.hud.gov/topics/housing_choice_voucher_program_section_8
https://www.history.com/news/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-benefits
https://mappingprejudice.umn.edu/
https://mhponline.org/the-gap-in-affordable-housing-in-minnesota/
https://www.housingfinance.com/finance/gap-financing-growing-concern-for-advocates_o
https://archives.hud.gov/local/nv/goodstories/2006-04-06glos.cfm
2023 Legislative Session Recap Part 1: What is the advocacy process & who can really do it?
Thanks so much for listening in today! We hope to see you back next month to learn more about all things housing—potential policies, community dreams, hard realities, systemic barriers, celebratory joys—and everything in between!
Learn more about the things mentioned in today’s episode ->
https://urbanhomeworks.org/25for5/
https://www.leg.mn.gov/leg/howbill
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/state-local-government/
https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/
https://mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/
https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_trifectas
https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/02/27/minnesota-budget-surplus-17-billion-2023
https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2021/systemic-racism-haunts-homeownership-rates-in-minnesota
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHXJ0QDhOYd_adhcaPhlYD8DKC6oEHnF
https://www.senate.mn/committees
Can Passive Housing Combat Climate Change? | Urban Homeworks
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Learn more about the things mentioned in today’s episode -->
- PHIUS: https://www.phius.org/
- Passive Housing: https://passipedia.org/basics/what_is_a_passive_house
- Passive House Institute: https://passivehouse.com/
- Zero Energy Ready Housing: https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/zero-energy-ready-home-program
- Net Zero Housing: https://saveonenergy.ca/For-Your-Home/Advice-and-Tips/Net-zero-homes
- City of Lakes Community Land Trust: https://www.clclt.org/
- What is a Land Trust: https://landtrustalliance.org/why-land-matters/land-conservation/about-land-trusts
- Inflation Reduction Act: https://www.irs.gov/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation_Reduction_Act
- Center for Energy & Environment: https://www.mncee.org/
- 2040 Plan: https://minneapolis2040.com/goals/
Owning a Home: Alternative Approaches | Urban Homeworks, BLUU, Hope Community, & Rondo CLT
Listen to learn more about co-op housing, land trusts, and duplexes from community experts and panelists Malyun Yahye (Hope Community), Lena Gardner (Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism), and Coco (Rondo Community Land Trust)!
Urban Homeworks
Learn more: www.urbanhomeworks.org
Donate: https://urbanhomeworks.org/donate-monthly/
Hope Community
Learn more: https://hope-community.org/
Donate: https://hope-community.org/donate/
BLUU
Learn more: https://blacklivesuu.org/
Donate: https://blacklivesuu.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/blacklivesuu/donation.jsp?campaign=1&
Rondo CLT
Learn more: https://rondoclt.org/
Donate: https://rondoclt.org/donate/
Minneapolis Rent Stabilization: What is Framework 5? | Urban Homeworks with Dr. Lewis & Dr. Goetz
This January, the city-appointed Rent Stabilization Workgroup voted to put forward a framework to the Minneapolis City Council that prioritizes housing stability, specifically for low-income and Black and brown renters. Urban Homeworks' Executive Director, AsaleSol Young, was a part of this workgroup and was among the majority that voted for Framework 5.
See the workgroup: https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Boards/hrswg
Learn more: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GtbbezhMj2Chrt6futIAe?si=XoZRbBd9TdSs-t1-FK2DKw&
This podcast panel is a breakdown on what all the components of the framework mean, what they look like in theory and practice, and what needs to happen to get this framework to pass. The end of the event features a brief Q&A. This event is moderated by Urban Homeworks Equity & Engagement Director, Temi Ogunrinde, and features AsaleSol Young, Dr. Brittany Lewis, and Dr. Ed Goetz as speakers.
Learn About Rent Stabilization:
[rent control by state]: https://www.nmhc.org/research-insight/analysis-and-guidance/rent-control-laws-by-state/
[CURA research]: https://www.cura.umn.edu/research/minneapolis-rent-stabilization-study
[St. Paul]: https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/safety-inspections/rent-buy-sell-property/rent-stabilization https://mpls4rentcontrol.org/
Advocate for Framework 5:
[script] https://secure.everyaction.com/9SxbJ1vfwUGeEcnjlVbgxA2
[contact City Council] https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/city-council/
[Contact Mayor Frey] https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/mayor/contact/
[Find your representatives] https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/
Support Urban Homeworks:
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https://www.facebook.com/urbanhomeworks
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Civic Engagement 101: Action Beyond Voting | Urban Homeworks
Hear from panelists Dr. Alvin Akibar at Urban League Twin Cities, Nicole Donoso at Voices for Racial Justice, Yolanda Roth at Take Action Minnesota, and moderator AsaleSol Young at Urban Homeworks as they discuss what civic engagement is, who can do it, why it matters, and what local organizations and leaders are up to.
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FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES:
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