Tuesday, Mar 2, 7:00-8:30pm
FORJ Housing Committee Meeting
RSVP HERE

The FORJ Housing Committee asserts that housing is a racial justice issue.  As an antiracist group, the FORJ Housing committee supports policies that will redress racist redlining policies and the entrenched segregation in housing they have produced in Newton.  The mission of the FORJ Housing committee is to educate FORJ members and the public in general about antiracism in zoning and housing and to organize families around this issue.

Everyone is welcome!  Whether you are new to thinking about housing, or have been working on the issue for years, we warmly invite you to join this discussion!  Here are our discussion norms to make sure everyone is heard and valued.

There is a severe housing crisis in our region-
What role does antiracism play in how Newton should address it?  Hear from community members who have personal experience with the fallout of racist housing policies.
Learn about some of the ways we can increase attainable housing in Newton.

Newton Fact:
Newton is less racially diverse than Massachusetts as a whole:
Only 3.1% of our population is Black or African-American (vs. state’s 6.7%), and only 5.5% is Hispanic or Latino (vs. state’s 11.2%).
2019 Greater Boston Housing Report Card

To prepare for the meeting, watch this 17 minute video,
Segregated by Design based on The Color of Law, by Richard Rothstein.
What role does antiracism play in how Newton should address it?

FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) is a coalition of school-aged families in Newton coming together to teach our children – and ourselves – how to stand up for racial equality. Our Lincoln-Eliot FORJ contact is parent Lanni Isenberg: lanni_harris@yahoo.com