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RAIL CDC will be presenting at RAILVOLUTION! We are super excited to present on Economic Inclusion: Building Wealth and Opportunity in Disinvested Communities Explore a community-rooted economic inclusion approach from the Brookings Institution designed to enhance economic opportunity within disinvested corridors and drive more equitable city and regional growth. Moderator: Ryan Kelley, TOD Program Manager, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Hanna Love, Senior Research Analyst, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC Ryan David Winkle, Executive Director, Retail, Arts, Innovation, & Livability Community Development Corporation (RAIL CDC), Mesa, AZ Agustin (Augie) Gastelum, Community Economic Development Consultant, Patchwork Community Inclusion, Mesa, AZ Jun-Li Wang, Community Development Program Director, Springboard for the Arts, Saint Paul, MN Register and attend here: Our session is.8:00am Az time on Thursday, Oct 21. https://railvolution.org/the-conference/conference-information/sessions_and_speakers_rail-volution_2021/ Read this before attending -Homework: https://www.brookings.edu/essay/community-rooted-economic-inclusion-a-strategic-action-playbook/ #CommUNITY #EconomicDevelopment #EconomicInclusion #liscphoenix #sffederalreserve #railvolution #brookingsInstitute https://www.instagram.com/p/CVSmMQQl4O3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hello Friends and Fellow Neighborhood Guardians, You are receiving this message because you have in some way, somewhere, or somehow inspired and/or influenced me in my passion, inclusive community economic development. As one of the founders and Executive Director of RAIL CDC (Retail, Arts, Innovation & Livability Community Development Corporation) I couldn't be more proud of our recent, national recognition by the Brookings Institution regarding our community engagement work in West Mesa. Our little group has been working for many years with hundreds of small businesses and neighborhood residents to mitigate displacement. It has never been more important work than now. Check it out. Share it with people who need the inspiration to protect and change how their neighborhood is treated by current systems and power structures. The Brookings Institute just published a new blog in their Placemaking Postcard series co-authored by Augie Gastelum, founder of Patchwork Community Inclusion, and Ryan Winkle, executive director, RAIL Community Development Corporation. It is titled: Pláticas: How Mesa, Ariz. is combatting displacement with community conversations (We) RAIL Community Development Corporation, a community organization, have been setting up a series of Pláticas—or community conversations—in the Southside Neighborhoods of Mesa, Ariz. as the first goal in its anti-displacement programming, and we are now using the same strategy in Tempe's La Victoria neighborhood. While displacement is a widespread challenge in hot-market cities nationwide, we believe Mesa and Tempe, through inclusive, ground-up action, may be well-prepared to combat it. Our efforts to date have helped us strengthen relationships, build trust, and find the small wins that will encourage residents to engage to meet this difficult and complex challenge. Always, Do It For The Neighborhood! Read here: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2021/09/30/platicas-how-mesa-ariz-is-combatting-displacement-with-community-conversations/ #distritolatino #downtownmesa #railcdc #liscphoenix #displacement #gentrification #commUNITY (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUwI2btrmUY/?utm_medium=tumblr