Events

C4GS-ZEDlife is reimagining how communities can lead the green transition—through sustainable design, clean energy, and green workforce training rooted in local empowerment. This team is building what the future demands—modular, resilient, justice-centered housing. WEBINAR SPEAKERS Adria Fox, CEO/Principal, Just Communities AP Bill Dunster, OBE, Chief Design Architect Jay Corrales, Director of the Next Economy   WEBINAR RESOURCES mountZED Ecovillage Final Case Study Report

What if development didn’t displace, but rooted communities more deeply in place? Our May Just Communities webinar features Ifeoma Ebo, Principal of Creative Urban Alchemy and Assistant Professor of Design & Sustainability at the City College of New York, who will guide us through a regenerative community planning project she is leading in Madison, Wisconsin. This case study reveals what happens when BIPOC communities lead the vision for their future—and how placekeeping, as a framework, transforms development into an act of justice, healing, and cultural preservation. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Ifeoma Ebo is a Nigerian-American, Brooklyn-based designer, urbanist, and educator. As...

East Freedman & Main (EFM) is a real estate and economic development firm committed to disrupting cycles of disinvestment and gentrification. By integrating community values into sustainable development strategies, EFM empowers historically marginalized communities to secure long-term economic sovereignty. Through values-aligned real estate strategies, mission-driven capital tools, and deep partnerships with grassroots organizations, East Freedman & Main supports communities to secure ownership, resist displacement, and build lasting wealth—on their terms. This isn’t just a different development model—it’s a movement for economic sovereignty, designed to embed power and permanence in the communities that have historically been excluded. WEBINAR SPEAKERS Elisse Douglass,...

In this month’s Just Communities webinar, PSE's founder and Chief Equity Officer Nathaniel Smith is joined by Dr. Andre Perry, Author and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution to discuss what it looks like to measure Black power, and why economic justice isn’t something we wait for—it’s something we collectively organize for. In his latest book, Black Power Scorecard, Dr Perry offers a new lens on building power through homeownership, health, education, and even joy. Dr. Perry makes clear in the book and his scholarship: Black power isn't theoretical. It's happening now, and its success creates stronger communities for everyone....