First International Community Land Trust Festival

It will consist of online events on the growth of the CLT movement, community empowerment, financing CLTs, racial equity, urban agriculture, as well as film screenings, peer-to-peer exchanges, local events and a very special World CLT Day to celebrate the CLT movement worldwide.

Registrations will open in early September.

In the meantime, please save the dates for the online events below! More exciting events to come later!

Combining CLTs and Cooperative Forms of Tenure

13 September (TBC) - 17:00-18:30 CEST Live translation English/French/Spanish

In North America and much of Europe, private ownership is the dominant model. This event will rather focus on collective ownership models for land and housing, including housing cooperatives (zero-equity and limited-equity) and inclusive cohousing, that are being creatively combined with CLTs in the USA, the UK, and Europe.

Impactful Development and Community Empowerment

Tuesday 14 September - 17:00-18:30 CEST Live translation English/French/Spanish

How do CLTs strike a balance between community empowerment and “going to scale”? Is impact measured solely by the number of housing units produced? Should production of units take priority over community organizing and community-based planning processes? Are CLTs relevant only if they are able to produce housing units at significant scale? This discussion will draw upon the recent publication by Terra Nostra Press, Impactful Development and Community Development.

Peer-to-Peer Exchange Session - Advanced

Thursday 23 September - 15:00-16:30 CEST Live translation English/French

This session aims to discuss issues that established CLTs are facing. While targeted to more experienced CLTs, other groups are also welcome to hear more about the type of issues CLTs face.

Peer-to-Peer Exchange Session - Beginners

Thursday 23 September - 17:00-18:30 CEST Live translation English/French

This session aims to support budding CLT groups in their journey towards the creation of their CLT. It will be an opportunity to share knowledge with peer groups as well as more experienced CLTs.

European CLT Conference

Friday 24 September - 10:00-13:00 CEST Live translation English/French

This online conference showcases the spread of the CLT movement in Europe through focussing on developments in England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Scotland and Ireland. Speakers will give a perspective on what went well and what the obstacles to the spread of the model were. We will conclude by delineating the next steps for the European CLT movement.

Building the Beloved Community

Monday 27 September - 17:00-18:30 CEST Live translation English/French/Spanish

This panel discussion will focus on moving toward greater racial and ethnic equity in the international CLT movement, highlighting the efforts of CLTs to make themselves more inclusive and exploring inspiring examples of CLTs working to create and support beloved communities around the world.