Resources

This is an in-process list of resources related to Land in Common’s work and values. It is only partial, and we know that there are many other amazing efforts and resources out there. Please let us know what we’re missing: info@landincommon.org. Thank you!

The Land We Live On

A Map of Native Land. Use this resource to find out whose land you are living on.

Native Organizations & Tribes in (what is now) Maine

Other Land Justice (and Related) Efforts Led by Communities of Color in Maine

Farm & Wildland Protection in Maine & New England

Community Land Trusts

Community Land Trusts (Jarred Green, Next Systems Project)
Community-wealth.org CLT resources
Center for New Economics CLT resources
Community Land Trusts Are a Model for Reparations (truthout.org)
The Problem with Community Land Trusts (jacobin.org) [note: this should be subtitled, “And How We Can Change Them”]

Cooperative Livelihoods

Land Justice Resources

Racism and Colonialism – General Resources

Dismantling Racism Works (dRworks) – Web Workbook
White Supremacy & Colonialism readings @ The POC Online Classroom
Environmental Justice readings @ The POC Online Classroom

Decolonization

Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education, and Society (open access journal)
Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang, “Decolonization is Not a Metaphor” (PDF)
Land as Pedagogy (Leanne Betasamosake Simpson)
Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity Toolkit (Resource Generation)
Sacred Instructions book (Sherri Mitchell)
Shuumi Land Tax (Sogorea Te’ Land Trust)
Real Rent Duwamish
Manna-hatta Fund

Reparations

Movement for Black Lives
Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The Case for Reparations” (The Atlantic)
Aaron Goggans, “The Case for Interpersonal Reparations” (WagingNonviolence.org)
Soul Fire Farm, Reparations Map

National & International Land Justice Movements & Organizations

Landless Worker’s Movement (MST), Brasil
Via Campesina, International
Federation of Southern Cooperatives, USA
National Black Food and Justice Alliance, USA
Black Belt Justice Center, USA
Land Loss Prevention Projects, USA
Black Family Land Trust, USA
Land Justice Network, UK
NYC Community Land Initiative, USA

Land in Common does its work on land that has been marked by a long history of injustice, resistance, and resilience. We recognize the original Wabanaki caretakers of this land that is now called “Maine,” and we honor their elders, past, present, and future. We acknowledge the many histories of racism, colonialism, and exploitation that have excluded so many people and communities from land-based livelihood. We honor the strength and resilience of all those who have resisted and persisted, and who have passed on the dream of a more just and equitable world. We commit ourselves to the work of reckoning, reparation, and healing, and to learning from the wisdom of those most impacted by injustice. We recognize that we are at the beginning of our journey of putting our values into practice, and we welcome all input about how best to proceed.