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Dear friend,
Welcome to Frontier, the monthly newsletter from the Future of Property Rights Program at New America. February is the one year anniversary of this newsletter's launch—thank you for following along! This month, we continued our work on property loss in the United States, holding an event, announcing a big project, and writing a bit more on related issues. We’re also gearing up for the World Bank Land & Poverty Conference, where New America and USAID will launch USAID’s Land and Resource Governance Learning Agenda. More details and a RSVP link are below. Here's what we've been up to:
What We're Doing
Future of Property Rights Announces New Partnerships to Study Property Insecurity and Loss in the United States
FPR is excited to announce the launch of our Property Loss in America project. This project will visualize the scale and breadth of housing instability and displacement in the United States, and tell the stories of communities impacted by this loss.
A press release, summarizing our project partnerships, funders, and more, is available here.
You can also access our project page here.
"Gentrification in the D.C. area pushes people from homes and away from transit" - The Washington Post
How do you get to work or school? Many low-income families and individuals rely on buses and trains, but are often forced away from transit stops due to housing loss.
Yuliya Panfil wrote for The Washington Post about this overlooked link between displacement and transit deserts in the D.C. metropolitan area.
'The Biggest Problem You've Never Heard Of': Examining Heirs Property and Black Property Loss
In late January, FPR, the Howard University School of Law, and the Howard University School of Business held an event to examine black property loss as a key barrier to building generational wealth.
You can view a recording of the event here.
The discussion created a bit of buzz, and we were thrilled to see our colleagues at New America Indianapolis host a few Indiana-centered conversations on black land loss last week.
Save the Date: The Future of Land at USAID
What We're Reading
"What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee?" - The Nation
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian details the growing number of "climate refugees" as rising sea levels threaten low-lying islands and coastal areas. But creeping tides and stronger cyclones aren't just a problem for displaced Pacific Islanders. Rising oceans also affect major cities, such as New York, Bangkok, and Rio de Janeiro. We wonder how our changing planet will influence how and where we build our homes, who decides, and who gets left out?
"A Twist in California's Homeless Crisis: Evictions by the Evicted" - The New York Times
Thomas Fuller follows a homeless couple in the San Francisco Bay Area as they hand out eviction notices to tenants. Perhaps unsurprisingly, California is among the hardest hit U.S. states concerning both housing affordability and homelessness. This article reminds us that housing loss, homelessness, and more are interconnected in myriad ways.
Thoughts on our work or where we're headed? Feel free to reach out to us at FPR@NewAmerica.org.
Until next month, the FPR Team.
About New America
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The Future of Property Rights Program at New America aims to help solve today’s property rights challenges, both at home and abroad. Through our research, writing, and convening, we strive to connect new constituencies and shed light on underreported issues in the property rights space.
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