Building Blocks for the Beloved Community
- Attend a religious service of another tradition than your own.
- Introduce yourself to your next-door neighbors.
- Share a meal with a friend who has a faith tradition or belief system other than your own, and ask meaningful, open-ended questions. Come to the conversation looking to learn.
- Attend a city council meeting to stay informed about local issues.
- Watch the short documentary Segregated by Design based on Richard Rothstein's book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America to learn how segregation is the byproduct of discriminatory housing policies nationwide.
- Research lending institutions with programs focused on expanding access to homeownership.
- Learn more about the local history of racially driven housing inequity in Colorado Springs by reading Learning from Colorado Springs' Past and Mapping a More Equitable Future.
- Read Habitat for Humanity International's 5 Policy Solutions to Advance Racial Equity in Housing to learn about practical policy solutions focused on building the Beloved Community.