Holding our space and ensuring representation.
Representation matters. Representation is important. Sometimes representation means speaking on behalf of a community or movement. Tiny House Trailblazers was established to ensure our voices were heard and our faces seen in the tiny house community.
We stopped expecting invitations to other tables and focused on building our own tables. We started gathering the people who were omitted from those other conversations, the people who weren’t represented in the tiny house movement and we continued conversations with the people who respect and value inclusion.
We’re trailblazers in the tiny house movement and almost ten years in. We’re advocates and educators within the tiny house movement, sharing our experiences and expertise. We’re working to build real community within the tiny house movement and we’re holding our space and ensuring representation.
“I believe in the power of community. I believe there is strength within us as a collective.”
- Bev Gooden, Social Activist & Speaker
Workshops & Events
Join us in one of our online workshops where we share our experience and expertise as we cover tiny houses from A to Z; researching, planning, the lifestyle, deciding on your design, the build process and systems and even placement of tiny houses. There’s a whole lot of information out there, we’ll share our unique personal perspectives and help you navigate to successfully achieving your goals and dreams.
We also offer virtual tours, consultations and opportunities to just get together for cultural conversations. We hope to connect with you soon!
“When we talk about that which will sustain and nurture our spiritual growth as a people, we must once again talk about the importance of community. For one of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone.”
— bell hooks
Cooperative Communities | Ujamaa
Generational wealth is the foundation for opportunities and access to better education, health and jobs; meanwhile the 2019 numbers show that the typical White household has 10 times as much wealth ($171,000) as the typical Black household ($17,000). Even more disturbing is that, according to the Institute for Policy Studies, it will take 228 years to close that gap.
Land and home ownership are the key components in generational wealth building, with housing equity making up about two-thirds of all wealth for the typical household. Meanwhile racist lending and housing policies previously prevented Black people from owning land, acquiring loans or gaining access to certain neighborhoods, the effects of which are still felt today with policies that amplify inequality still continuing today.
Similarly, racist policies and land theft have negatively impacted land ownership and Black farmers, who today make up just 1.4 percent of the nation’s farm owners and 4.7 million acres, down very significantly from nearly a million Black farmers and 41.4 million acres of land in 1920. Nearly a 90 percent loss.
One might correctly conclude that the time is now for restoration, reclamation and equity. What we know is that for us to see the change we want to see in the world outside, we must start inside. How do we construct our own equitable future?
Collective Communities | Ujima
Black lives matter and Black safety matters and more and more we find our safety in jeopardy as we explore and discover nomadic and mobile living; via tiny homes on wheels, RVs and van life. It’s as if we once again need “The Negro Motorist Green Book” to safely navigate our travels.
Let’s stay in touch.
Contact
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