We held our annual board elections on April 24th at The Korean Resource Center where we reviewed our growth in staffing, fundraising, new projects, and elected a new slate of board members while saying goodbye to some dedicated members. In this event the community got to learn about our financial reports and vote in the new board slate for the 2024/2025 year who are dedicated to fight for Koreatown.
On February 21st, 2024 at The Bangladeshi Community Development Center operated by South Asian Network we hosted a launch of our Reclaiming The Neighborhood Report. There, we covered how much is costs to buy a building in Koreatown, stories from community members, and where are the resources are to buy buildings. We held interpretation options for Bangla, Spanish, and Korean and hosted over 50 people in understanding housing financing and organizing around collective stewardship. You can review the slides here.
BVCLT host 2 member committees meetings throughout the month related to cultural organizing, political organizing, and land stewardship. We also host students once a year to support in community research as well as offer a yearly paid Community Ownership Fellowship program to train residents in organizing around collective stewardship.
