Foundation for housing equity in Battle Creek to be created with community

"The decision to feed housing advocates some hard truths in Battle Creek during Home Ownership Month — instead of sugar-coated thoughts about the persistent and ongoing inequities in housing — was intentional, says Elizabeth Garcia, Co-Executive Director of Battle Creek Truth Racial Healing and Transformation (BCTRHT).

BCTRHT was one of several organizations in the community that came together to host a community dinner and discussion on June 5 at Washington Heights United Methodist with two well-respected authors — Dr. Sherryl Cashin and Leah Rothstein — who have written extensively on housing equity from a national perspective."

Read the entire article about our Building Equity event on Second Wave Media's website.

Jane Parikh