GROWING FOR CHANGE
REDESIGNING URBAN AGRICULTURE FOR ALL
Cville Tomorrow News Article
Topics: urban renewal, housing affordability, racism, public housing
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/specials/friendship-court/story/how-did-we-get-here
Community in Turmoil: Charlottesville's Opposition to Public Housing by Christopher Combs
Academic Journal
Topics: urban renewal, public housing, housing affordability
The Impact of Racism on Affordable Housing in Charlottesville by Charlottesville Low-Income Housing Coalition
Report by NLIHC
Topics: housing affordability, racism, low-income issues
https://www.justice4all.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Housing-Report-FINAL.pdf
Affordable for whom? What area median income means and why it matters by Emily Hays
News Article
Topics: housing affordability
https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/affordable-for-whom/
In 1965, the city of Charlottesville demolished a thriving black neighborhood by Laura Smith
News Article
Topics: racism, urban renewal, public housing, housing affordability
https://timeline.com/charlottesville-vinegar-hill-demolished-ba27b6ea69e1
Reform or Transformation? The Pivotal Role of Food Justice in the U.S. Food Movement by Eric Holt-Gimenez & Yi Wang
Academic Journal
Topics: food security/equity, racial justice
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/racethmulglocon.5.1.83?seq=1
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Hunger in the US by WhyHunger
Organizational Resource
Topics: food security/equity
https://whyhunger.org/category/articles/introduction-hunger-in-the-u-s/
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What is food insecurity in America? by Feeding America
Organizational Resource
Topics: food security/equity
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Evicted by Matthew Desmond
Book
Topics: housing affordability, public housing, housing and income equity, racism
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The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Book
Topics: racism, housing affordability, low income issues, urban renewal
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The American Way of Eating by Tracie McMillan
Book
Topics: food equity/insecurity, sustainability, racism and low-income issues
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Know Your Price by Andre Perry
Book
Topics: racism, housing affordability
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The Lost History of Urban Renewal by Alexander von Hoffman
Academic Journal
Topics: urban renewal, racism, housing affordability
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Public Housing: Image versus Facts by Department of Housing & Urban Development
Government Resource
Topics: public housing, housing affordability
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Local Land Use Regulation and the Chain of Exclusion by Rolf Pendall
Academic Journal
Topics: public housing, housing affordability, racism
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Urban Renewal and the End of Black Culture in Charlottesville by James Saunders & Renae Shackelford
Book
Topics: urban renewal, racism, public housing, housing affordability
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A Place at the Table by Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson
Film
Topics: food security/equity, racism
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That World is Gone by Field Studio Films
Film
Topics: urban renewal, racism, public housing, housing affordability
https://www.fieldstudiofilms.com/that-world-is-gone
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GFC's Reading List
Take a look at some of the articles, books, and think pieces we've found the most helpful, compelling, and informative in our advocacy! This is not an exhaustive list -- if you have a suggestion for us, feel free to use the contact form at the bottom of the page!