Milwaukee Community Land Trust

Congratulations to our good friends Community Development Alliance (CDA) for earning a well-served MANDI Award! Thank you for your housing leadership in Milwaukee!

This is such an important project to support our childcare providers in Milwaukee! We are pleased to be a part of the Community Development Alliance (CDA) and many of the partners on these projects!

Happy Community Land Trust Day from the Milwaukee Community Land Trust. We are proud to celebrate with CLTs across the country today! Lamont Davis L'quisha Briggs Dana Williamson, Business and Lifestyle Counselor #communitylandtrust #milwaukeeclt #WorldCLTDay2024

April is Fair Housing Month!!! On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was meant as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The 1968 Act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, sex, (and as amended) handicap and family status. Title VIII of the Act is also known as the Fair Housing Act (of 1968).

Help celebrate National Fair Housing Month with our friends at the Metro Milwaukee Fair Housing Council on April 18th!

Join Lamont Davis, Executive Director of the?Milwaukee Community Land Trust, Olivia Williams, the Executive Director of the?Madison Area Community Land Trust, and Mariah Goode of the?Door County Housing Partnership?for an exciting discussion on Community Land Trusts as a path to permanent affordability in homeownership. Community Land Trusts as a Permanently Affordable Homeownership Tool Presentation is Wednesday, March 13, 12 noon. Curds of Wisdom is co-sponsored by?WISCAP,?League of Wisconsin Municipalities,?and the?Wisconsin Council of Churches.? Register at https://wiscap.org/bsha/

Please join us for the MCLT Annual Meeting on Tuesday, February 27th 6-7pm. You can still join as a member and vote, or come as a guest. Get a recap on our successes in 2023,?learn more about what we are working on this year, and vote for our Board of Directors! To request a zoom link contact [email protected] or watch on?Facebook. This virtual event is free and open to the public, but you must be a?current member?of the land trust to vote at the Annual Meeting. Becoming a member of the land trust?is easy! Just donate as little as $1, AND?fill out our?new member?form?OR our?membership renewal form.? https://lnkd.in/gA5anrxk Note: MCLT memberships run on a calendar year, and all members must sign up or renew their membership after January 1st, 2024 to vote at the Annual Meeting.?

Black History Month Highlight: Want to learn more about the connection between community land trusts and racial equity? Grounded Solutions and leading housing advocates created a video series on this critical connection. #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory

Black History Month Highlight:??Dr. King recognized housing as critical to racial justice and equity, and challenged?all to take action in?1966?as part of the Chicago Open Housing Movement at Solder Field Stadium.?“We are here today because we are tired. We are tired of paying more for less. We are tired of living in rat-infested slums. We are tired of having to pay a median rent of $97 a month in Lawndale for four rooms while whites living in South Deering pay $73 a month for five rooms. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God’s children.”?#blackhistory #blackhistorymonth

Black History Month Highlight: Did you know that on February 6, 1968?– Senators Edward Brooke (MA), then the only African-American member of the Senate, and?Walter Mondale (MN) submitted the?Fair Housing Act of 1968?for inclusion as an amendment within the?Civil Rights Act of 1968? Senator Edward Brooke?was the first Black person elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote in 1966. Throughout his career, Brooke recommended a series of measures to protect consumers’ rights and fought to end housing discrimination. He served on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, where he advocated for programs to increase housing and employment opportunities for minorities living in urban areas, passed legislation to combat racial discrimination in housing and supported public housing legislation.?Learn more about the?rich history of political and legislative contributions of Black leaders through the Congressional Black Caucus's Avoice project website.?#blackhistory #blackhistorymonth